I am so sad to have to tell you that we must postpone Sunday School for 2 weeks because of lack of teachers for the Kid’s Classes.
PLEASE PRAY FOR TEACHERS.
WE WILL FOLLOW OUR REGULAR SERVICE SCHEDULE TOMORROW AT 10!
Dr. & Mrs. Davis 70th Wedding Anniversary June 19 Between 1-4… Call The Church Office To Sign Up For The Caterer
JULY 4TH BARBEQUE, FIREWORKS, HOMEMADE ICE CREAM, BLOWUPS FOR THE KIDS, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, & VOLLEY BALL!!!
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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
2 Corinthians 5:15, “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.”
One of the MAIN REASONS that Christ died on the cross was to give us a new base of operation in our spirit, that we would no longer live to ourselves.
Thus, the practical issue of the cross in our lives is that we no longer live to ourselves but to Him.
This means we have a new center, a new point of reference, a new base from which we operate, a new source from which we draw our resources.
In Galatians 2:20 our new base of operation is described: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
Our BASE OF OPERATION IS NO LONGER OUR SELF.
The cross has freed us from ever again having to take the self as the source from which we live.
Now we can deal with everything FROM the Lord, IN the Lord, and WITH the Lord.
We have to WORSHIP the Lord for coming to us by His mighty hand in our environment, through the members of the Body, and through the supply from the Word—all of which are to deal with our self to effect a transfer of source.
This TRANSFER to a new base of operation means that we no longer operate out of the self.
When the self is denied, we are a person enjoying the Lord as our source.
This denying of self is Not The Practice Of Self-discipline; rather, it issues from our enjoyment of Christ as the Spirit in our spirit.
By the Spirit we are putting to death all the practices of the body (Rom. 8:13).
In this way we are operating out of a new base.
However, the less we allow the Lord to deal with our self, the more we will crowd Christ out, not allowing Him to be our source and center from which we handle everything.
If the self is not denied, we are just little “gods,” doing our own thing and operating our own lives.
Our base of operation and understanding is just the self.
Thus, we can see that the goal of dealing with the self is to effect a subjective transfer of source, giving us a new base of operation.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Bill Lawhead – Prayer Needed
Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother – Home
Debra Roberts – Home in need of prayer
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Marynell Ford – Waiting On Test Results
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
Johnny & Lisa Page Family
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
Nolan Jr.
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
Steve Schreiner Family
Todd Bailey
Tom Witcher
Wanda Galanti