The Spirit Dwelling

At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus because it’s the moment when God enters this world deciding to dwell amongst us. The Christian term for this is incarnation but my favorite phrasing is that of Eugene Peterson who simply said: “and God moved into the neighborhood.” This indwelling of Jesus is a pivotal moment in our history. Pentecost is a less celebrated but similar moment; at Pentecost – God gives us the amazing gift of the Holy Spirit – a person of the Triune God to dwell with us. St. Augustine said that “without the Spirit, we can neither love God nor keep His Commandments.” It provides the power for the church. From May 5th - June 9th, we will be studying the Holy Spirit from the Book of Acts and what it means that God has given us the amazing gift of the Spirit Dwelling among us.