What Happened to the Holy Spirit?

The benchmark of success in church services has become more about attendance than the movement of the Holy Spirit. The 'entertainment' model of church was largely adopted in the 1980s and '90s, and while it alleviated some of our boredom for a couple of hours a week, it filled our churches with self-focused consumers rather than self-sacrificing servants attuned to the Holy Spirit.

From Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan

From time to time I plan to post quotes from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream by David Platt

Here is one now"

I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what is radical about out faith and replaced it with what is comfortable. We were settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually abandoning ourselves. Pg 7

For some reason my pictures on this post keep disappearing. Hope to get that worked out soon.

Quote from Victory Faith Fellowship pastor in Spokane this past Sunday.

"Why did the children want to go to Jesus? [Matthew 19:13-15]

"Children know when someone will be fun and they go to them."

Now, that's a good thought.

Pray for Nepal

PRAY FOR NEPAL

According to Joshua Project, about 90% of the people's groups in Nepal are unreached.

Pray for the Word to go forth in Nepal.

Trust completely in God

By the test of common sense, Jesus Christ’s statements may seem mad, but when you test them by the trial of faith, your findings will fill your spirit with the awesome fact that they are the very words of God.
Trust completely in God, and when He brings you to a new opportunity of adventure, offering it to you, see that you take it.
We act like pagans in a crisis— only one out of an entire crowd is daring enough to invest his faith in the character of God.
Os Chambers May 30 My Utmost for His highest

Ask God for India today.

We have been praying for Pakistan. India and Pakistan are linked in several ways, some good, some bad.

Pray for India.

It is a nation with many gods and the people try so hard to reach God to be acceptable. Jesus said, "Come unto Me." That is all that is needed. Pray for the 1 billion people in India to come to Jesus. He is reaching out to them.