WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASSES
6:30
The Book Of Revelation
Dr. David Jeremiah
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
We love because He first loved us.
Because we are in this vertical relationship, we cannot help but love.
There is a necessity in us to receive and love others the way He loves us.
The problem many times is that we are trying to work out a horizontal relationship, when we ourselves do not know the love God has toward us.
We need to enjoy that unconditional love which is based on Calvary–on the precious blood, cleansing, and forgiveness.
While we were yet sinners Christ died for us, and that love is poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
It is out of this love that we have love with which to love others.
May the Lord show us this kind of relationship that is in the unconditional love of God.
It is by our experiencing His life–by fellowshipping with Him and obeying Him–that the reality of that life will come out in perfect love which casts out all fear and brings in another kind of attitude.
If you will bring to your marriage relationship the unconditional love of God, and not your expectancies, your standards, what you hope she will be, or he will be, then you will not be disappointed.
You will also avoid hurt feelings, lack of communication, and just trying to get along.
None of this will come into your relationship.
But if instead you have a lot of standards and expectancies and dreams, your relationship will eventually fall apart because you brought the wrong thing into it.
Bring perfect love.
Bring the enjoyment that you are having in fellowship with the Lord and in following Him day by day.
Bring that to your relationship.
And then there will be compassion, tenderheartedness, forgiveness, mercy, and enjoying God together.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Dad – Rehab
Dan Haines – Home
Darlene Wiggins Mom – Home
Dr. Don Davis – Home
John McClain – Rehab
Terrell Loyd – Home
Tom Witcher – Rehab
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Tate Allgood
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Fredna Cook
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad