Spirit & the Kairos Moment - Sermon 8/14/2011 - Acts 4:23-32

The final message in the series of our dance with the Spirit that is the Christian life.  It's not just that we discern God's leading and are empowered to obediently follow, it's also that we're sensitive to the timing of God.  Always and everywhere, we are sensitive to the moments of opportunity to respond to the Spirit.

Spirit & Gifts - 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - August 7, 2011

Spiritual gifts are a controversial topic in the church.  Yet, if they are truly given by God and available to the believer, then how can we operate in the Christian life to our fullest without them?  This is an overview of the gifts as they are presented in scripture and operative today.

The Spirit and Discernment - Acts 17:11 on 7/31/11

The dance with the Spirit includes discerning when the voice is His - or when its the world, the enemy or just ourselves.  This is some good stuff on making that discernment.

Spirit & Guidance - Acts 8:26-40

God provides us with direction.  He leads us should we have the discerning ears and eyes to follow.  What a wonderful grace.

Spirit and Obedience - Sermon 7/17/2011

Acts 16 tells the story of Paul following the Spirit's lead.  Obedience is a fundamental element of hearing and responding to the Spirit.

Sermon 7/10/2011 - Acts 16:22-34 - "The Spirit and Prayer"

We serve a God of the impossible situation.  It's a good thing, too, because we're in an impossible situation.  As individuals, we can do nothing to overcome for ourselves sin and death.  God stepped in.  He is the God of the resurrection.  As a body, our little church is in an impossible situation.  How are we going to grow.  If we don't grow, we will die.  But the motivation cannot be survival.  It can only be love - love for God and for our neighborhood.  We'll get together during the week this summer to talk with God and each other and ask for a mission to our neighbors.

Sermon 6-16-2011 - Dance with the Spirit - Acts 2

Pentecost (a week late).  This is the introduction to a series on living life in step with the Spirit.  We are witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and empowered with the words to tell.