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We continued our study of the Holy Spirit. We took a moment to unpack the definition of the word Spirit and how it directly relates to our existence and the creative power that follows the Spirit of God wherever it goes.The Old Testament was almost entirely written in Hebrew. Some parts in Aramaic.Hebrew word for Spirit - Ruach: breath, wind, spirit.Hebrew word for Sacred/Holy - KodeshThe New Testament was written in Greek, which was the common language at the time.Greek word for Spirit - PneumaThis is where we get our English words - Pneumatic, pneumonia.In Genesis 1:2 we read that the Spirit hovered over the waters and this was the precursor to all of creation being created. In the Gospels we read how the Spirit overshadowed Mary and life was created in her and in time she gave birth to Jesus. Pastor Eric emphasized one of the beautiful dynamics of the Spirit is wherever the Spirit is, life is created. It is because of the Spirit we become a new creation. As we journey through this study as a community we want to encourage each of us to take some time out of our lives to continue to express your personal desire for a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Let’s be a people who welcome the Spirit of God in our lives.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

On Sunday, pastor Candace encouraged us to continue to grow, mature, and expand as disciples of Jesus. She challenged us, by asking if: Loving God and loving people are mutually exclusive or if we are capable of being people of deep conviction while also being able to hold space for others?At Studio, we aim to be a multi dimensional community, (ethnically, culturally, and generationally) who live surrendered to God, and gather around the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. To do life with people that are different from us is our dream and we also acknowledge that it requires more of us. We need more of God’s love and to grow in:Humility (Having an appropriate relationship with our opinion - Jim McNeish)Curiosity of other peopleThe ability to triangulate truth (value others perspectives to get to a more whole picture)Let us continue to grow in our love and conviction for the Lord, as we grow in our love for humanity.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

Pastor Shayna shared a talk titled “Reclaiming your identity”. It was an incredible reminder that when we forget who we are we begin to live a life inferior to what we were designed to live. Here are 3 things to remember:Knowing who you are introduces us to God the creator and invites people around you on the journey of discovering who they are.Knowing who you are, keeps you from believing the lies, and renews your strength.Knowing who you are, and where you come from allows you to move in the power of God without doubt. He gave you this authority: it's in your DNA.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In part 2 of the Holy Spirit series, we reflected on how the Bible is a collection of writings from approximately forty separate authors, written on three separate continents (Asia, Africa and Europe), comprised in three separate languages (Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek), and was compiled over the span of an estimated 1,500–1,600 years. This is helpful to understand as we look at what Paul and Luke say about the Holy Spirit: two different and yet complementary views.When we embrace what these two authors wrote about the Holy Spirit we are invited into a broader view of what baptism of the Holy Spirit is. Pastor Eric, encouraged us to embrace a "both/and" instead of an "either/or" when it comes to Paul and Luke's perspective and experience with the Spirit of God.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In part one of Holy Spirit, Pastor Eric did a study on some of the dynamic stories in the earlier parts of the Bible where you see the Spirit of God active in the lives of different individuals. These stories of old help us to see the intention of God, the heart of God and what happens when His Spirit is in someone.When we read the words of Jesus towards the end of his life, he says "I must go, so someone else can come in my place". Just a little while later the Holy Spirit came to a small group of people in Acts 2. It is here we learn the Spirit of God in our life is now meant to be normative for everyone who says yes to Jesus. Listen to today's talk to gain a foundational understanding on the intent. of God with his Spirit for humanity.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

On Fathers day, Pastor Eric shared a message titled “Fathers and Men”. He asked two questions to all the men and fathers. The first question was: Who is building your foundation? Jon Tyson said “Secularism disciples a man to learn to live without God”. As men and fathers, one of the most important decisions we can make is to be intentional about who we are allowing to shape and form us. We looked at the life of Daniel, who refused to be shaped by the culture he lived in and he continually turned his attention to God. The second question was: Is your inner world designed for greatness? Eric encouraged all of us to become men of strong character. He talked through the 3 stages of developing character, where an attribute moves from an idea to becoming who you are. We have this incredible opportunity to become men who take ownership of our inner world so greatness can happen.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In part 3 of God on mute, we flipped the script. Instead of talking about when God is silent we talked about when God is loud. In the journey of our human experience and for those who have chosen to follow God, we talked about how we are designed to hear and sense God. Our experiences throughout our life essentially shape and form our perspectives and how we view the world. How we see the world also affects how and what decisions we make. As we journey through life, it is essential to allow the good news of Jesus to shape our perspectives and thinking continually. So the decisions we make are not made from fear, pain, rejection but rather from a place of freedom, redemption, adventure, and endless possibilities. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

This week we took time to give a broad update on Studio. We talked about a variety of things that have happened and are going on from Studio Kids, baptisms, baby dedications. So many wonderful things to celebrate of what is taking place in our community. We also chatted for a few minutes around some of the dynamics we are navigating as leaders in regards to our Sunday gatherings and the growth of attendance. One of things that is important to us as well is to give an update on Studio's finances in it's first year as well as how we manage our finances for transparency purposes. We ended the time together talking about what we want to focus on in the next 6 months when it comes to spiritual development and formation. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

Have you ever thought about the Early Church and their relationship to the words: potential, purpose, goals, and the like? Today, those words are front and center when it comes to how the majority of us build our lives and even how we position ourselves to serve God. These words in and of themselves are very good words, but in a society that measures value by how big and fast things are, these words can become challenges to us as disciples of Jesus as we attempt to build “big lives” and “big results” to please Him.In the talk this week, Pastor Tinasha explores what it would look like to take the pressure off of ourselves, to abandon the human need for epic, to lean into the Father’s heart for replicating his culture and his nature in the land. I believe there is freedom for us all in returning to the simple and aligning with the truth that we are already enough, significant, and fully loved as sons and daughters of God, and from this love, we get the privilege to participate in our Father’s greatest dream: reconciliation of all things to Himself.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In this talk, Pastor Eric continues on the topic of free will, the will of God and why does it seem God goes on mute when you are making major decisions in life. As we move through life, each environment we create or step into shapes and forms us. Each of these spaces often has unwritten limitations or boundaries. You learn where the lines are and where they exist. Whether it be your work, school, home, or your third place. If you choose to exist, whether you want to or not, in these environments you have to in many ways accept these limitations or boundaries in order to be able to function and get along in it. Limitations and boundaries can be really beautiful and play a vital role in the success of relationships, environments, purpose and what it seeks to be. However, when you start talking about creating a future and when these limitations become self-imposed limitations you won't create a future but instead you will recreate your past. Start making decisions that break off limitations and boundaries that are no longer for you. They no longer need to exist in your life and you want to create a future without todays limitations.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!