We were truly blessed at Balestier yesterday when we did the meeting. It was Pentecost Sunday and we celebrated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as is recorded in Acts 2. We could sense the moving of the Spirit at the meeting.
When we celebrate Christmas or the Incarnation, the world celebrates with us even if for the wrong reasons, some for commercial, some for pleasure. When we celebrate the Atonement and Easter we Christians celebrate on our own, although there are those who make use of the occasion to make a fast buck, or some pleasure. When it comes to the Ascension, there seems to be little or no mention despite this being a special day in the Christian calendar, and it is important to us believers. When it comes to Pentecost or Whitsun, the church celebrates although we differ on the interpretation. One thing we agree, we need the Holy Spirit who baptizes us, fills us and empowers us.
We do not always understand the workings of God's Spirit. The wind blows where it wills, we do not know where it comes from and where it goes, so does the work of the Spirit. God is sovereign and does not confine to one way of doing things. Pentecost as it happened that day in Jerusalem had never been repeated but the Spirit of Pentecost is still evident. The form changes but the essence is the same. God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform!
Captain Hary is giving good leadership at the Corps (church) and community centre. New people are being added to the congregation, people are getting converted, thanks to the Lord for reviving the work.
We sense there is good pastoral care for the people. When the leaders love the people, work for the people, feed them and nurture them, the church grows.
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