WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S IN THE AUDITORIUM WITH PASTOR AT 6:30

Igniting Kingdom Prayer with Dr. Tony Evans

This week’s lesson is Praying in Jesus’ Name (John 16:23-27): In the book of John, Jesus states whenever you ask for something in His name that you will receive it. But if you were to ask any believer if they’ve ever had a prayer go unanswered, their response would be yes. Tony Evans says this is because we often use His name in our prayers illegitimately. In this message, learn how to properly utilize the phrase “in Jesus’ name” as you begin to see prayers answered like never before. 

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Hebrews 11:27, “By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”

This verse clearly reveals that Moses was under a controlling vision. 

It was that vision and sight that enabled him to break the hold that the world had upon him. 

Oftentimes we struggle with sin, the world, the flesh, and the devil. 

We become depressed over ourselves. 

We read books on how to be delivered and how to overcome. 

The answers we seek, or the ones presented to us by various ministries, are many times like band-aids that only give superficial help. 

What we really need is one big healing dose of vision that will infuse us with power to experience the Lord in our lives. 

We need to have our eyes opened to see why God made us, and what our purpose is on the earth! 

Paul applied this principle of vision to the Corinthians in dealing with their fornication. 

In 1 Corinthians 6:19 he says, “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”

In other words, he is saying, “Don’t you know? Don’t you have vision concerning yourself? Haven’t you seen who you really are? Instead of wasting your life in fornication, consider the revelation God gives concerning your body–Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.”

Paul’s way of handling this problem was not merely to apply a band-aid to it or to condemn the behavior in itself. 

He wanted to bring the believers up to a higher level of living. 

Rather than superficially dealing with the problem, he wanted them to have vision about their bodies. 

He knew that vision would not only cause them to break the chains of an immoral life, but it would lift them to a new plateau of Christian life. 

Vision makes a difference in how we relate to sin, the flesh, and the world. 

In effect, vision controls us.

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead – Hospice

Darlene Thaxton

Richard Blount 

The Bankston Family – Covid

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 

Charles Rambles

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 

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