Scripture Related to Ordination
Pastor JoAnn shares various Bible verses that relate to, as well has her own experience regarding the ordination of Christians into positions of leadership and discipleship.
Please note the audio does cut out at the end of the video, as microphones not connected to the recording equipment were used during the ceremony.
Holy Spirit, Come
Isaiah 32:9–16 (NASB)
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
Give ear to my word,
You complacent daughters.
10 Within a year and a few days
You will be troubled, O complacent daughters;
For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up;
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.
14 Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken.
Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness
And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.
The War Has Been Won on Sin
A guest speaker shares her thoughts on the battle of temptation to sin. We are fighting a war on sin that has already been won: we just have to accept the good news.
Our apologies for the abrupt start to the video: the “record” button wasn’t pushed in time to record the beginning of the message.
Prayer: What Is It?
“You hear a lot of talk about prayer. Everybody kinda has this vague idea that, ‘Well, we’re supposed to pray,’ but there’s not really a lot of good teaching on prayer. What is it? What’s it mean? We’re going to look at that just a little bit today. But I want to tell you that prayer is a very important vital part of who we’re called to be.”
Peace and Joy
“Scripture tells us that there are going to be things that happen on this earth that men’s hearts are going to fail them for fear. Well, that doesn’t sound like the condition His body’s supposed to be in, does it? Actually, we’re not supposed to be in fear at all, because there’s no fear in God. It is the peace of God that we seem to lack when things start ramping up.”
Romans 14:17 (NIV)
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.