{"id":2123,"date":"2015-06-05T20:38:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/wpaccess\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2015-06-05T20:38:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T20:38:11","slug":"weekly-newsletter-june-5th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/es\/2015\/06\/05\/weekly-newsletter-june-5th-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter, June 5th 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FROM THE PASTOR\u2019S DESK<\/h1>\n

Pentecost God sends us his Spirit<\/p>\n

John 16:8
\nWhen the Advocate comes,
\nhe will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is the Spirit of God?
\nIt is God’s power that creates new life. It is the power of God who wants to work through human beings. God comes often very softly, but sometimes he comes and surprises us completely; then we can see or feel many signs. Each time God\u00b4s Spirit knocks on our life he expresses: I need you.
\nMany frighten themselves. This is what happened to the prophet Isaiah, when he met the Spirit of God in the temple (Isaiah 6). In this encounter with God Isaiah felt that he is a sinner. But an angel took a piece of charcoal, not to burn but to heal.
\nGod’s Spirit gives us clarity about 3 things: about sin, about righteousness, about judgment.
\nWoww! These are not simple issues. Actually, they are 3 aspects of one and the same thing. We have to learn to see those three aspects as something totally positive! God’s Spirit is our Comforter. For the Bible justice is not something abstract. It means our relationship with God. Judgement is not something negative: all things come to their proper place.
\nGod’s Spirit leads us to Jesus. We learn to see all things under his perspective. Please, don\u00b4t confuse God’s spirit with feelings. The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber has a clear distinction between love and feelings. As human beings we have feelings, but we live in the love. We live; we are alive, because we are beloved by God. His great love for us is our home. Now the whole world is invited to find a place in that great home.<\/p>\n

Reverend Roland<\/p>\n

THIS SUNDAY AT BALBOA UNION CHURCH<\/h1>\n

Worship Service at 10 a.m. \u2013 ALL ARE WELCOME!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Sunday School Teachers: Mitzy Samudio and Ally McIntosh<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPEAKER<\/strong>: Beth Anne Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
First TestamentReadingsand\u00a0Psalm<\/td>\n1 Samuel 8:4-11Psalm 138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epistle Reading<\/td>\n2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gospel Reading<\/td>\nMark 3:20-35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Family day – Saturday, June 6, 1.30 p.m.<\/h2>\n

We look forward to seeing all of the BUC families at the Tryp hotel on Saturday afternoon, where David has organised an afternoon to watch the football final and poolside fun for the children.\u00a0 All families are welcome to join us.<\/p>\n

Upcoming events in June<\/h2>\n

Saturday, June 20th<\/p>\n

Missions Committee invites you to join us the third Saturday of the month for the Bridging Families program – 10.00 a.m. – where you can meet the ladies that receive\u00a0continuing support from our church on a monthly basis with food baskets.<\/p>\n

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