Emphasis Preaching Journal

Baptism with the Holy Spirit draws people into spiritual communion with God, and thus they become brothers and sisters with Christ. This tends to be taken for granted much of the time. Several years ago, in response to the Just Peace priority voted on by General Synod, many churches in the United Church of Christ voted to become Just Peace churches, meaning that the pursuit of Just Peace understandings and ministries was a specific priority in those churches. No doubt, the process of coming to that decision varied widely from church to church.