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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Matthew 16:16, “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

With this confession we drop our self as the source of our living.

We drop our decision, our choice, our view, our way, and we take Christ as our all in all.

Then the Lord has the “rock” upon which to build the church.

When we are persons constituted with this revelation and confession in our daily living, we bring in the reality of “this rock” upon which the Lord will build His church–the church that the gates of Hades will not prevail against (Matt. 16:18).

The word “prevail” implies a struggle.

Nevertheless, even with the struggle, the gates of Hades will not be strong enough to overpower the building of the church. Why?

Because in your weakness and in your frailty you do not refer your self to yourself anymore!

But with your mouth you declare, “Jesus, You are the Christ!”

With your thoughts, with your feelings, with your reactions, with your considerations, you inwardly experience this One by saying, “You are the Son of the living God!”

That is saying, “Lord, You know how to live.

I do not know how to live.

I am just a branch in You as the Vine.

Without You I can do nothing!”

That is the significance of saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”

And this kind of declaration coming from this kind of revelation is the rock upon which Christ builds His church in reality.

To say “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” is not a mere doctrinal confession.

It is saying, “You are the Christ loving and forgiving the saints.”

It is saying, “You are the Christ that died to sin and the flesh.”

It is saying, “You are the Christ where there is no condemnation.”

I am not a condemned person anymore because I am not qualified to take any condemnation!

God did not leave me in myself.

He put me in Christ Jesus!

Now there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus!

He is the Son of the living God, so He is my relationship with the Father!

I am in His love.

I am in His joy.

I am not imitating His love.

I am not imitating His joy.

I have the actual joy of Jesus in me!

It is revelation that causes me to make these declarations about Christ, and it is “upon this rock” that the Lord builds His church.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

TUESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Jim Mabe

Paula Ferus

Marlon Cook

June Cronan

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

Darlene Thaxton 

Darlene Wiggins

David Burnette  

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Easton Fielder 

Eric Ward

Erik Magnusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Jillian Gray

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

John McClain 

June Cronan

June Cronan’s Sister 

Karen Slane

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lamar Knight   

Larry Barker 

Lee Cronan

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Alexander

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Lori Blount’s Mother

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown 

Michael Stanley 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Ricky Stubbs 

Rose Fuller 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Sandra Graham    

Scott Lanier 

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Jayne Hammond

Tom Witcher