Pastor Terry's word certainly ring true...we are seemingly in the last days. The LORD is calling out to all those who have placed their faith in Him...be about His business...begin sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with those bound in sin that are all around you. It's time for the church to awake from sleep and walk in the Great Commission.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a topic that comes with quite a bit of controversy. Pastor Terry will share with us the two extremes that people embrace. We'll find that the Bible certainly supports the necessity of the baptism of the Holy Spirit but for clear reasons and controlled results.

Sanctification is Christian term that is used quite a bit. But, do we know what it means? Today Pastor Terry shares with us that to be sanctified means that you are set apart. When a person accepts Jesus as their LORD and Savior, they are set apart for the purposes of God.

When a person accepts Jesus as their LORD and Savior a change begins to take place. This daily change in the life of a believer is called sanctification. God is setting us apart by the changes that He is making in our lives by the Holy Spirit. He is empowering us to walk in obedience to His Word.

Although there are different belief systems that contradict this, you don't lose your salvation when you fall into sin. However, you should notice that your fellowship with God is affected. You might not feel as close to the LORD as you did before that sin came into your life. We need to be quick to repent of our sins so that fellowship is restored.

There are many great and precious promises in the Word of God. But, one stands out...if we will simply admit that what God says in His Word is true about us...that we've sinned...and we commit to turning away from that sin, God has promised that He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Making the decision to be a disciple of Jesus should not be taken lightly. In spite of what some false teachers will tell you, it's not all a 'bed of roses.' In fact, we know that God's Word promises us that persecution will come our way when we stand firm for the truths of God.

Sometimes the work of God in our lives can be hard to understand. We tend to get some of these processes mixed up. For instance, when you're born again, you are made righteous. You will never be MORE righteous than you are that day. But, on a daily basis, God is making us more holy...more like His Son Jesus. One process is a one time event while the other continues until He returns.

There probably isn't a single person listening to Summons right now at this very moment that doesn't need some sort of reconciliation to take place in their life. Today Pastor Terry begins sharing with us the great need for reconciliation and how we can walk in it. All reconciliation begins with a right relationship with God.

In the last edition of Summons we learned that reconciliation is a very important process in our lives. We'll learn today that in order for reconciliation to take place on a horizontal, person to person level, we must have our vertical, personal relationship with God in order.