Since I have come to know true life, I have questioned the power of the Holy Spirit in my life and in the church today (in the United States) because I have failed to see it working, until recently. Hope church is potentially going to experience it's first paradigm shift in the way that it teaches it's members. This will be a huge task with long-term studies, conversations, and consequences. All of which I think need to happen and are beginning to happen. As I try to dig into my Antioch School work and engage in these conversations, I am finding evidence that the Holy Spirit is very much behind this shift. I can see it in the passion of the pastors, the backing of the elders and official board, and the hunger for biblical truth from the people. I have never experienced or seen anything like this before. It is good to see God still at work in this country even though we have entered a post-Christian era. If we catch His mission and make it our drive as a church, we could be a very powerful body. I am excited to be a part of this. After today, all the cards are on the table.
Hope church is looking to strengthen itself as a pillar of truth by strengthening and equipping it's families. We are doing this because God's building blocks for His household (the church) is the family unit. In essence, the church is a family of families (An Antioch School/ BILD phraseology but biblical concept). Our current culture is looking to deconstruct and destroy every inclination of family as God not only intended but created it to be. So, as we look to build strong marriages and families, we will no doubt meet opposition of the worst kind. I look forward to all of this because I have hope in the promise that not even the gates of hell can stop the mission of God (His plan for the church).
I look forward to seeing the evidence of the Holy Spirit and plan of God unfold at Hope.
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