Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 10:30 Bro. Haili From Ethopia Is With Us On Sunday.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 3:3-4, “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)”
We need to be enlarged and expanded in our understanding concerning the mystery of Christ, the church.
Paul wants us to perceive his understanding in this mystery.
A mystery in the Bible is not something we cannot know.
It is simply something we cannot know by our natural thought.
It cannot be known apart from divine revelation in our spirit.
That is why the church in the Bible is not in the category of our thought.
The church is in the category of God’s thought.
No one can create the church, no one can explain the church or understand the church.
The church is one hundred percent in the realm of mystery.
This means that no one knows the church until God reveals it (Matt. 16:16-18).
The church is not in the realm of man’s choice–my choice, your choice, his choice, their choice.
It is simply not in that realm.
This is just like salvation.
Salvation is not in the realm of our choice.
For example, there is no salvation in Buddha, there is no salvation in Confucius, and there is no salvation in the New Age movement.
We know that salvation is not a matter of our choice.
There is only one name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
This means that concerning salvation, it is altogether a matter of God’s choice.
And the church is no different.
It is also in the realm of God’s choice.
The choice has been made.
We simply see it.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Dr. Davis
Jill Haines
John McClain
Katie Torbich
Kim McClain
Kim McClain’s Mother
Randy Bond’s Son in Law
Russell Paschal
Terrell Loyd
The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends
Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Carol Lawhead’s Brother
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
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Kenny & Nora Allison
Pastor Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tom Witcher