JOY, LAUGHTER, AND HOLINESS - by Russ Fochler
Last Saturday was full of God engaging with us - and our hearts engaging with God. Thank you Todd, for leading us in worship - and pressing forward through the resistance, the sense of feeling “stuck” and into the joy and freedom of more of God’s presence. And thank you to all those who shared: Jim Hedlund, Sheila, Esther, Todd, Susan, Karena, Diane, Joi, Solange, and Bill. Here is a link to the service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLubULsBzoA We’ve started a series about The Beatitudes. Jesus preached these profound messages so we could wrestle with how God’s realm works. Living from God’s realm is only possible when we live in communion with Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Abba who dwell in each of us. We’ve considered “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:3) This Saturday November 8th we’ll be hearing from Joel Pollard. Then we’ll focus upon the next beatitude: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be...