August 2015
A LDERSGATE U NITED M ETHODIST C HURCH
Inside this issue:
Birthdays 2 Drive Thru Prayer Weekday School 3 Children’s Ministry 4 Primetimers 4 DivorceCare/ 5 Grief Share 5 Sunday Worship 6 This Fall at Aldersgate 7-8 Thank You’s 9 Agapeshop4kids 10 And Sellers 11 Backpack Program 12 Church Yard Sale 12 Music Notes 14-15 Worship Wonderings 16 Nursery/Acolytes/ 17 Altar Guild/Trustee Finance 18 August Lay Assistants 19
Experience
POWER TO LIVE BY Niagara Falls is an impressive sight. My parents said they visited these falls, and many newlyweds have gone to see their beauty, as well as to discover the beauty of each other (in the process). The ride at the bottom of the falls on the “Maiden of the Mist” is impressive, as the plunging mighty river sprays gently on the face. The light show is exciting, as they display the falls with different colors at night. But in the long run, our greatest appreciation is in the acknowledgment of its power, not only in the falls, but the byproduct as well. This is power to live by! The Holy Spirit is not simply seeking to give us “emotional connections.” The power of the Holy Spirit is what we live by, and is a vital need for every believer. Jesus said, “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.” He meant that if we are not connected to the Holy Spirit, there is very little that can be accomplished in and through our lives. There is no telling what can be done if we “live, move and have our being” in the Holy Spirit (Acts 17:28)! Pastor Homer