Sunday School 9:30 AM                                                                                                           Worship Service 10:30                                                                                                                  Bro. Haili From Ethopia Is With Us On Sunday. 

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Ephesians 3:3-4, “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,  Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)”

We need to be enlarged and expanded in our understanding concerning the mystery of Christ, the church. 

Paul wants us to perceive his understanding in this mystery. 

A mystery in the Bible is not something we cannot know. 

It is simply something we cannot know by our natural thought. 

It cannot be known apart from divine revelation in our spirit. 

That is why the church in the Bible is not in the category of our thought. 

The church is in the category of God’s thought. 

No one can create the church, no one can explain the church or understand the church. 

The church is one hundred percent in the realm of mystery. 

This means that no one knows the church until God reveals it (Matt. 16:16-18).

The church is not in the realm of man’s choice–my choice, your choice, his choice, their choice. 

It is simply not in that realm. 

This is just like salvation. 

Salvation is not in the realm of our choice. 

For example, there is no salvation in Buddha, there is no salvation in Confucius, and there is no salvation in the New Age movement. 

We know that salvation is not a matter of our choice. 

There is only one name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). 

This means that concerning salvation, it is altogether a matter of God’s choice. 

And the church is no different. 

It is also in the realm of God’s choice. 

The choice has been made. 

We simply see it. 

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Dr. Davis 

Jill Haines

John McClain

Katie Torbich

Kim McClain

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Randy Bond’s Son in Law

Russell Paschal

Terrell Loyd

The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends

Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad  

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Barbara Shed’s Family 

Bill Moody 

Carol Lawhead’s Brother 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford 

Kenny & Nora Allison  

Pastor Driskell 

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Rod Gustafson – Cancer

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin  

Tom Witcher