There will be a Celebration of Life for Leonita Wimberly, 104, in the Fellowship Hall today at 2:00!

Daily Beats from the Pastor’s Heart:

Has it ever occurred to you that your new birth was God’s way of setting you up to be supplied? 

This is the meaning of regeneration or the new birth. 

It is the birth of our spirit by the divine Spirit (John 3:6). 

God now has a direct link to the deepest part of our being so that He can supply Himself to us (1 Cor. 6:17). 

The birth of our human spirit means a new source is opened up in our being for God to supply us. 

Before our new birth, the soul life with its mind, emotion, and will was our source. 

Although God created man’s soul in the beginning — even before sin — He never intended that the soul would be man’s supply (Gen. 2:7). 

God Himself was to be man’s supply. 

This is seen by God putting man in the garden to receive and partake of the tree of life (Gen. 2:9). 

But man sinned and became flesh with a deadened spirit (Eph. 2:1-3). 

Thus, fallen man had no source of supply. 

But in regeneration God made our spirit alive together with Christ (Eph. 2:4-6), and in so doing, he set us up to be supplied. 

Therefore, regeneration is not simply a good feeling or one time experience. 

It is not merely limited to a knowing that I am going to heaven. 

The full significance of our regeneration is a deep change within the deepest part of our being so that we can receive a direct and continuous supply of grace into our spirit (Gal. 6:18). 

The new birth is an inner rearrangement in which we no longer relate to ourselves in the same way anymore. 

The only way we could relate to ourself before regeneration was by our own independent thought life, how we felt in our emotions, being left to consulting with ourselves, doing what we desired and what we chose — we were the source. 

We lived our whole life independent from God with no supply. 

But when we received Christ, we received a regenerated spirit that is joined to the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:19). 

Every born again person has been set up to be supplied by God Himself.

Until Tomorrow,

With A Shepherd’s Love

Pastor


Today’s Prayer List

Ashley & Jason’s 16 Year Old Nephew will have his 3rd heart surgery this morning – 

Debra Roberts – Blood Clots in Lungs

Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace

James Parsons – Mae’s Brother – Hospice 

Larry Barker – Hip Replacement

Sherry Yoachum – Surgery

Amy Garner’s Mother – Better –  

Andria Carter –Ashley’s Sister – 

Barbara Shed’s Family – 

Bill Lawhead  – Cancer Returned

Bill Moody –

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’s G’Son – 

John Burnette –

John McClain’s Mother – 

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 –