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This week we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as it was given to Jesus’ disciples at Pentecost. The disciples are all together in one place and after receiving the Holy Spirit they are empowered to take the message of Jesus to the streets. They leave the safety and comfort of their home and powerfully speak to the truth of who Jesus is and what He has done. This week, like the early disciples, we are empowered and encouraged through the good news that we also have been rescued from a powerless life and have been given a powerful life…empowered by the same Holy Spirit to carry on the same mission of Jesus to this world.

This week we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as it was given to Jesus’ disciples at Pentecost. The disciples are all together in one place and after receiving the Holy Spirit they are empowered to take the message of Jesus to the streets. They leave the safety and comfort of their home and powerfully speak to the truth of who Jesus is and what He has done. This week, like the early disciples, we are empowered and encouraged through the good news that we also have been rescued from a powerless life and have been given a powerful life…empowered by the same Holy Spirit to carry on the same mission of Jesus to this world.

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15 that the last enemy to be destroyed will be death itself. In the resurrection of Jesus, we know that death has most certainly been defeated; and yet, until the day Jesus returns, we will live in the shadow of that enemy. This week we will be encouraged and empowered to not live our lives in the shadow of death but in the shadow of the cross and empty tomb. Jesus came to give us life in abundance and through His death and resurrection He has rescued us from death to life…now and always.

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15 that the last enemy to be destroyed will be death itself. In the resurrection of Jesus, we know that death has most certainly been defeated; and yet, until the day Jesus returns, we will live in the shadow of that enemy. This week we will be encouraged and empowered to not live our lives in the shadow of death but in the shadow of the cross and empty tomb. Jesus came to give us life in abundance and through His death and resurrection He has rescued us from death to life…now and always.

What an amazing gift the Word of God is in our lives. A collection of writings that have been written, preserved and given to us by the Spirit of God Himself. While we know the power and importance of scripture, we also live in a hyper-distracted world with countless forms of entertainment at the tip of our fingers constantly. There is a war that has been waged for our attention, our focus and ultimately our lives. May we be empowered and encouraged this week to see that we have been rescued from the distractedness of this world to live a life determined to sit at the feet of Jesus as He speaks to us the words of life.

What an amazing gift the Word of God is in our lives. A collection of writings that have been written, preserved and given to us by the Spirit of God Himself. While we know the power and importance of scripture, we also live in a hyper-distracted world with countless forms of entertainment at the tip of our fingers constantly. There is a war that has been waged for our attention, our focus and ultimately our lives. May we be empowered and encouraged this week to see that we have been rescued from the distractedness of this world to live a life determined to sit at the feet of Jesus as He speaks to us the words of life.