The Pastor's Pen

Sunday, July 15, 2007

There is liberty!

The Bible teaches us in 2 Corinthians 3:17: "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." It is my goal to welcome the Holy Spirit of God in everything I do. The Word of God tells us that you can achieve that liberty when God's Spirit is present. We want liberty at Peoples Baptist Church to worship, to fellowship, to sing, to give, and to make decisions for God. I don't want to do anything that would hurt that Spirit.


This past Sunday it was evident that God's Spirit was not only present, but working in the services. The music was Christ honoring, and the moving of God could be sensed by God's people. I preached a message entitled, "Consider the Loaves," and the Lord blessed. There is nothing I can do to take credit for any good thing that was done, but God blessed in a wonderful way. There is a spirit in our church right now that is wonderful. I love coming to God's house and feeling His presence. God moved and folks were saved, and many made decisions at the altar. I love it when you see God work and know He is moving among God's people.


When we make room for the Holy Spirit of God to have free reign, things will happen. I am excited to see what God has for us in the future. We need to take it upon ourselves to be as clean and right with the Lord as we can be. I don't want to do anything to hinder the working of God. Let's continue on serving, giving, and loving God, and He will bless every time!

We had special guests in the for the weekend at PBC, Tony and Rachel Sengmany from Temple Baptist Church in Powell, TN. Tony challenged our men at the prayer breakfast on Saturday and then preached for us on Sunday night. Rachel played the piano and blessed our hearts with her talent and sweet spirit. Both were used of God and our people really did well in making them feel welcome. I believe that God is on this young couple and great things are in store for them in the future. They were a great example of the Spirit of God moving in their lives as the liberty of God was evident in their hearts.