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6:30 P.M.
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PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS DINNER
July 9th
6:30 PM
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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Psalms 36:9, “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”
James says, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”
Then immediately he adds, “Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:8).
The religious way of understanding these verses is that first you cleanse your hands and try to purify your heart.
You try to make things seem right, according to your thought.
Then you draw near to God, as though you are the savior and the one who cleans yourself up–as though you are the one qualified to know the duplicity in your heart and to know when your heart is divided, as though you can do the work yourself.
You think that after you have done what you could, then you can draw near to God.
But James does not say it that way.
He says to come as you are and draw near to God.
As the well known hymn says, come just the way you are, without one plea, but that His blood was shed for you.
Blood has been shed.
You can come the way you are, and God will draw near to you.
Then you get in the light: “In Your light we see light” (Psa. 36:9).
In God’s light your hands are dirty, and you say, “O Lord, look at the dirt on my hands.”
And yet, when you are looking at your hands, you are not looking at them with yourself as the point of reference.
You are looking at yourself in His light.
And in His light the blood is cleansing.
You can weep and you can repent and you can shed tears.
And all the time that you are weeping and repenting and shedding tears, it is not at all ascetic or religious.
You are actually participating in the grace of God.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Funeral 12:00 Thursday At Peachtree Road Baptist Church In Suwanee. Visitation – Tim Stewart Funeral Home In Lawrenceville.
Bill Lawhead
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother
Debra Roberts – Much Prayer Needed
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Joe Johnson’s Mom
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance
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
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