By: Ralph Thoren April 15,2024
If you have not yet read the blog “Born Again-Now What”; I suggest you go back and read it first. It is at that point that you will get an idea of what this website is all about.
I will update readers on my personal journey from August 2021 to the present (April 2024). Jane and I still reside in Florida mostly, but yet have the property in North. I am mostly retired from outside work and much of my time is dedicated to study of the word and/or prayer. I am also active in Men’s Group at the Vineyard and growing in my spiritual maturity with the strong help of the Holy Spirit. I still consider the Vineyard to be a worship center and gathering place for education and spiritual organization. I consider Church to be reborn Christians that are in communication with our High Priest and have the Holy Spirit working actively within them. Too make it short, I believe the activities of the local meeting place should be coming from the Holy Spirit rather than a board of business men. I also believe that our local Vineyard gets much direction from the Holy Spirit and is mostly why it remains as a strong center of learning and worship in our area.
During this past Easter worship period, Pastor Steve was sharing a great message when he suddenly talked about a spiritual experience he had jus a couple nights before during a worship service. He talks about how the Lord also wanted him to communicate the need for believers to realize that he is a Living God; not just a miraculous resurrection from 2000& years ago. How can we be following our God if we do not know him. The barriers between you and your Lord are pride and fear. Kind of small potatoes to get to know your Lord, who offers you salvation into eternity. Anyway, just listen to this clip and consider the possibilities. Pastor Steve’s enlightenment: