GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT EXHIBITION (2018)
/In 1 Corinthians 12:7, the Apostle Paul wrote, “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” Through the Holy Spirit, we are given various gifts that, when exercised, reveal the heart of God and manifest his presence in this world. Our vision as a community is to help people and places encounter Jesus. And as a Jesus-centered people empowered by the Holy Spirit, as we exercise our gifts with those around us, God’s light and goodness and beauty and truth shine into the darkness.
We invited our people to take a spiritual gift (any single string), tie it to one of the cross’s nails, and stretch it out attaching the other end to one of the unused wooden pins. Our hope was that this simple gesture would recall to mind the transformative nature of the gift God has given each of us to steward. As God’s people manifest his Spirit, the story of the cross and resurrection bursts out into the world bringing life and freedom.
