We will put special emphasis on the Person, the Power, the Gifting, and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. After Church Bishop Roger and Gretsie Ames will lead us in discussions about these topics and answer questions you may have about the Holy Spirit.
We will take time to listen to the leading of the holy spirit and respond with practical applications in our worship each Sunday during Advent.
We will use the structure of Morning prayer to learn a Daily Practice that could be used by each of us in our own lives as a devotional tool in our personal rule of life. Corporately we will use morning prayer as way of mixing up the routine a bit so the Lord can speak to us through a new cadence of anticipation and wonder.
Having the space to try a new liturgy and to listen to the holy spirit corporately and pray into what He might be telling us are the reasons we will refrain from having communion during advent. Furthermore, refraining from Communion will aid in building an anticipation for the true meaning of Christmas in the incarnation of Jesus.
Let's seek His heart together as we wait and pray. We will then return to regularly celebrating Communion on Christmas Eve.
With childlike Joy, let’s be watchful, and filled with wonder as we await the coming of Jesus!
Dan
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