The Greatest of Counselors

How much do you know about Pentecost? Is the Holy Spirit active in your life or do you simply know him as the third person of the Trinity? In this week’s sermon we will talk about a young man whose life and ministry changed dramatically when he learned of the power of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

Renewing Reflections:
It is our prayer that Renewing Reflections will be a blessing in your life this coming week. This quote is taken from the sermon But How Can I Believe? delivered on Christian Crusaders September 21, 2003:

When we can admit that we are helpless in our sin and there dwells in us no good, the Holy Spirit has been at work within us. It is then that the Holy Spirit reveals to us that Christ paid the price for these sins. He took them upon Himself. He shows us that our forgiveness comes through trusting Christ alone. This is the Gospel. It is then that faith causes us to trust Christ. Far more than simply knowing about God's love, it is throwing ourselves into the arms of a loving Savior and finding our peace there.

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On the Light Side
One dark night outside a small town, a fire started inside the local chemical plant. Before long it exploded into flames and an alarm went out to fire departments from miles around.

After fighting the fire for over an hour, the chemical company president approached the fire chief and said, “All our secret formulas are in the vault in the center of the plant. They must be saved! I will give $50,000 to the engine company that brings them out safely!”

As soon as the chief heard this, he ordered the firemen to strengthen their attack on the blaze. After two more hours of attacking the fire, the president of the company offered $100,000 to the engine company that could bring out the company’s secret files.

From the distance a long siren was heard and another fire truck came into sight. It was a local volunteer fire company composed entirely of men over 65. To everyone’s amazement the little fire engine raced through the chemical plant gates and drove straight into the middle of the inferno. In the distance the other firemen watched as the old-timers hopped off of their rig and began to fight the fire with an effort that they had never seen before.

After an hour of intense fighting, the volunteer company had extinguished the fire and saved the secret formulas. Joyous, the chemical company president announced that he would double the reward to $200,000 and walked over to personally thank each of the volunteers.

After thanking each of the old men individually, the president asked the group what they intended to do with the reward money. The fire truck driver looked him right in the eye and said, “The first thing we’re going to do is fix the dang brakes on that truck!”