The words, emptied from vessel to vessel, are so suggestive! The Holy Spirit in making use of such an expression means more than we may think from a surface or careless reading. The figure has to do with wine-making. It tells one of the methods used in producing a clear, rich, well-refined wine. It is poured into a vessel and allowed to stand for a certain length of time under respective circumstances perhaps of heat, cold, light of darkness. Then it is poured again into another.
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on Ecclesiology and helps us reflect on the study of the Church, the origins of Christianity, its relationship...
A Psalm for working with people to help make the Bible more “useful” and available to us in our daily lives.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness....
