What happens when you share the gospel in power and in the Holy Spirit? ... by Jonathan

This morning, worship with the team was sweet. The team is going through Romans - we hit Chapter 7 this morning. Paul shared his struggles with knowing what good he is to do for God, yet sin being close at hand. This is the struggle all believers face - we are saved, yet are being saved as well ... part of that is learning to walk in the tension of a divine, spiritual nature while the flesh still remains this side of eternity.

This led us to remember what new believers here will face and how necessary it is for us, back in the States, as their brothers and sisters in Christ, to pray for their struggle. My hope is to see new believers birthed out of this ministry this summer, and beyond. However, leaving alcoholism and idol worship is quite difficult, but God changes lives.

I shared this with our group from 1 Thessalonians 1:

¨For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because ourgospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us, and of the Lord, for you received he word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit ... For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.¨(1 Thess. 1:3-10)

When the gospel is spoken and the Spirit moves in power, people are saved. Not only that, but their faith is known to those around them, they leave idols becasue they know Jesus is better and has broken the bondage that held them captive for so long. This, my friends, is why we are here as ambassadors for Christ. This, my friends, is why we must pray for the Spirit to RUSH through Conima in power and change the lives of those here. We must pray for this. Apart from a move of the Spirit, our gospel - which is the power to save - won´t come in power nor the Holy Spirit. Join us.

Until He Comes,
Jonathan