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TOMORROW 12:00-3:00 PM

PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Luke 6:12, “And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”

One of the most striking examples in the Gospels showing how the Lord Jesus spent time with the Father is the record of His spending a whole night in prayer.

The phrase “in prayer to God” may be translated more literally “in the prayer of God.”

Although most versions of the Bible translate the phrase as an objective genitive—”in prayer to God,” it is equally proper to translate it as a subjective genitive—”in the prayer of God.”

This simply means that in the prayer, God is not only the object to pray to, “to God,” but He is also the source of the prayer itself, “of God.”

In a Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, the author brings out the more literal translation of Luke 6:12: “The term literally, prayer of God, is also a unique expression in the New Testament.

It does not denote any special request, but a state of rapt contemplation of God’s presence, a prayer arising out of the most profound communion with Him.”

Such a unique description of the Lord’s all-night vigil in prayer discloses something of what took place during His prolonged and concentrated time with the Father.

“The prayer of God” indicates that in and as a result of His “profound communion” with the Father, the Lord merged with the burden and prayer of God.

He so allowed the Father to pass through Him during His communion and fellowship with Him that He became perfectly one with God.

He merged with God.

This meant God could pass through Him unhindered.

He was emptied of self and completely open to the flow of prayer coming directly from God.

Until Tomorrow

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead’s Memorial Service is March 26 @ 11 AM

Dr. Don & Lavonna Davis

Bentley Smith

Mike & Paul Ferus 

Charles Ward 

James Garner’s Friend

Jim Mabe

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian 

Randy Bond’s Son In Law

Russell Paschal

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad

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 

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