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On Wednesday, 2.17.10 here at St. Matthew UMC we had our Ash Wednesday Service. A great time in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was had by all! We had a packed house and the Spirit was High! We fellowshipped here at St. Matthew UMC with our brothers and sisters from Bethel….The Church at Franklin Mills. All I can say is; What A Blessing! Pastor Rob Tarnoviski was our Guest Preacher of the evening and he reminded us of the true meaning of Repentance and Reconciliation during this season of Lent! He reminded us to be true about our Repentance and not to play games because we can’t pull the wool over God’s Eyes…He Knows the truths of our Hearts! He reminded us that the purpose of giving up something that we love is to realize that God is Everything that we need ALL the Time! The message was on time and it fell on fertile soil. God moved through this place and started healing broken hearts as people prayed that God would reveal their hearts so that they could repent!
Now moving forward to Sunday February 21, 2010, a Holy Ghost filled great time was had by all. The Praise Ensemble ushered us into the Spirit of Praise and Worship rendering the selections; Let the Glory of the Lord, Open the Eyes of My Heart, and I Feel the Presence. The Holy Spirit prepared all hearts to receive the Word of God from Minister Victor Gimenez. However, before Minister Vic rendered his sermon Bro. Hasker Thomas shared his testimony on reconciliation and sung a song that God placed on his heart to write, God…He Will Heal Your Broken Heart. After that, Minister Victor Gimenez kept the worship going after the selection he said, “The Spirit of God is heavy in this Place!” He began to pray for the healing that was taking place in St. Matthew. He continued the series on Reconciliation with the title “Ministering Reconciliation ” which came from 2 Corinthians 5:11-17. He spoke on how because of Christ’s love, he died for us! So we must die to ourselves and no longer live in ourselves. He mentioned that this is God’s house…not talking about the four walls of this church; We are God’s Church! So if we are in Christ, we are new creations. Everything old about us has passed away and EVERYTHING has to become new! We are God’s Peculiar people we handle Reconciliation the way the Holy Spirit would have us to handle Reconciliation through Love and Truth…not the way the World does!