Out of the Fire - May 9 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

Fire. It warms and it consumes; comforts and terrifies. It’s not either/or, but both/and. It is one of those dangerous things we find necessary for our lives even in our modern world of control and minimized risk. We can’t get away from the open flame of our pilot lights and intense burners in our furnaces. The Holy Spirit, too, can be both comforting and uncomfortable at the same time. When He shows up, we are calmed by the presence of God but then challenged by the changes He begins to work in us. The fire of God burns away the things that are harmful to us, but… some of those were things we treasured. So, will we let this firestorm of God light us up as witnesses of a kingdom beyond this world? Because that might cost us something.