Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Romans 13:14, “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”

To be a member who is enjoying the Body life with all the other members is dependent on our daily life of following the Lord.

The lesson in Romans 13 is that our daily life will affect the kind of church life we have.

If we tell lies, cheat on our taxes, and are disrespectful and unruly toward authority, we could never know the church life in an organic way.

To live in a fleshly way in any area of our life will cause us to be an insubordinate person who has no regard for spiritual authority and relationships in the Body.

We are not living one way at work and another way in the meetings of the church.

No. When we throw off the works of darkness and put on the Lord Jesus Christ, making no provision for the flesh, this ushers us into an unfeigned church life that is full of Christ.

Our daily living of Christ is a common factor between us all that prepares us for the building up in the church.

Then, when we come to the practical church life, our capacity to receive the saints and keep the organic reality of the kingdom in our relationships is directly related to how much we have experienced Christ in our attitude toward people at work, in paying our taxes, and in dealing with fleshly habits (Rom. 14).

How we have interacted with Christ in our daily life determines how we will interact with Him in the Body life.

This is the significance of Romans 13–that we would experience Christ in all the areas of our daily life.

Our experiences of Christ are carried directly over into our thoughts, views, and concepts in the church life.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

June Cronan

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

Darlene Thaxton 

David Burnette  

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Easton Fielder 

Eric Ward

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Jillian Gray

Jim Mabe 

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

John McClain 

June Cronan’s Sister 

Karen Slane

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lamar Knight   

Larry Barker 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Alexander

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Lori Blount’s Mother

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown 

Michael Stanley 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Ricky Stubbs 

Rose Fuller 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Sandra Graham    

Scott Lanier 

Terrell Loyd

Tom Witcher