Today at church we finished up a 5-week teaching series on the book of James. James is very passionate about teaching how to live the life we are called to live. At the end of the service, we took time out to recognize the greatness of Gods's grace when we miss it. We sang together the traditional and acoustic version of Amazing Grace. It was a sweet time of unified worship as we recognized how God's grace turned us from the blind lost wretches into the seeing found saved.
As we prayed with people after the services, I found myself once again in awe of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. What a humbling experience to have people I've never met pour out their heart as they try to get a handle on the fact that God can forgive even them; or that God has a plan for them; or that an enemy exists that we have authority over. These experiences drive me to continue our intentionality about the church being a family.
The psalms end with "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord." Sometimes there is nothing left to say, except, "praise the Lord".... so, "Praise the Lord."
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This blog is intended to give updates & insights from the Executive Pastor of New Hope Community Church in Cambridge; those interested in my personal journey are welcome to check out stevefredlund.blogspot.com
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