The gift of the Holy Spirit continues to move through us and through the hearts and mind of all members of the church. It is a spirit of truth and justice that seeks to reconcile and bring healing to all situations at all times. As we remember the life, ministry, and ongoing legacy of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior this weekend, we are also keenly aware that more spiritual work needs to be done. The scripture reading from Corinthians reminds us that we individually have unique gifts and talents to share with the world and at the same time the Holy Spirit is inspiring and animating each of us to continue the great work towards realizing the dream of the Beloved Community. Come and join us as you are able.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
A variety of gifts but one Spirit
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant.
You know that when you were gentiles, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Let Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of services but the same Lord, and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
to another the working of power deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
“In a real sense all life is inter-related. All people are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be…This is the inter-related structure of reality.”
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blessings,
Rev. Dr. David C. Brown
Sunday Rhythm:
3pm Work Together
4pm Worship Together
5pm Eat Together
Come as you are, stay as you are able
All Are Welcome
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