We will not make a call about Wednesday’s service unto Tuesday after we contact those who are sick. Please remember all these in your daily prayers. Let me know if anyone is sick so we can reach out and pray for them.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Matthew 11:27, “All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.”
We do not have a separate relationship with God apart from the Father and Son’s own relationship.
God is not establishing new relationships with others.
He has established one relationship, and that is with His Son.
Then He gives that relationship away as a gift.
This is the meaning of the gift of eternal life in the New Testament.
Eternal life is receiving the Son of God into us and participating in His relationship with the Father.
John 17:3 says, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
Also, 1 John 5:20 says, “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
When we receive eternal life, we receive the Father and Son’s very own relationship.
Now Christ Himself is my relationship with the Father.
You and I do not have a different relationship with God from the one Christ has with the Father.
This is why, after the Lord revealed the one unique relationship in the universe between Himself and the Father, He immediately said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:27-28).
This means that there is no longer any need to labor and struggle in our souls, trying to establish our own relationship with God (Rom. 10:3-4).
We only need to come to Jesus and learn from Him.
When we do, we become one with Him and discover that our relationship with the Father is actually His relationship.
We are merging with His relationship with the Father, and this brings rest to our souls.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Dr. Davis – Better
George & Linda Alexander
Hall Family
James Parker – Better
Jean Partee – Better
Jill Haines
Lisa Page
Marynel Ford
Pastor Discroll
Randy Bond’s Son in Law
The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends
Torbich Family – Better
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 – Good News
Michael Stanley
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher