How do you view your role in the Body of Christ that is expressed in the local church at Belmont? How important is your contribution? Does it matter? Do you contribute to the Body as much as one of your vital organs contributes to your physical body? What if your heart contributed to your physical body in the same manner as you contribute to the spiritual family of God? Do you give 100%? 75%?50%? What would happen if each of us would recommit ourselves to Christ and His Body in a fresh, life giving way? What if God gave each of us a personal revelation of why He brought us to Belmont in the first place? It is time for us to reconsider our support to Christ’s Body and give ourselves completely to Christ for the world to see the Glory of God in His local Body.
Sunday School will resume this week at 9:30 A.M. The Service and Children’s Church will begin at 10:30 A.M. each Sunday from now on.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
1 Timothy 2:1, “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”
Not only do we pray with God’s intentions passing through us, but also with His desires passing through us.
This is revealed in 1 Timothy 2:3-4: “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
This means that God’s expressed desire is for all men to be saved.
So when we pray, we not only touch the larger scale of God’s intentions for the church and the kingdom, but we also allow God’s desires for all men to pass through us.
This includes God’s desires for everyone in your life, co–workers, neighbors, classmates, the mailman, the clerk at the grocery store, as well as your family members and relatives.
Paul says that first of all there need to be supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings made for all men.
In spending time with the Lord we can allow God’s desires for others to pass through us.
Effectual prayer is made up of desire.
For example, we may want to see someone saved.
Yet, if in our prayer our own heart is not deeply moved for that one, such a prayer will never move the heart of God.
If we ourselves do not possess the desire to see someone saved, how could God’s desire ever be released in our prayer?
Paul illustrated this principle when he said, 2 Corinthians 5:20, “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
This indicates that God’s desires are not merely kept within Himself.
They need a human channel to pass through.
God’s desire to see the lost saved must be located within our very being.
God’s desire must become our desire, culminating in our persevering in prayer for them.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Loretta Bailey – Funeral – Oct 23 at Scott Ward FH
Ashley & Jason’s Friend
Bill Lawhead
Doris Strickland
Jeff Fowler
Jill Haines
Johnny Page
Richard Blount – Home
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Carol Lawhead
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
James Garner’s Brother, G’Son, & Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sharon Blalock
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher