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Sunday May 15, 2011
Preacher: Pastor Michele Balamani
Scriptures: Psalms 23:1-6 , Acts 2: 42-47
Title: Sold Out for Heaven's Sake
Let it be on earth as it is in heaven
This is the 4th Sunday in the Easter Season & we are still
celebrating the Resurrection power of the Holy Spirit. Our New
Testament text takes us to Jerusalem, to look in on the new church
that followed Pentecost. The Spirit is still at work and what
we see is church at its best, operating in the Spirit of "koinonia"
the Greek word for common unity or community. We are invited by
the scripture to see the vision of how God intended for the church
to operate on one accord, putting people above things, fellowshipping
together, praying together & sharing each other's burdens
in such a way that everyone's needs were met. It also invites
us to believe the vision & not cast it aside as impossible
or idealistic. Lastly the scripture invites us to live the vision
through the power of the Holy Spirit. When we are Sold Out to
this unity of purpose for Christ's sake, when we become the community
of faith, hope & love as God intended, the favor of God will
be upon us & much fruit will be added to the church. To God
be the glory!
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