April 2024
NKY Emmaus Community Newsletter
Union
1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
As we join ourselves to Jesus, we become one spirit with Him. This experience of being joined to Jesus is closely connected to the baptism of the Spirit. The word baptism is a Greek word meaning to immerse, submerge or overwhelm. An ancient Greek recipe for making pickles uses the word as it describes how a vegetable is first dipped in boiling water and then baptized in vinegar. As the vegetable soaks in the vinegar, it is permanently changed. Its taste and texture are so radically transformed that it becomes known by a new name: a pickle. In the same way, our baptism in the Holy Spirit so saturates us with the life of Christ that we become something radically different and entirely new. Through baptism, the love of God overwhelms our heart and we become a new creation with a new identity in Christ. It is important to understand that God alone is God and the unity that we have with the Spirit does not turn us into God. Even though a vegetable may be preserved in vinegar, it does not become vinegar, and so even though we are immersed in the Spirit, we cannot claim to be Jesus or the Holy Spirit or God. God alone is God. But neither can we think of ourselves in the old way. Because of our immersion in the Spirit, we need to accept the reality that we are an entirely new creation, a people who are becoming more and more one with Christ. A quick dip in vinegar is not enough to turn a vegetable into a pickle, and it is the same for the baptism of the Spirit. A one-off experience of the Holy Spirit or His gifts does not make for an immersion. The baptism of the Spirit is not a spiritual event but an ongoing relationship of love and unity. We can think of it like marriage. A marriage starts with a wedding, but its substance is found in the ongoing life of love. In the same way, our baptism in the Spirit is an immersion into a life of ever-growing unity with Jesus.
Luke 3:16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
In Scripture, fire is a symbol of God’s love in its awesome refining and consuming power. Here we find
that Jesus came to baptize us with the Holy Spirit and fire. Not only does Jesus want to make us one spirit with Him, He wants to utterly consume our lives with His love. Our part is to surrender to His will and become like living sacrifices, waiting on the altar for God’s fire to fall. And Jesus will be faithful. He will come to immerse us in His Spirit and fire. Then we will know that our God is a consuming fire because He lives and burns within us. Faithful is He who calls us and loves us. If we are willing, He will do it.
Your brother in Christ,
Greg Beagle Men’s walk number 39
Northern Kentucky Emmaus
Community Lay Director
De Colores
HELP WANTED!!
We need your help we have several board seats that will need to be filled starting July 1st 2024
Treasurer, Prayer, and Music, please let any current board members know if you are interested.
Please keep the Wingate family in your, prays with the passing of Greg Wingate. Also keep the Berry family in your, prays with the passing of George Berry.
“Wesley Hall”
Join us in celebrating the life and stories of George Berry over coffee and Ice cream,
Saturday April 27, @ 2pm at
Immanuel Lakeside Church
2551 Dixie Highway Lakeside Park, Ky 41017
The April Gathering will be on 4/11/24 at Immanuel Lakeside campus, with fellowship at 5:45 pm and dinner at 6:15 pm and the gathering at 7:00 pm. We will be celebrating our newest community members from Men’s walk #50. Our 4th day speaker is John Parker, facebook live will be available to watch !!
Men’s walk number 50 information “YEAH IT”S A GO !!”
Thursday April 4, 2024:
Mens walk # 50 send off/sponsor hour/Please arrive at 6:00 pm with pilgrims at dorm number 1, there will signs out which will guide you to dorm 1., Sponsor hour will be after the pilgrims are discuss from community and their sponsors.
Saturday April 6, 2024:
Mens walk # 50 Candlelight Service/All Community members and sponsors needs arrive at Family Life Center at 8:00 pm “No Earlier”, there will signs to direct to the Family Life Center.
We Need you at Candlelight! Candlelight! Candlelight!
Higher Ground Conference and retreat center
3820 Logan Creek Ln.
West Harrison, IN 47060
Just follow the Emmaus signs when you get there. The pilgrims are counting on you! Let show them what heaven will look like! Load up your car or van with fellow community members.
Sunday April 7, 2024:
Mens walk # 50 Closing
!Service/All Community members need to arrive at Family Life Center at 4:15 pm, there will signs to direct you t Family Life Center
Prayer chart
These are times available that are still needs to be fill up before the walk. You can go under the website nkemmaus.com then click on prayer, then select mens walk number 50 to sign up. Plus you can contact Mark Burns at 859-743-4526 communication chair or Sara Berry at 859-322-6076 communication assistant chair.
Friday April 5, 2024: 1:30 am, 2:00 am, 2:30 am, 3:00 am, 3:30 am, 4:00 am, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 11:30 pm.
Saturday April 6, 2024: 1:30 am, 2:00 am, 2:30 am, 3:00 am, 3:30 am, 4:00 am, 4:30 am, 1000 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:00 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:00 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:00 pm,
Sunday April 7, 2024: 1:30 am, 2:00 am, 2:30 am, 3:00 am, 4:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:30 am, 12;00 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm.
All mens walk number 50 pilgrims and team members will be publish as soon we get them finalize, please be patience!!
