Elim Extra for October 29, 2023

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Pastor’s Reflection

Happy Reformation Sunday! By the late 1600s, many Lutheran churches had begun commemorating Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, calling out abuses he saw in the church. At the heart of the reform movement was the gospel, the good news that by grace through faith we are forgiven and freed. Historians claim that it was on October 31 that Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg church door. So, Reformation Day is the Sunday closest to that event.

Now, last week I told you that we would be finishing our mission statement study with the word faith – as in, we seek to be a healing, equipping, and serving community of faith. But actually I lied, because there’s a whole first part of our mission statement that I completely looked over. It actually says through the power of the Holy Spirit, we seek to be a healing, equipping, and serving community of faith. At first I glossed over that as generic church language, but this month I have become convinced that the Holy Spirit is actually the key to our whole mission! As we begin our book study next month on “Church Becoming,” let us not forget that the Holy Spirit empowers us every step of the way.

with love, Pastor Chelsea

Wear red this Sunday

Book study beginning November 5th

Potluck November 15th