God provides various gifts to his people for the good of his Church. The apostle Paul says: "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all people. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good." This evening the Spirit is placing one of his servants into a ministry that serves the Church through print and media. We are thankful that it is the Spirit who works through his servants.
Holy Trinity: I Pray That You Get to Know Him Better
Having reviewed the great events of the life of Christ, the second half of the Church Year gives us opportunity to focus on Christ's Church. That focus begins with a reminder that the once true Church is built by the one true God. The Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is the only God the Church worships and the only God who makes it grow. We go forth into the world confident in his presence and promises.
Pentecost: Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
Come, Holy Spirit! The Spirit is given on the first Christian Pentecost in fulfillment of promise and prophesy; and he continues to come to his faithful through Word and Sacrament. The Church never ceases to be renewed and to grow.