I once had coffee with a man whom I will call Scott. I met him at a non denominational church with pentocastal roots. I attended this church becuase they had a recovery program one day a week during the week in the evenings. The recovery Program tied the 12 steps of recovery to overcoming addiction(s) to biblical versus. This is something my LCMS church did not offer. Scott knew his Bible very well. Way more than I did. It was a few weeks later that I found out Scott was an ordained Vistitation Pastor in the non-denomitional church and eventually got the opportunity to lead his own congregation.

We had a good conversation over coffee about the Bible and I told him I came from more of a traditional LCMS Lutheran church. He said the non denomitional church was more like a "Spirit" led or filled church and told me he bet my church was more like God the Father led or filled church. He was shocked to here my response. I said no my LCMS Lutheran church is focused on Jesus. I told him that pretty much every sermon was about Jesus and tied to Jesus Death on the Cross and Resurrection for our forgivness of sins so that we who are baptized and believe in Him have the gift of salvation and eternal life.

I recently stopped going to the non denominational Spirit Led church becuase they dropped there recovery program after a few years. I still have some friends i met there though that I keep in contact with. Over that time while attending the non denomintional church I went to a few Sunday worship services there. Way different than the LCMS. There were some things I liked but i immedietely noticed many differences too including that the Sunday "Message" wasn't always focused on Jesus and our gift of Salvation for what He did on the cross and conquering the grave for the forgiveness of sins.

I am grateful for the LCMS Lutheran church and hearing all about Jesus' gift of salvation for those who believe in Him every Sunday I go to church at an LCMS Lutheran church. I can never hear that enough! IF you go to enough Bible classes at an LCMS Lutheran church I guarentee you, you will learn about the Holy Spirit too and all its gifts including the gift of faith! Ask questions too to Pastors and others in the congregation at LCMS churches and open up that Bible and read to find out all you need to know about the Holy Spirit. After all God's word in the Sciptures including Jesus exact words in the Gospel are The Holy Spirit in Action.