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One Body

 Today has been a wonderful day.

My husband and I are committed to reaching out to other ministries to establish a connection and to see if there are ways we can work together. Today we visited a ministry in Raleigh and were so blessed by the worship, the sermon, and the warm welcome of the members. 

The praise team led us in singing two very powerful songs: "Trading My Sorrows" and "He Made a Way." Almost everyone was singing along and the presence of God was strong in the place. Immediately after worship the speaker began his teaching in the book of Judges with Samson and how the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson. The speaker moved from there to show everyone other Scriptures where God's Spirit is involved in using ordinary people in producing supernatural results. The speaker encouraged us to embrace the fact that God wants to use people to demonstrate His power. 

What a refreshing blessing! Indeed, God has not changed in His desire to move in and through the lives of those who will receive Him and submit to the life-changing power of the Holy Spirit. My husband filled out the visitor card and when the pastor greeted us, gave the pastor our ministry business card. We are looking forward to learning more about the ministry and how we can join together to further the Kingdom of God. 

Why is this so important to us? The Bible makes it clear that believers are all united in one body: "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of us all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4: 4-6 King James Version.

 Exciting times ahead!


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