UPCOMING EVENTS

December 18th – SS, Worship

December 21st – No Service

December 25th – Special Christmas Service With Communion 10:30 AM 

December 28th – No Service

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

1 John 4:9, “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.”

To understand the Christian life properly, it is important to see that Christ is our relationship with everything.

In Galatians 2:20, when the apostle Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me,” he opened up a profound revelation concerning our life –Christ is now our relationship with all things.

If Christ now lives in me, with the “I” crucified and no longer in the picture, then I do not have a separate, independent relationship with God.

My relationship with God is Christ!

In fact, one of the most refreshing things to my spirit is to declare that I do not have a relationship with God.

I have declared it many times, and said out loud–“My relationship with God is Jesus Christ!”

God has established one unique relationship, and that relationship is with His only begotten Son (John 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18).

First John 4:9 says, “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM.”

To identify the Son as the only begotten means that God has a relationship with only one Person.

Then to directly relate the only begotten Son to us by saying, “that we might live through Him,” reveals that His relationship with the Father has now become our relationship.

Jesus is both the Son of God and the Son of Man.

As the Son of God, He is the One who has the relationship with God.

As the Son of Man, He is the One who has the relationship with man.

He is the representative man.

Indeed, only one Man has a proper and approved relationship with God and man.

That one Man is Jesus Christ.

He represents the meaning of man.

In Hebrews 2:6 the question is asked, “What is man?”

The answer comes in verse 9: “We see Jesus.”

Jesus Christ is the one Man who has the one, unique relationship with God.

Seek no further.

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

John McClain

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad

Brandon’s Dad

Dan Haines  

Dan Wohey

Daniel Ford

Darlene Thaxton  

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’Mother

Dr. Don Davis

Easton Fielder

Ellen Boyd

Freddie May’s Mom & Friend

George/Linda Alexander

James Burnette

Jim Mabe

Joan Cronan’s Sister

Joel Bateman

Julie Howell’s Family in her death in car accident

Lily Holland

Linda Hodges’ Sister

Michael Stanley

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother

Ronnie Palmer  

Rusty Turner

Scott Nix

Tom Witcher

Tony Breedlove

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian             

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Stubbs  

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sandra Graham – Sheila Simmons’ Sister

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad