The Holy Spirit in the Church

Sunday, February 27th was a great day at Leesburg Church.

During our morning service, the Word of God was presented on the Holy Spirit and His role within the church. We read of all the names that the Holy Spirit is described by in the Bible, but we often lower His importance within the church. We speak of the Comforter (the peace) the conviction of His Spirit- and so on. However, we forget or at least often diminish, the full role He is to have in the church. Jesus said when He ascended into Heaven that He would send the ‘Comforter’ and Jesus said he would ‘guide’ you. We must remember that the Holy Spirit is not just some heavenly being, He is God; God is the Holy Spirit. You cannot separate Jesus from the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is three in one and one in three. If we are to do the work Jesus has intended for us, if we desire to be more than a social club, we must be in tuned to the Holy Spirit and following His lead. While the Holy Spirit is the ‘Great Counselor’ we cannot treat Him like He is just one of many we consult as the church and we will filter what we want to hear and do. NO - we must submit to the Holy Spirit and He will lead us.

Lead us on Holy Spirit - Lead us ON!

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Arise Sleeping Giant and Souper Bowl Fellowship

Sunday was filled with lots of wonderful things. As on most first Sunday’s our Children’s Ministries came out front to participate in our worship as they led us in two songs. The second song they sang was very moving as you could hear the children even above the CD and the Holy Spirit was ministering as they sang.
During our morning service we heard the Word of God from Ephesians 5:14.
Ephesians 5:14 (NKJV)
Therefore He says:
“ Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

We were encouraged to personally, as a local church, and as a makeup of the global Church to arise from the state of sleep that satan has rocked us into and awake to the Giant God has destined us each to become and be within His bride. Then we are promised that Christ will give us light-or ‘illuminate us’ through His Spirit and revelation to His plan and call upon each of us and our church. LET US RELEASE THE GIANT IN US ALL!!

Sunday night we celebrated Super Bowl Sunday with our version “Souper Bowl Fellowship” We had several enter their best receipts of different soups and chili. At the end of the night the best soup beat the best chili to make it two years in a row. Sister Sandra F. won and received a apron that was embroidered with ‘2011 Souper Bowl Champion.’ Congrats also goes to Josh D., the young man who won the chili ‘league’ and came in second. It was a fun night for all!!


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The kids leading us in worship.