Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Philippians 1:21, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

To understand the spiritual nature of the New Testament, we need to ask a question: Did Paul solve problems or did he lead people into experiencing Christ?

Where in the New Testament letters did Paul solve problems?

What problem did he solve as an end in itself?

What issue did Paul get involved in to solve?

Have you ever considered this question?

We all should go back to reread the New Testament and ask, What problems did Peter, John, Paul, and the other apostles solve?

Did they solve people’s problems or lead people to experience Christ?

Of course, we know there were many problems among the Corinthians, but when we investigate how Paul solved the problems, we discover that he did one thing–he led them to experience Christ.

In our natural life we are prone to solve problems.

We are looking for answers.

We are seeking solutions.

We want things to be cleared up and go away.

We want to “right” what is “wrong.”

We are hoping for our environments to change for the better.

We live in our imagined expectations.

We want situations to be such that our soul would be at ease and find relief.

Our souls are enmeshed in solving problems in many things in our daily life.

In our natural life we are in the realm of solving problems.

But with the supply of the Spirit in our spirit, we are in the realm of thinking the one thing–to experience Christ.

Paul’s burden with the Philippians was not merely to solve their problem of disharmony, but to lead them to be supplied to think the one thing, Christ.

To think the one thing is our greatest need.

The way we can tell we are a supplied person is that we relate to matters and environments not by merely solving problems, but by experiencing a deeper, richer Christ

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Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Sandy Paschal – Eye Surgery

Loraine Elliott – Surgery on Wednesday

Daniel Cooper – Surgical Appointment

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Sandra Graham – Home  

Dan Haines

Doris Loyd

Linda Alexander

June Cronan

Jillian Gray

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Brandon’s Dad 

Darlene Thaxton 

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Easton Fielder 

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

Jim Mabe 

June Cronan’s Sister 

John Austin 

John McClain 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Michael Stanley 

Mike Ferus

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Rose Fuller 

Scott Nix 

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher 

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christin 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Coly/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 

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin