I snuck back to my hotel room during our lunch break to post this blog about the Conference on the Holy Spirit. This year the conference is not particularly well attended, but a blessing none the less. Eighty year old Rev. Ophilis (Phil) McCoy shared with us this morning. He is a retired minister from our conference who now has a tremendous prison ministry in north-central Illinois. He is also the ’08 clergy recipient of the Denman award for evangelism. Last night and again this morning we heard from Rev. Jaquiline Leveron, a Cuban native who migrated with her family to the United States at the age of nine. She currently serves Good Shepherd UMC in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jaquiline has shared her understanding of prayer, fasting, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers with us. I look forward to hearing more from her this evening at a healing service and again tomorrow morning at worship. What’s the highlight of the event so far? The Spirit showed up of course! But in teachings, Jaquiline offered new insight to the ramifications of our inability to forgive others…her larger text was Matthew, 18:21-35, but specifically see vs. 34-35. I pray you are having a blessed day; I hope to see you on Sunday.
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Lord willing and the creeks don't rise! Don't forget your kite! Hope your cup runneth over and you leak some more Holy Spirit on all of us!
I got the HS all over me again! We experienced a tremendous outpouring tonight...just got out of church. I regret having told you guys not to come...in some ways this was better than Forged in the Fire! I'll share more later, but for now, next year be HERE!
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