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From Pastor Jay Around Tallahassee ever since the morning of Pentecost Sunday we've been experiencing some occasional gusty winds. Today those winds are coming with a little bit of rain. The record that we have of that Pentecost Sunday when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples in a specific way starts off by saying, "And suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a mighty rushing wind..." Normally you get a couple of "stock images" for Pentecost Sunday. You get the image of a dove and you get the image of fire. But as I look outside of my window, I wonder if the image of wind couldn't tell us about the Holy Spirit too. I can hear the wind...well...actually, no, I can't hear the wind. What I hear is the wind rushing around things like tree branches and walls and through leaves. I can hear the Holy Spirit rushing around the words of the Bible...wooshing and whistling at me. I can see the wind...well...actually I can't see the wind either. That's probably why "wind" is never one of those Pentecost stock images. But I can see the branches swaying to and fro. I can watch as they're gently picked up or when a gust blows a rotten limb off of the tree. I can see the Holy Spirit lifting you, animating you, making you seem as if you have truly come alive. I can see Him blowing off the rotten parts of your life. I can feel the wind. I can feel it against my skin. I can feel when it brings in cooler temperatures and I can feel when that hot south wind heats everything up. I can feel the Holy Spirit too. I can't tell you everything about Him from just a feeling or an experience, but I can tell you that He's there. There is something, however, that I can tell you about the Holy Spirit that I can't tell you about the wind. I don't know where this wind is coming from. I do know where the Spirit comes from. He comes from before the world or time or what we call "existence" ever really existed. I can tell you why He came. He came because Jesus Christ died for our sins on a cross so that we might be free to feel the wind of that Spirit whom we have been given. So while it is still windy outside...get out there. Listen to the wind whoosh and whistle. Watch the wind make the trees sway. Feel the wind against your face. Think of the gift of the wind, and then think of the gift of the Spirit. In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
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Calendar Items! Join us at 9:30am here at University Lutheran as we get ready to go to the FSU Reservation and spend a day at the lake. Invite your friends! May 18th - Trinity Sunday
Our second installment of our "Heroes" series. We will be looking at John, the writer of the last book of the Bible, Revelation. Join us for a day at the Rez! This Saturday, join us at the FSU Reservation for a day at the lake. If you've never been to the Reservation before, it is certainly worth the trip. Updating Membership Records Thank you for all of your prompt responses to our membership records request! We have almost all of them now and are waiting for a few more to come in. If you feel that you have not received a membership record request or if it got lost, please email Pastor Jay. PJ is Confabulous Pastor Jay will be attending the Campus Ministry Confabulation, a national Lutheran campus ministry conference in Tampa, FL from Saturday, May 17th to Tuesday, May 20th. In the event of an emergency, please contact elders Paul Hoover and Dale Landry. Missed a
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Good Stuff A little boy stops in front of a church with his bike and he sees the priest come out. The priest says "Come inside, I want to show you something". The little boy says to the priest, "But somebody will steal my bike". The priest says to him "Don't worry, the Holy Spirit will watch it".So the little boy goes inside and the priest says, "Let me show you how to do the sign of the cross. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Now you try it". So the boy says, "In the name of the Father and the Son, Amen". The priest says, "What happened to the Holy Spirit?" The boy replied "He's outside, watching my bike". |
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Lutheran Enews May 15 Faithful Members Serving at Worship for May 18th Organist Adam Brink Choir Director Bethany Kiral Guitar Worship Team Adam Douthwaite Crystal Berner Communion Setup Angela Wagner Communion Assistant Bob Wagner Acolyte Please Sign Up Usher Elfie Mowell Reader Bob Wagner Refreshments The Knickerbockers Sound System Scott Diestelhorst Forget Your Checkbook Last Sunday? Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) Conrad Walsh who is healing from surgery still, that he may heal and the doctors may be guided by the Spirit to help him. Thanksgiving that Curry, whom we prayed for, was able to finish his marathon for March of Dimes and raise even more money than what he thought he would, and in so doing proving to us that it is never to late to follow God's calling. For all who suffer in the country of Myanmar after they were hit with a powerful cyclone killing thousands, that this may be an inroad for the Gospel of Christ. Our own Andrew Rickmers who is leaving for basic training soon. Safe travel for Deb Buenrostro's sister Donna, her daughter Lisa, and all those who are traveling this summer. Eric, Angie Wagner's brother, who is dealing with cancer. For all incoming freshmen who begin to come in for orientation sessions this week, that they may find the Spirit of Christ moving them towards a connection with life and faith. For Chris Hahn who begins round 3 of chemo treatments. Faye, friend of Crystal Berner, who is having a hip replacement. Pastor Randall G. Ehrichs of Panama City who lost his father. William Ford, friend of Randee Garrett, who has just left for a year in Iraq. Sylvia, friend of the Walsh's, who has had a staph infection for a year. Thanksgiving that our Church Council met and had a very effective meeting. ...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's saints here on earth. Weekly
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925 W. Jefferson St.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850 224 6059
pastor@universitylutheranchurch.org