Pentecost
Today we talked about Pentecost - when the Holy Spirit came to live in the hearts of believers and the church began. We read about the new community of believers in Acts 2:42-47 and talked about many of the characteristics that described them: they were devoted to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer; they were filled with awe; many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles; they broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.We then looked again at 1 Peter 3:8-18 through a "we" lens this time. Instead of thinking individually about the reason for the hope we have, Pastor Amy talked about the reason for the hope we have as a church. Using the image of a door, she talked about the many doors of opportunity MCC has had and the blessings that have come when they are walked through by faith. After talking about new doors of opportunity, we were encouraged to pray for these. We have a reason for the hope we have, but many people don't have a community that cares about them, and we have some opportunities to reach out to them.
Where have you seen God working at MCC?
I think that we have such a strong encouraging community at MCC that is focused around God's word and is looking with expectation for what He will do next. As we crave spiritual milk and are built into a spiritual house, we can declare His praises by letting what we believe shine through our lives like we talked about a few weeks ago. And we have been given some new doors of opportunity to do it!
posted by Jewels @ 4:13 PM
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