Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Ephesians 1:4-5, “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”

According to Ephesians 1:4, before there was an earth–before creation, before the foundation of the world–God had a will originating from His good pleasure. 

The very fact that this verse uses the word “foundation” indicates that God had a design and plan to execute His will. 

When God created the universe, He laid a foundation because He wanted to build something. 

His desire was to build a habitation for Himself, together with His Firstborn Son and all of us as the many brothers conformed to His Son’s image (Rom. 8:29; Heb. 2:10-11).

The Father’s will is a revealed will, a tangible and understandable will. 

It is defined as SONSHIP. 

This sonship begins when you and I merge with the Son of God by receiving Him and becoming one spirit with Him. 

Then this process of sonship continues as we enjoy the unsearchable riches of Christ in our daily life. 

By this enjoyment He saturates our being from center to circumference to make us persons who express a living like the apostle Paul’s–“For to me, to live is Christ” and “Christ is all and in all” (Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:11).

The controlling will of the whole Bible is that we would be transformed and conformed to the image of God’s Son (Rom. 8:29). 

From Genesis to Revelation we see that this one unique will was not only behind the creation of the universe, but it is also controlling the whole universe at this moment in time (Rev. 4:11). 

Until Tomorrow

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead’s Memorial Service is March 26 @ 11 AM

Charles Ward – Doing Well

James Garner’s Friend

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lonzo Christian 

Marli Page – Mission Trip

Randy Bond’s Son In Law

Russell Paschal – Improving

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother

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