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July 9th
6:30 PM
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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Romans 8:36-37, “As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”

The self-life does not know how to properly relate to environment. 

It blames circumstances. 

It blames the wife, the husband, the boss–whomever. 

But in the verses above, we see how Paul related to his environments. 

He was living out of another source, and from that source he gathered up all his environments as raw material for the self to be terminated, for the self to be crossed out once again, so that resurrection life could come forth.

An undealt-with self does not properly relate to environment. Rather, it is confused. 

It is frustrated. 

It is hurt. 

It is hoping for a better day. 

It does everything but deal with the Lord. 

It does everything but allow itself to be terminated. 

In its ignorance it does not know how to relate to environment, how to relate in life, or how to relate in the truth. 

These are all characteristics of an ignorant and undealt-with self, and expose that we are still coming from the wrong place. 

We do not yet come from life. 

We do not meet our environments with God’s view. 

God’s view of our environment is that all day long we are just being led to put to death the practices of the body (Rom. 8:13-14). 

This means we are being led into a new kind of reaction–led to put to death, led to react with the cross. 

We are being led into another circumstance for more of the self to surface so that it can be interrupted and terminated. 

In this way all things are working together for good–for our conformity to Christ (Rom. 8:28-29).

Until Tomorrow,

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Now Home in Heaven

Bill Lawhead  – Bad Fall

Brandon Black

Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother – Home

Debra Roberts – Much Prayer Needed

Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace

Joe Johnson’s Mom – Broken Leg

Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance For Next Move 

Amy Garner’s Mother  

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Barbara Shed’s Family 

Bill Moody 

Charlie Sessom –Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 

Donna Gourley 

Doug Fritzel 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

James Garner’s G’Son  

Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter 

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  

Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter  

Mary Sims  

Mary Williams Son – Mike – Accident 

Michael Stanley 

Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter  

Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom  

Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin 

Sharon Blalock  

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmons Cousin  

Tom Witcher