The Holy Spirit works in communities of believers, and draws us into harmony and fellowship with one another.

This sermon, preached by our Minister of Pastoral Care, Rev. Douglas Denton, is not a part of the Catch the Wind series. This sermon explores the Biblical idea of justice, which involves a right relationship with God and others.

The Scripture speaks of how the Holy Spirit will bring about within us the “fruits of the spirit” – spiritual qualities of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control – and thus will shape our inward character. So the Holy Spirit draws us into

The Scripture says that the Holy Spirit will bestow various “spiritual gifts” upon us, which are either specific talents and abilities or general spiritual capacities. We are called to identify our particular gifts and put them to use in mission for God.

Previous sermons in this “Catch the Wind” series discuss the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. We begin now to look specifically at various ways in which the Holy Spirit will empower us. This sermon focuses on the message that the Holy Spirit will guide us, helping us to understand God’s truth,

The term “g-force” – describing the acceleration produced by the pull of gravity – is a good contemporary image for the Holy Spirit. Like gravity, the Holy Spirit is invisible but real and everywhere at work, and we live by its power even if we do not think about it or acknowledge it. But just