What did the Holy Spirit Reveal to You Sunday?

It is my hope to hear what the Holy Spirit left with you from Sunday's Worship Service or Celebration. Maybe something from the sermon, song, hymn, prayer, or creed. Identify the church, pastor, worship leader, worship team, or author depending what you remember.

I was part of the crowd cheering on a runner in the marathon. In the last two blogs, I have talked about preparing to run the race, to proclaim and share the gospel. This Sunday, City of Hope Church, invited missionary Matt Edelen to preach the sermon. I was jotting down thoughts centered on the sermon when suddenly I realized we were listening to the marathon press conference. Matt was telling us what happened during the last race and what he is doing to prepare for the next. He shared with us how God did amazing things in the lives of of Matt, his family, and the Bayono Tribe of Papua Indonesia as the gospel was faithfully presented in common words, acts of kindness, and living life examples. All I could do was bow in awe of our Lord and cry out in my heart, Father continue to train me for the race.

What is the Race....

Based upon some of the feed back I have received from the previous post, there needs to be some clarification of what "race" everyone is called to run. Is it life? In Ecclesiastes 9:11, I think Solomon is comparing the race to life. The entire chapter is about human life and how death comes to all. But that is not the race Paul is talking about. In his letter to the Galatians (2:2) running the race is directly linked to his sharing the gospel. In Philippians 2:16-17 Paul compares his labor, his running to his proclaiming the gospel thankful it would not be in vain. It seems clear "The Race" is sharing and proclaiming the gospel of Christ.

Remember the day you joined the race. The day the power of the gospel raised you from the dead and breathed life into you. What was your response? In the documentary the decision to marathon caused the the competitors to run. Not aimlessly, but with discipline and purpose. That decision to train will have a greater impact the life of the runner and the lives around them than the marathon event. Are you ready to witness the power of the gospel? Train to Race