The Purposeful Scattering of the Church, Part Two

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We had no idea what would happen, we just sensed the nudging of the Holy Spirit to take a step of faith…

Last Wednesday, while studying for the weekend message, Lloyd was struck by the profound and courageous “immediacy” of the Ethiopian’s obedience to be baptized in our passage. Later in our worship planning team meeting, it seemed good to us and the Holy Spirit that we should give our church body the opportunity to make an “immediate” step of obedience, however the Spirit might lead.

Oh my… God answered our prayers! And not just this prayer, but what we prayed during our 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting! Our prayers for the Spirit’s renewal, empowerment and direction. It was a gift of God to remind us of who we are and why we exist. To give people the opportunity to trust God like they never have, and be changed by God in ways they never imagined, that the world may know God’s great love in Christ. I think we can all agree… changed lives change lives. Even for those of us not baptized, we will never be the same.