“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!””
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬

Happy Easter!
As we move from the sacrifice of Lent to the promise of Resurrection our next Sermon Series is “Holy Spirit: God With Us”. The Holy Spirit is a powerful mystery. And the Holy Spirit is a gift that we still receive today as we recognize that God is still with us in every situation. We don’t always heed its direction or instruction but we feel the tug on our hearts to say something, do something, pray for something.  

Throughout our series we’ll look at many aspects of the Holy Spirit and do our best to gain a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit (even though the Holy Spirit will always be beyond our full comprehension).
As we learn more about the Holy Spirit we may convince ourselves that we’re too busy (in both mind and body) to follow its direction. However, when we do listen, make time, and obey, we experience joy and satisfaction in knowing that our steps were God-led and directed.  We may not always know the outcomes of our actions, but we have a deep sense of peace in knowing God had called us to it and we met him there. What a beautiful gift to have the Spirit of the Lord working within us, gradually purifying our hearts, redirecting our minds, and putting our feet on a better path.

As we live into the New Life that Easter brings, may we rejoice in the life-giving news of a risen Savior and the gift of His Holy Spirit continuing to work out his mission in this world through us.

In Christ,
Pastor Thomas