Sunday Summary 4.3

Another big Sunday at EBC. I continued preaching the series "Back to Basics." So far, we've covered topics such as where we got the Bible, what is salvation, how to handle temptation, how to know God's will, defining biblical faith, etc. This past Sunday, I preached on being filled with the Holy Spirit. Sadly, too many believers are afraid to discuss the subject of the Holy Spirit. A lack of knowledge and understanding of the Holy Spirit has caused denominational division, misapplication of "gifts," confusion in the body of Christ, and lines drawn in the sand between believers. Well meaning people have some strange ideas that are extremely unbiblical regarding this topic. I attempted to educate our folks with Scripture, rather than personal ideas or denominational teaching. In our evening service, I began a series leading up to Easter. We discussed and we talked about the adornment of Jesus Christ by the woman who broke the alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on Jesus. She gave a great sacrifice to the One she counted worthy of her worship, praise, and adoration. We tied it in with unrestrained worship and our heartfelt response to the One who purchased our salvation. In the past two weeks, we've seen two children make public professions of salvation, a teenager choose salvation and follow in baptism, and another adult to join our church family. God continues to bless and we continue to give Him praise for what He is doing!