Posts tagged Holy Spirit
In A World of Darkness, New Hope Emerges
In A World of Darkness, New Hope Emerges

Acts hints at the uncertainty and fear the disciples felt after Jesus ascends to Heaven - what now? The world still looks the same and bad things still happen. It’s like the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series where we see him tired, afraid, and alone after the Empire has wiped out the Jedi and the light seems to be gone. We may feel that way, too. Surrounded by a world where sin seems to be overwhelming, staring up at the sky too, wondering where God is in all of this. The answer is found in our joint compassion and action.

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CommunicationsStar Wars, Jedi, Reality, Fantasy, Compassion, Protect, hope, Holy Spirit, Obi-Wan, JesusComment
Be Still & Know
Be Still & Know

Rest seems like a luxury that only a few can afford and it can even sometimes be seen as a shameful transgression in our go-go-go society where busyness and exhaustion are worn as badges of honor. But we’re told that rest is what Jesus instructs the disciples (and us) to do. Be Still and Know that I am God. This is our invitation and command from God…To stop and listen to the God we are called to serve to see what that God actually wants us to do and be in this place and time, to stop and trust in God instead of our own wisdom and guidance.

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Communicationsdiscipleship, Jesus, be still, rest, relaxation, stress, healing, Holy SpiritComment
God Walks With You
God Walks With You

Right now, it may feel like the world is upside down. It would be good for us to take some time and consider what is God up to in all of this. The question is not only for our own discernment about what God is doing in the world, but also for us as a community of faith. This is an extraordinary time and an opportunity to prayerfully consider how God is calling us to use our natural gifts and be moved into places that are unconformable and challenging.

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Pastor MikeHoly Spirit, gifts, talent, pentecost, Leadership, discomfortComment
Building a Church at Home
Building a Church at Home

The birth of the church is incredibly timely in our readings given our current context and inability to be together in worship. So, our job now and for the next couple of weeks is to consider what the first disciples did and said, and then think about how we may be called to act and live out our calling to build a new expression of church today.

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Pastor Mikechurch, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Acts Comment