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Pastor Reginald Spight
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"CONNECTING PEOPLE TO GOD"
Welcome
to Living Water Baptist Church
of Memphis, Tennessee. We are a church organized for the
glory of God and built upon the sole foundation of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Connecting People to
God is our Responsibility!
2024
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As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of
God. — Romans 8:14
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By nature we all have a desire to control our world.
From infancy we turn to our own independent way,
trying to control circumstances, the future,
people—and even God if we could. Since we can’t, we
end up frustrated, hostile, and critical.
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Our need to be in control is rooted in
excessive self-love. For example, when
people we love are sick, we often want them
to get well so we can get some rest and not
have to worry about them. “Boil it down to
this,” a Bible teacher once said, “we are
madly in love with ourselves!”
In Romans 8, the apostle Paul called this
self-centeredness “the flesh.” By nature we
live as if we owe the flesh our obedience.
Paul reminded us in verse 12 that this isn’t
so. He then offered an effective
alternative: We can be led and controlled by
God’s Spirit (v.14). We may be afraid to
give up control of our lives to God, but we
needn’t be. Human control shackles us; God’s
control gives us freedom. Human control
insists on immediate results; God’s control
allows for a lifelong process of change.
Are you “madly in love” with yourself? Why
not turn the controls of your life over to
God. Ask Him to change you and help you to
love Him and others.
By: Joanie Yoder
BE BLESSED
Reflect & Pray
You think your word or deed is very small,
That what you say will hardly count at all;
But God can take the seed that you have sown
And nourish it until it's fully grown. —Hess
We plant the seed, but God gives the harvest.
Jesus died in our place to give us His peace.
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Dear Lord, You bless me in
more ways than I can count. Thank You for Your love for
me.
When you think of all that’s good, give thanks to God.
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Living Water Church
4790 Knight Arnold
Memphis, TN 38118
Sunday Worship Meeting 10 AM
Wednesday Bible and Prayer Meeting 7 PM
Reginald Spight, Pastor
www.lwcministry.org
lwcministries1998@gmail.com
"Connecting People
To God Is Our Responsibility"
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