Primary text:  John 13:1-17 A sacrificial life flows out of a transformed life.  Genuinely loving others flows from the security of knowing our identity in Christ (John 13:3-4, Jesus knew who he was, SO he washed the feet of his disciples).  This is one of the rewards of a fulfilled soul… the ability to love […]

PPT The relationship with God we crave can’t be manufactured, it must be nurtured.  Growing fruit is the job of the Holy Spirit (not me); we need only to stay connected to the source of life and allow the fruit to grow.  The fruit of the Spirit is not evidenced by what I DO, it […]

PPT   Through the Holy Spirit, God invites us to share the secrets of intimacy with him.  These secrets are relational, a deep knowing of another.  God wants to know us, as much as he wants us to know him.  Our connection to this deeper wisdom, this intimacy, is the Holy Spirit.