What happens in Acts 2 is an amazing story of transformation. The transformation that happens when a group of people allow the Holy Spirit to guide them in what they are doing. On this day of Pentecost we are reminded of the transformation that has happened in our lives. We are reminded of the promise God gave of transformation. Thank you Lord for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ezekiel 37 gives us this vision of resurrection. That God will bring a transformation of the heart. No longer do we have a heart of stone but a heart of flesh when there is that transformation. There is a difference in the Bible between a resurrection and a resuscitation. Resurrection means transformation. Lord help guide us in that transformation.

For such a time as this is a line Mordecai gives Esther in 4:14. It is something we can take to heart today as well. We aren’t here by chance. God has something specific for us and we just have to listen for direction for the Holy Spirit.

We have this image given to us in the Old Testament and New Testament of the Israelites being a royal priesthood and a holy nation. We are brought into that image as Gentiles. So how do we live this out?

In Ephesians we read a prayer that we be so rooted in God’s love that the overflowing of our life is holiness. If we are so rooted then we will understand that life isn’t a competition but our vocation is to cultivate and multiply.

Our church vision statement is: we come to renewed life: to be rooted, to invite others, and to nurture relationships. What does that looks like in our everyday lives? This week we are focusing in on what a renewed life looks like.

We have this moment in Matthew chapter 28 where the women come to the tomb and it is empty. He has risen, He has risen indeed. What does that mean for us? Find out with us today.

Zachariah gives us the picture of the Messiah coming in to usher in the coming Kingdom on a donkey. The symbols of war no longer have the power. This is the last Sunday before Resurrection Sunday! God guide our hearts!

Psalm 27 tells us that God is our refuge, the one place that we can find safety and security in. Even when the world is chaotic around us in God we find peace. Even if our parents forsake us God never will. May we always trust in God and give our life over entirely. May we go where God guides us.

In Deuteronomy 30 God Gives the Israelites a clear choice and lays out the consequences of that choice. May we always choose to follow God and choose life. May we become conscious to the moments we don’t put God first.