PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT ANYTIME AFTER 6:30!!
Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
1 Corinthians 6:17, “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”
The secret of Christ becoming everything to us is found in this mingled spirit, where the two spirits have become one.
Our wonderful Christ, who is our relationship with everything, is dwelling in our spirit.
Like the other parts of our being, our spirit is subject to us (1 Cor. 14:32).
When we realize that exercising our spirit is as simple as squeezing our hand, it will revolutionize our daily life.
We can enjoy Christ anytime, in any place, and under any condition.
Joining ourselves to the Lord, the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:18), to be one spirit with Him, activates a oneness in which the integrity of the two spirits and the distinction between them is still preserved (Rom. 8:16).
When we know the address of Christ in us and learn to abide with Him in that place (John 15:4-5), we can consistently experience the unsearchable riches of Christ in our daily life.
There is no need to wait for a “mountain-top” experience.
Years ago when I went to retreats, I would always feel close to God in the atmosphere of the mountains and big trees.
Then a few days later, after returning home, I would wonder what happened to those feelings.
I would try to imagine how to recapture that mountain-top atmosphere in order to be close to the Lord.
But one day I discovered the address of Christ in me.
I saw from the Word that Christ is dwelling in my spirit; and from that time forth, I began to experience Him in a way that I had never known was possible.
Colossians 3:3-4, “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”
The oneness between believers and the practice of the church are both dependent on the centrality of Christ.
Christ is the center.
Indeed, Christ Himself is the reality of the Christian life and the church life.
When Christ is my center, I am free from my self.
I am free from self-consciousness.
I am free from self-condemnation.
I am free from anxiety.
I am totally free because I died and my life is now hidden with Christ in God.
“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal. 2:20).
Christ is our joy.
Christ is our encouragement.
Christ is our faith.
Christ is our living.
We interact with Him in everything in our lives.
We interact only with Christ.
Our interaction is not with ourselves–with self-reflection and self-condemnation.
Christ is our righteousness (1 Cor. 1:30).
He is “all and in all” to us (Col. 3:11).
Jesus Christ is the Christian life.
We need to look away to Him.
Look away from yourself.
Look away from your failure.
Look away from your bad mood.
Look away unto Jesus.
Christ is the centrality of everything in our Christian life.
He is the Christian life itself in every aspect.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
Today’s Prayer List
Debra Roberts – IMPROVING HALLALUJAH
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
James Parsons – Mae’s Brother – Home on Palliative Care
Larry Barker – Hip Replacement
Sherry Yoachum – Recovering
Amy Garner’s Mother – Better –
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family –
Bill Lawhead – Cancer Returned
Bill Moody –
Carla Martin – Pneumonia
Charlie Sessom –Waiting –
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons–
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Doug Fritzel –
James Garner – Shoulder Replacement
James Garner’s G’Son –
John Burnette –
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister–
Lavona Davis –
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
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs –
Roseleigh Osborn –
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin –
Sharon Blalock–
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Shannon Golden –
Sheila Simmons Cousin –
Todd Bailey –
Todd Roberts –
Tom Witcher –
Wanda Galanti –