TRANSFORMING YOUR WORLD

Greeting Saints,
Remember some time ago I was applauding and at the same time lamenting over our dependence on technology? I noted then that technology, in its many forms can be wonderful tools to help us.......when it works. However, when our tech tools don't work it not only drives us crazy and leaves us frustrated, but also serves as a reminder of just how dependent we have become on them. Once again the computer I use to prepare my blogs is on the blink. I have therefore resorted to a rather non-traditional way to get my blogs to you. No matter how hard the computer gremlin tries, he will lose.
Well, TMI-ATL continues to grow. This past Wednesday in mid-week service, we were confronted with the great problem of having to find more chairs as the room was full. Sunday services have also been full. Granted we're talking about a relatively small room but these are good problems to have. Have I mentioned to you lately how good our God is? He can't help it, it's just His nature. In all things praise and bless Him and He will bless your life.
This new venture of beginning a ministry in unfamiliar territory has its challenges. The needs are great and plentiful but watching God's hand move on our behalf is simply amazing. We're learning so very much that may not have been learned any other way.
Recently I've been preaching/teaching on Sundays about who the Holy Spirit is and what He desires to do. In 2 Corinthians 12:14 the Apostle Paul gives a benediction at the conclusion of this letter. He says, "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen." Here, the Greek word for communion is Koinonia. This word means to have very close, meaningful fellowship with someone. In this case it is not as peers having fellowship but rather the Greater with the lesser. The Holy Spirit (Greater) with us (lesser). Yet in this fellowship we find one who is our comforter, counselor, and guide. He is one who gives us wisdom and understanding in natural and spiritual matters and is one who holds us accountable. The word Koinonia also carries with it the connotation of one who is responsible for the other because of the bond of love. The Holy Spirit takes on responsibility for us, to help us do and become all that God has intended for us. Even the most casual of reading of the Gospels reveals that Jesus, in His humanity, could do little without the Holy Spirit. He was conceived in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit. His empowerment to heal the sick, perform miracles, raise the dead and Himself to be raised from the dead was done by the Spirit's power. Why was Jesus so effective? Because of the Koinonia within the Godhead, Father, Son and Holy Ghost as one. Jesus prayed on our behalf that we might share in this oneness in John 17:21-23. If you have already received Christ as Savior and Lord of your life, then seek the Holy Spirit. Invite Him into your life. In Luke 11:13 Jesus asks "how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask?" Invite the Holy Spirit into your heart. Seek Koinonia with Him and watch and experience a radical transformation take place in your life. "What a fellowship, what a joy divine leaning on the everlasting arms."