There is nothing more frustrating than coming to a Sunday and leaving spiritual food lying on the table. When Steve and I met early last week, in anticipation of the upcoming service, we had great plans. We set about constructing the following order:

The theme for this past week was “The depth of our relationship in Christ, through the call and regeneration of the Holy Spirit.”

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We began a new series this last week.  Over the next several weeks we will be looking at the work of the Holy Spirit in the communion of the church.  In order to appreciate the work of the Spirit in our communion we must consider the reality of the person outside of Christ, or as Paul will say, “what we all once were.”

Have you ever really known your need?

When I was in high School my family traveled to Minnesota to my grandparents lake house.  A couple of years we pulled a ski boat, all the way from Florida!  To be brief, there was an accident.  My cousin’s best friend fell overboard and was run over by the motor.  Her aspirations of being an Olympic down hill racer were ended when the keel and blade nearly severed her arm.  I’ve always had a sense of being responsible.  I wasn’t in the boat, but when my Aunt screamed that they were in trouble, though I didn’t know what had happened, I jumped into a fishing boat on shore and tried to leave the beach to go and help.

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