Good morning.
First, a quick clarification. Doug Wicks will be running a Press In gathering at the church NEXT THURSDAY, September 17th at 7pm. Most Life Groups will start the following week, but please check with your Life Group leader.
We are entering the season of Fall which is a time when fish and mammals migrate. The hummingbirds that enjoyed my wife’s feeders outside have suddenly disappeared. They gather, and then their journey takes them south across the Gulf of Mexico to a distant southern land.
Truly, they are snowbirds!
The Bible records a rare gathering of diverse people that’s foundational in our faith history. As the disciples celebrated Pentecost in Jerusalem when:
Suddenly, a sound like a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now, God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven were staying in Jerusalem. When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered in bewilderment, because each person heard them speaking in their own language (Acts 2:2-6).
What happened next was nothing short of miraculous. Peter stood up and proclaimed Jesus to the crowd. Some were cynical, considering the people speaking, only drunk, but after Peter’s proclamation message, about three thousand believed and were baptized (V.41). In Acts, the writer of the book Luke records that God “added to their number daily those who were being saved” (V.47).
In His commentary of this text, Xocihtel Dixon writes,
“By the power of the Holy Spirit, God’s people around the world still gather to grow in community and proclaim Jesus as Lord. Through us, He will continue to expand His kingdom.”
Part of this story shows unity in diversity. How are you gathering to grow with God’s diverse people? How has God used people who are different from you to grow your faith and your church?
I’m excited to be with you this coming weekend. During our Sunday Celebration Service, Joe and the team will facilitate our worship time
I’ll be sharing one more message in The Interesting Summer Sermon Series on the heart, and evaluating the ebbs and flows of Proverbs 6.
In Him,
Seth
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