This Sunday we get to see more children dedicated to God. What a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day! Dedication is not only about the child, it is also a lot about the parents, and the dedication we all need as a church to our children. It is not complicated, but it takes intentional effort to keep our children on track, and on the path to hear God’s voice, love Him, follow Him, and do great things with Him in their lives.
We ALL need to be dedicated to God. And Mother’s Day is a great reminder of the dedication we need to make to Jesus, who gave it all for us, and still lives in us. He is our King and Friend. That means we love Him, read His words, talk to Him all day, and share with others what real faith looks like. We want people to experience God’s power – the power that we are living out in our lives, the love that changes everything. That doesn’t happen through positive thinking alone, it happens by the Holy Spirit living in you.
This Sunday we are going to talk about the Holy Spirit. Christianity has pretty much ignored the Holy Spirit, or been afraid of Him. Francis Chan called the Holy Spirit “Forgotten God”, and wrote a great book about WHY we want to forget the Holy Spirit. It is a challenging book. This Sunday might be a challenging sermon for you. But I hope you will be encouraged and empowered – and grow. Plus Life Groups have started up, we have hired our Kids Minister, and new people are coming to our church every week. We are PRAYING and working like crazy, everyday, together with you – for God’s Kingdom. Keep it up, dedicated to Him, walking in God’s power.
