{"id":340,"date":"2020-08-02T04:36:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T04:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/?p=340"},"modified":"2020-08-02T04:36:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T04:36:49","slug":"august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"AUGUST 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pastor\u2019s Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bro. Vino Atienza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6<\/span><\/sup><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.\u00a0<\/em>7\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,\u00a0but gives us power,\u00a0love and self-discipline.<\/em> <\/span>(2 Timothy 1:6-7 NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPower, Love and Self-discipline\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Apostle Paul was cautioning (not chastizing!) Timothy to replace<\/em><\/strong> his fearfulness with fearlessness, his selfishness with selfless love and his disarray with discipline \u2013 he can do this simply by \u201cfanning into flame\u201d<\/em><\/strong> the fire at the altar of his heart! … Basic, yes. Easy, no!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any fire left to itself will eventually go out. It will run out of whatever fuel it feeds on. The surest ways to quench the Holy Spirit is through negligence and complacency!… neglect of fervent prayer<\/strong>, of meaningful fellowship<\/strong> and disciplined study<\/strong><\/span>. Complacency and neglect of the Holy Spirit and His basic spiritual nourishment over time, and, the fire will simply burn out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially during a global pandemic, we need to keep God\u2019s Holy Spirit active in and through us, we must work at it! He is the Spirit of Power, Love and Self-discipline!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from Prayer, Word and Fellowship… I find that Christian Service<\/strong> \u2013 pure, sacrificial, Christlike servanthood (when done regularly and intentionally!<\/em>) \u2013 is a necessary element to add \u201cfuel to the fire<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/span>. It keeps us externally-focused and looking at others\u2019 interests instead of our own. Making sure that whatever spiritual nourishment we are receiving finds itself \u201clived out\u201d by loving others, serving their needs and advancing the common good<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. Do this, not as a passing fad or a new trend… but, as a necessary outworking of your faith and love for God.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like what my doctor recently reiterated: \u201cdiet and exercise\u201d<\/em> makes you fit and healthy! It\u2019s not just what you\u2019re taking in but how you\u2019re \u201cburning\u201d that nourishment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s keep the fire burning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay Safe, Stay Blessed!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Pastor\u2019s Corner August 2020 Bro. Vino Atienza 6\u00a0For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.\u00a07\u00a0For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,\u00a0but gives us power,\u00a0love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6-7 NIV) \u201cPower, Love and Self-discipline\u201d The Apostle Paul was cautioning (not chastizing!) Timothy to replace his fearfulness with fearlessness, his selfishness with selfless love and his disarray with discipline \u2013 he can do this simply by \u201cfanning into flame\u201d the fire at the altar of his heart! … Basic, yes. Easy, no! Any fire leftRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-winadmin","4":"post-340","6":"format-standard","7":"category-pastorscorner"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}