Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

2 Corinthians 4:13, “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;”

The apostle Paul shows us the importance of our spirit and mouth in experiencing Christ in the midst of our environments.

In this verse Paul quotes David from Psalm 116:10.

There David describes his afflictions and trials, and then speaks of how he called upon the name of the Lord in the midst of them.

When Paul says, “We have the same spirit of faith,” he is identifying himself with David both with David’s trials, as well as with how he handled his trials.

David’s way and Paul’s way of passing through trials was to release their spirit of faith by speaking.

To understand the spiritual law of opening our mouth to draw from our spirit of faith is the key to experiencing Christ in a practical way.

This is how Christ can become our relationship to everything.

It is also how the church is Christ in its expression.

For example, in the middle of your feelings of hurt and bitterness when you can feel them wanting to take you over, when the feelings are turning into anger, when your reasonings begin to fuel your feelings and you are about to give vent to them in words and deeds at that moment you can exercise your spirit by opening your mouth and saying, “Lord Jesus!”

When we call His name, He operates within our spirit to change us.

Thus, He becomes our relationship with others.

This is how the content of the church is Christ

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Sollie & Jane Hick’s Mom Passed 

Daniel Ford – Recovering

Dan Haines – Home

Jim Mabe – Chemo

Scott Nix

Bill Moody – Hospice 

James Burnette

Easton Fielder

Ellen Boyd

Dan Wohey

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad

Brandon’s Dad

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’Mother

Dr. Don Davis

Freddie May’s Mom

George Alexander

Joan Cronan’s Sister

John McClain

Linda Hodges’ Sister

Michael Stanley

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother

Ronnie Palmer  

Rusty Turner

Tom Witcher

Tony Breedlove

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian             

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Stubbs  

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad