"We may as well face it: the whole level of spirituality among us is low. We have measured ourselves by ourselves until the incentive to seek higher plateaus in the things of the Spirit is all but gone.... [We] have imitated the world, sought popular favor, manufactured delights to substitute for the joy of the Lord and produced a cheap and synthetic power to substitute for the power of the Holy Ghost." -A.W. Tozer-  Like Tozer i believe that something is missing in our churches and that something is Someone--- namely, the Holy Spirit. Without Him we are left to operate in our own strength and only accomplish human size results. The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from any other gathering of people without the Holy Spirit. But when believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot help but be different, and the world cannot help but notice. So this week take time to yield to the Holy Spirit and His leadership, listen to Him, because obedence is being filled with the Holy Spirit! Love you all, Pastor Sam.