{"id":1152,"date":"2017-04-05T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/chris-hostetter\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2017-04-05T17:33:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:33:23","slug":"gods-word-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/chris-hostetter\/2017\/04\/05\/gods-word-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"God’s Word in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOn Sunday our coworker taught the Pal church about Jesus’ last mandate to
\nhis disciples: They should wait in Jerusalem to receive power through the
\nHoly Spirit to go out and preach God’s Word. Now, our friends here in the
\nvillage have always chased after power – power to make their gardens grow,
\npower to control spirits to hurt or help others, power over sickness and
\ndeath, power to become rich, influential “big men” – but they have come to
\nrealize that the Holy Spirit doesn’t offer that kind of power. This
\nrealization has caused some to turn away in their pursuit of those things,
\nbut the majority of the people in our village have become hungry for what
\nthe Holy Spirit does offer: communion with God, help to overcome temptation,
\na deeper understanding of God’s Word and His character, the boldness to
\nstand up for God and what He says is good, the desire to obey God and do
\nwhat is right, and the transforming power that saves us through faith when
\nwe hear His Word. <\/p>\n

And we get to watch it happen! After the message on Sunday, several men
\nstood up and spoke out of a place of deep feeling and conviction – some so
\ndeep that tears were imminent – and said things like, “We need to take this
\nseriously! We don’t just gather here for no reason. We want our hearts to be
\nlike good soil for God’s Word to fall on – free from rocks and thorny weeds
\nand birds so that God’s Word can produce fruit in us. When we sing songs in
\nchurch we don’t just sing them for our own enjoyment. We need to think about
\nwhat the words are saying and what God has done for us! His Word is so
\nsweet, and hearing it has saved me!” It’s an amazing thing. Please pray for
\nthe Pal church – your brothers and sisters – and ask God to continue to work
\nin their hearts, making them more like His Son. <\/p>\n

On a personal note, we are happy to report that my medicine is working so
\nwell that my appetite is back, my energy is better, and I am feeling good.
\nThanks for praying about those things.<\/p>\n

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