Wow, what a morning! Praise God, the Holy Spirit surely was with us today!
These are not the official notes on todays sermon, but I just wanted to share what I was nourished with today. The pastor spends alot of time studying , praying and preparing his sermons...today The Lord took him up on his frequent prayer that his words would be HIS words, and had the pastor basically put the notes aside and "wing it" with the Holy Spirits leading. What a blessed time it was. There were more blessings being showered on us all than I could describe here.
The major points I heard and felt and experienced were that the Lord will challenge us in order to grow us, and many times it will be when we are feeling particularly confident in our walk with Him. Also that we must "praise Him in this storm", come long side our bretheren and help them carry-on to His glory, all the while being careful not to fall into a trap ourselves. He knows how much we can take, He knows when we are going to fall short, and He loves us and has mercy and patience with us anyway! Wow God is Awesome!