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From the Pastor

Suamico United Methodist Church

We are a friendly, family oriented church.

Pentecost among us 

4/30/2016

 
The celebration of Pentecost is on May 15. On this day, we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the
church in Jerusalem. Pentecost was a key moment in the history of the church. Before then, there was only a
group of dispirited but hopeful disciples. After that, those same disciples became apostles and preached Jesus
boldly. The fear that the disciples felt turned to boldness. As a result, many thousands of people joined the
church in a short period of time.

From fear to courage. From hiding the message to sharing the message. That is the transformation that
happened at Pentecost.
Pentecost continues to be relevant today. I’m often asked why the mainline church isn’t growing. I believe one
of the reasons is that we are often not Spirit guided. We also sometimes wonder – in our personal lives – why
we are not growing, finding purpose, and experiencing peace. Perhaps one of the reasons is we are not Spirit
guided.

A Spirit guided life is different than a Self guided life. Letting the Spirit guide us means surrendering a measure
of control. It also means – especially – living a life of dedicated prayer, just as the disciples did before the Spirit
came.

Are we ready for the Spirit? A “no” answer is OK, but then we should not be surprised if we aren’t
experiencing God’s power in our lives and church.

God wants us to experience the boldness of his Spirit. Let’s be open to saying “yes” to him.
​

See you in church,
Pastor Eric

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Suamico United Methodist Church
3266 Lakeview Drive
P.O. Box 323
Suamico, WI 54173

920-434-1168

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