SERMON NOTES August 3, 2008 (Click "Read More")

“Risk” – Philippians 3:12-13; 4:8-9, 12-13

New Highland Baptist Church Praise Team July 27, 2008

When we become a believer in Christ, we are immediately born again and filled with the Holy Spirit of God. We are baptized into the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This is the account of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the early believers in Jerusalem. This is the day of Pentecost, a day traditionally given to recognize the harvest made possible by the God who provides for us. It was this same day that God chose to empower the Christians with power to carry out the ministry of Jesus. One word stood out to me as we reflect from a sacramental perspective: the word “together.” At

 The Worship Choir's anthem precedes the sermon.  In addition, during the reading of verses 2 through 27 a PowerPoint presentation filled with lots of God's creatures showed on the screen.  At this time the slide show isn't online.

These verses describe one of the resurrection appearances of Jesus to his disciples. It was the final appearance before he was taken up to heaven in what we know as the ascension. During the discourse, Jesus helped his disciples understand the scriptures. He did the same with the two disciples he encountered on the road to Emmaus. Jesus also charged them with being witnesses of all that he had spoken. They would receive the promise of the Holy Spirit but would have to wait on the Lord in Jerusalem for further instructions. Let us pay attention to the sacramenta