Redeemer's Refuge - Help, Hope, Home: Do Not Quench the Spirit

Help, Hope, Home – Do Not Quench the SpiritRedeemer Lutheran Church - LCMSCharleston, WVJanuary 19, 2019, Second Sunday after the Epiphany (YrA)Message presented by Rev. Frank C. RuffattoPsalm 51:10-12Numbers 11:24-301 Thessalonians 5:12-24John 1:29-42aIn this episode of Redeemer’s Refuge, we learn more about our discipleship role of lifelong following and learning from Jesus as individuals within the context of a congregation.By using the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians, Pastor Frank discusses honoring and respecting those who step up to lead and challenges us to seek how each one of us might use our gifts to play a part to build up the body of Christ.The Apostle Paul also urges us as a congregation to encourage one other through joy, prayer, and thanksgiving, which will unite us as God’s people gathered at Redeemer.We build our relationships (HOME), share the encouragement of Gospel inside and outside of our congregation (HOPE), and act on and through our faith without quenching the Holy Spirit (HELP).—————————————————Help, Hope, Home In this sermon series, we explore what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. What it means to be a lifelong follower and learner of Jesus. What it means to be a disciple – to follow and learn from Jesus right here and how we can live that out for the good of our congregation – for each other – and the good of the greater community as we look to continue to enact our vision of being help, hope, home, in the Body of Christ.