AS YOU KNOW OUR CHILDREN HAVE HAD COVID AND MAE AND I HAVE HELPED THEM DURING THIS TIME. SCARLETT IS STILL HAVING A ROUGH TIME SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS FOR HER. WE BOTH HAVE HAD OUR VACCINES AND THOUGHT WE WERE SAFE TO HELP OUR FAMILY. WE HAVE HAD NO SYMPTOMS DURING THIS TIME. WE SOUGHT COUNSEL WITH THREE DOCTORS AND THEY ALL SAID WE SHOULD STAY IN FROM 5-7 DAYS. WHICH WE DID. HOWEVER, I STARTED TO HAVE SOME SYMPTOMS ON YESTERDAY AND WE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO BE TESTED AND I DO HAVE COVID. I AM TAKING BREATHING TREAMENTS, COUGH MEDICINE, AND MEDS TO HELP WITH THE COVID SYMPTOMS. ALSO, MAE IS GIVING ME TONS OF VITAMINS. SHE STILL HAS NO SYMPTONS SO THEY DID NOT TEST HER. THEREFORE, WE HATE TO DO IT BUT WE ERR TO THE SIDE OF SAFETY AND CANCEL THE SUMMER CLASSES FOR TONIGHT. WE WILL GIVE YOU DAILY UPDATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND PRAYERS.
Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 7:25, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
The preposition “through” (dia) reveals that Christ is the means through which we handle everything in our lives.
For example, in the verse above Paul says, “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
The context of this statement tells us that Paul could not handle his flesh by himself.
He was a defeated, wretched, and miserable man.
He had tried with good intentions to obey God’s command, but apart from Him he was a failure.
But then Paul breaks out with, “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Now it is through Jesus Christ.
This indicates that He is my source to handle myself.
He is the means through which I overcome my problems.
He is the source I interact with when facing temptations.
As my source, Christ is the One through whom I handle and touch everything in my Christian life.
The preposition dia with the accusative in Greek is translated “because of.”
The Lord uses this preposition in John 6:57 to show us that He is our portion: “As . . . I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me will live because of Me.”
By eating Christ, we take Him into us.
He becomes the source of our spiritual nourishment and supply.
We live because of Him.
By our eating Him, He becomes the life-source of our daily lives.
We can testify that we live because of Him.
He is our source.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
The Roberts/Moody Family
Bill Lawhead – Home
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Grandmother
Burnette/Pariollo Families In Passing Of Nephew
Darlene Wiggins Mom
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Jeanie & Joanie’s Mom
Jeanie Acord – Covid
John Parillo’s Sister – Elaine
Joe Johnson – Recovering
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance
Philip, Scarlett, & Jackson Byrd – Improving
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom –Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Colonel Smith
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Doug Fritzel
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
James Garner’s G’Son
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin
Sharon Blalock
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher