VBS Outreach Project – Let’s Get Growing!

VBS Outreach Project – Let’s Get Growing!

St. Michael’s is dedicated to sharing the love of God with all the children, teens, and volunteers involved with Vacation Bible School. However, the work of sharing God’s love doesn’t stop at the walls of the church! St. Michael’s hopes to inspire all those who...
Holy Spirit Come Live In Us

Holy Spirit Come Live In Us

This week as we approach Pentecost Sunday, I have been reflecting on who the Holy Spirit is and how significant His role is in our relationship with God. Is it possible to have a relationship with God apart from the Holy Spirit? I don’t think so. In the Bible, the...
Being Made New

Being Made New

Kids play hard, and sometimes they get banged up. The crazy part is that we stick a Band-Aid on a skinned knee and, in a week or two, they’re just fine. Bruises fade, new skin grows to cover cuts and scrapes. Their bodies are constantly growing, healing, and changing...
The Medicine of Immortality

The Medicine of Immortality

In this weekend’s readings, we will hear about the Holy Spirit being poured out on Gentiles for the first time (Acts 10:44-48), and about loving God and keeping His Commandments (1 John 5:1-6 and John 15:9-17). These ideas are central to the Gospel and the Body of...
Giving From The Heart

Giving From The Heart

God was not – and is not – concerned with how much money we each put into the offertory plate on Sundays. The story of the Widow’s Mite (Mark 12:41-44) makes that very clear. In this passage, Jesus, calling the disciples, points out a poor widow who has placed two...
Cultivating Spiritual Fruit

Cultivating Spiritual Fruit

In the morning I say a prayer that gets me ready for the day. I invite God to be in control of my day. I pray for His protection over my family and myself, that anything that is not of Him would leave, and I ask Him to fill me with His Spirit and all the fruits of His...