He is not here.  He is risen!

 Luke 24:6

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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Embracing understanding with open arms...so all may become one.

  Who We Are 

The Church of the Holy Spirit is a Christian church.

We believe in God the Father, Jesus the Son
and
Holy Spirit the Comforter and Teacher.

We believe that God made the heavens and the earth,
 and gave all creatures His son, Jesus,
who died on the cross to forgive our sins
 and
to give us eternal life.

We believe Jesus went to heaven, he is now seated at God’s right hand,
 and
that God gave us Holy Spirit to teach, comfort, and guide us.
 
We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God.

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Who are God, Jesus and Holy Spirit?

God is our heavenly Father who created heaven and earth.  He gave us His Son, who died on a cross to allow our sins to be forgiven and give us eternal life becoming our Lord and Savior.  When Jesus died, Holy Spirit was made available to us to comfort, teach and guide us.

God in the beginning:  Genesis 1:1
Jesus:  Matthew 1, 2 & 3
Holy Spirit:  John 15:26

Are you one with God, Jesus and Holy Spirit?

If you have not accepted the Trinity into your life and you would like to, pray this prayer or use your own words from your heart:

“Dear Heavenly Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, please forgive me of my sins known and unknown.  Please come into my life, heal me and make me whole.  Give me a new life in and with you.  I wish to receive all that you have to give.  Baptize me in the fullness of your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn all I can about you to love you, and others, as you love me.  So I can love myself.  Thank you for giving me this new life.  Please send other Christians to surround me to help me grow and be strong to defeat Satan and the things of the world.  Help me to be worthy of your love.  Thank you God, Jesus and Holy Spirit.  In Jesus name I pray by and with the power of the Holy Spirit, dear Heavenly Father God.  Amen.” 

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If you have prayed this prayer, please email us at TrinityMissions@msn.com, so we can agree with you in prayer, praise God, and uplift you with prayer support.  We are thrilled to welcome you into the family of believers and encourage you to find a church home nearby where you can study, grow and fellowship with others.  Someone may need your support as much as you need them.  We are commanded to come together in fellowship to worship His majesty.

If you choose to fellowship with us via the web, we are honored to welcome you to the Church of the Holy Spirit.  We pray you will be enriched and uplifted in the fullness of the Trinity to their glory.  Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing from time to time.  As the website grows, we will have a special page for this purpose, and, you will be able to list prayers for all to see, so that we may come together as a body of believers, for ‘wherever two or more shall gather, there will I be.’   Don’t forget to send prayers of thanksgiving, as well as petitions of tears.  

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You are who I call ‘The Promise Children’, as in Romans 9:25-26 NLT:

“Those who were not my people, I will now call my people.  And I will love those whom I did not love before.  And, once they were told, ‘You are not my people.’  But now he will say, ‘You are children of the living God.”

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“The Kingdom of God is near you now.”

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The Apostle Paul gave us a “Prayer for Spiritual Empowerment” in Ephesians 3:14-21 NLT.  It reads

“When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.  I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.  And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him.  May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.  And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.  May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it.  Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Now glory be to God!  By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.  May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.  Amen.”  

Jesus told us to remain in his love in John 15:9-13 NLT:

“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me.  Remain in my love.  When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that you will be filled with my joy.  Yes, your joy will overflow!  I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you.  And here is how to measure it - the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.” 

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 April 11, 2010

 Hebrews 10: .19 - 10: 39 

  The Call To Persevere...Always.  

Hebrews

And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.  This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.

And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people, let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him.  For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.  Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.  And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.  There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.  Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.  Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy.  Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.

For we know the one who said, "I will take vengeance.  I will repay those who deserve it."  He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."  It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ.  Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.  Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.  You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail.  When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy.  You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.

Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens.  Remember the great reward it brings you!  Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

For in just a little while, the coming One will come and not delay.  And a righteous person will live by faith.  But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away.  But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate.  We have faith that assures our salvation.  

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Thoughts...

Perseverence...to run the race of life.  Philippians 3:14 says "I press toward the mark for the prize for the high calling of God."  Operative word here is I.  Do you work heartily, fully, emphatically towards the mark....that point that sets you apart...above others...as if in the heavens of the Almighty already, for the prize....the prize of eternal life...the highest calling of God?

Let's talk about perseverence.  Yesterday I had the most precious opportunity to view disabled children playing baseball.  I think the team was called the Challengers, forgive me if I am wrong.  All of these children were under 7, I also think.  All of them were disabled in one form or another.  From hearing to spacial incoordination, Down's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and everything in between.  Many times a child would stand there, or sit there in a wheel chair, and strike at the ball....and strike at the ball...and strike at the ball.  I could not help but cheer them on.  They persevered until they got a strike and could run, or be pushed in their chair to the bases.  And at the end of each inning of three total, they all would run to home base, so they could all show that they pressed toward the mark.  Some ran in and dropped to their knees, some actually slid in, all were intent that they had that smudge of dirt to show they slid in to home base...they persevered....they made it to home base.  Their spirits were so large you could almost see the energy emenating from their hearts and surrounding their bodies.  Their hearts were in each of their eyes...so special, so drawing you in.  So embracing were their smiles, you could see the joy to just be there....alive to life...to all God had for them here on earth.  Having fun.  Together.  All as one for one another.  Without wavering, all had confident trust, trusting they would win, yet not even understanding the meaning.  They encouraged one another with outbursts of love and good deeds.  Can you trust you will win....at hitting the ball...pressing toward the mark...and be able to reach home base?  Will you do it will all the love you have? 

I'm guessing some of these children suffer.  Physically and emotionally.  Some may even experience riducule and may have been beaten down.  Some may not even be aware they are different, or understand what suffering is, because their way of life is all they've known.  But they all can have more in life because there is more to life.  I believe Jesus protects these children, whether they ever come to a full understanding of who he is and who he can be to them, and he will lead them home some day, hopefully many years from now.  Because they persevere...they press toward the mark, whatever that mark is to live....each moment, each day, every time they can, filled to overflowing with a pure love that you can't help but receive every time they toss it towards you.   

Folks, isn't that what our lives are supposed to be about?  Some journeys are not the same, and the path may change for all of us a little or a lot.  But let us all be encouragers with outbursts of love and good deeds for one another.

"For in just a little while, the coming One will come and not delay.  And a righteous person will live by faith.  But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away.  But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate."  We can have faith that assures our salvation. 

So, "Don't team up with those who are unbelievers.  How can goodness be a partner with wickedness?  How can light live with darkness?  What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil?  How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?  And what union can there be between God's temple and idols?  For we are the temple of the living God.  As God said:  I will live in them and walk among them.  I will be their God and they will be my people.  2 Corinthians 6: 14-16.  Choose your team carefully.  And be sure God is the manager.

As you do this, "Don't worry about anything, instead pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.  

And now dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter.  Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right.  Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable.  Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you."  Phil. 4: 4-9   

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Let Us Pray

Dear God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, please forgive me of my sins.  Please come into my heart and make me whole.  Heal me in all the ways that you can.  Give me a new life in you.  Help me to not be frustrated about the ways of everyday life, but enter into the gates of thanksgiving with you and persevere.  Help me acknowledge you as the manager of the team...the only team I want to be on...yours.  Surround me with Christians and help me to show outbursts of love and good deeds from you.  Let me have the blessed assurance of faith in you.  Get me through this life, Lord.  And let it be with you and your love.  Thank you for putting your hand into my heart and holding it close on the days it wants to break.  And encouraging me to persevere.  I love you for that...and so much more.  Keep helping me and don't let go.  Please.  I need you, Jesus.  I really need you in my life.  Thanks for being there.  Amen.  

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More love.... 

  Benediction...Blessing

Let us hear from Paul as he prays:  

When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.  I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resouces he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.  And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him.  May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.  And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.  May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it.  Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Now glory be to God!  By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.  May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.  Amen.  Ephesians 3:14-21 NLT         

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Scroll down to read Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving...'The Unforced Rythms of Grace'.

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Definition of a Christian:  Anyone who believes in God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, and accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior.  Regardless of church name or religious affiliation.  

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If you feel that the Church of the Holy Spirit has inspired or helped you, we'd like you to prayerfully consider tithing regulary to us or gifting us, so that we can further the work and carry out the will of the Father as proclaimed in Matthew 28:16 NLT

 to

 "Go and make disciples out of all the nations

baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.  And be sure of this:

I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

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  Our Current Cause

It is time to reach into the community and the world around you to see wherein lies the greatest need.  As you choose to focus on these areas, do so with a servant's heart.  Whether the need is for children, adults, or animals, or any cause in between that will help those in need, ask God how you can best serve his needs, what path you must take, and how long you should persevere.  Sometimes we are to be in the lives of others merely as stepping stones.  Sometimes we are to touch those lives forever.  Whatever journey you are called to take, whatever team you will be a member of, know this:  God is with you always...even til the end of time.  He loves you, is grateful for you, and will help you along life's way, especially if you are helping others along theirs, persevering with a servant's heart. 

Please accept my sincerest thanks....and God's....and may God richly bless you!   

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    One last thing....

 Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving

'The Unforced Rythms of Grace'

"Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer:  "Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth.  You've concealed your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people.  Yes, Father, that's the way you like to work."

Jesus resumed talking to the people, but now tenderly.  "The Father has given me all these things to do and say.  This is a unique Father - Son operation, coming out of Father and Son intimacies and knowledge.  No one knows the Son the way the Father does, nor the Father the way the Son does.  But I'm not keeping it to myself; I'm ready to go over it line by line with anyone willing to listen."

"Are you tired?  Worn out?  Burned out on religion?  Come to me.  Get away with me and you'll recover your life.  I'll show you how to take a real rest.  Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn how to live freely and lightly.

   Matthew 11:  25-30

  The Message

And the people said,

"Amen."

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I now write most prayers in the position of ' I ' (first person) because most people are sitting at their computer alone, not in groups, and it allows those reading and praying to personalize the prayer as coming from them going to God.  Variations may appear on holidays when families may wish to use the prayer provided.

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996.  Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189.  All rights reserved.

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