UPCOMING EVENTS

December 28th – No Service

January 1, 2023 – One service at 10:30 AM, No SS Or Children’s Church

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

2 Corinthians 5:14-15, “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:  And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”

It is wonderful to discover that once we have received Christ, He becomes our relationship to ourselves.

Paul makes this clear in the above verses.

When he says, “One died for all,” according to our understanding, we probably would continue the sentence by saying, “then all are forgiven.”

Of course, this truth is found in other passages of Scripture–when Christ died for all, He died to forgive all.

But here in these verses Paul is stressing another aspect of Christ’s death.

The statement “If One died for all, then all died” reveals a crucial fact about our relationship to ourselves.

In verse 15 Paul opens up what the issue should be of our having died in Christ’s death–“that those who live should live no longer to themselves, but to Him.”

In other words, our relating to ourselves has ceased.

Christ is now our true relationship to ourselves.

We do not live to ourselves any longer.

We live to Him.

The death of Christ is not only for our forgiveness; it is also for our termination.

The terminating of the self is very positive because it has one goal in view–the release of Christ living in us.

When we no longer live to ourselves, we are no longer our point of reference in our daily life and affairs.

Our point of reference is no longer the self, but Christ.

To live FOR Him is to live TO Him.

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

John McClain

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad

Brandon’s Dad

Dan Haines  

Daniel Ford

Darlene Thaxton  

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’Mother

Dr. Don Davis

Easton Fielder

Ellen Boyd

Freddie May’s Mom & Friend

George/Linda Alexander

James Burnette

Jim Mabe

Joan Cronan’s Sister

Joel Bateman

Linda Hodges’ Sister

Michael Stanley

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother

Ronnie Palmer

Rose Fuller’s Nephew

Rusty Turner

Scott Nix

Terrell Loyd

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

Sandra Graham – Sheila Simmons’ Sister

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad