A PRAYER FOR EASTER POWER (1 OF 2)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-20
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A Prayer for Easter Power (1 of 2)
Series: My Prayer for You
Scott Maze
Ephesians 1:19-20
Many of you are working to restore kitchens and bathrooms in your homes as water pipes have burst in freezing temperatures from several weeks ago here in Texas. I am so grateful for the kindness I hear from so many of you as you respond to church family in need. You opened your homes and helped both physically and financially carry the burdens for those in need. Now before a couple of weeks ago, I didn't know an organization like ERCOT even existed. Now we all know they exist. ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas. While I don't aim to point fingers as so many people worked so hard to restore power, many on the board have resigned. More than 4 million Texas were reported to be without power during an unprecedented winter storm. Get the magnitude of this for a moment: ERCOT is responsible for scheduling power on an electric grid that connects more than 46,500 miles of transmission lines.
According to experts, Texas lost nearly half of its generating capacity and was just minutes away from a total meltdown of its energy grid. What makes the glaring weakness in power so frustrating is that Texas is the nation's largest energy producers.
Carolina Reaper
Talk about your powerful things, what might look like ordinary hot sauce, but the Carolina Reaper was genetically tweaked by Ed Currie, aka Smokin' Ed. Ed came up with the Carolina Reaper, the hottest thing in Fort Mills, South Carolina. The former banker turned to doing some pepper farming and started the PuckerButt Pepper Company. His chili pepper won the award of the Guinness Book of World Records for hottest pepper. One 34 year old man said he was in the hospital for days after eating one Carolina Reaper pepper.
I bring this recent event up, because is Ephesians 1 contains a prayer for power (page 1159 pew Bibles). It's not electrical power but spiritual, moral, and supernatural power av ...
Series: My Prayer for You
Scott Maze
Ephesians 1:19-20
Many of you are working to restore kitchens and bathrooms in your homes as water pipes have burst in freezing temperatures from several weeks ago here in Texas. I am so grateful for the kindness I hear from so many of you as you respond to church family in need. You opened your homes and helped both physically and financially carry the burdens for those in need. Now before a couple of weeks ago, I didn't know an organization like ERCOT even existed. Now we all know they exist. ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas. While I don't aim to point fingers as so many people worked so hard to restore power, many on the board have resigned. More than 4 million Texas were reported to be without power during an unprecedented winter storm. Get the magnitude of this for a moment: ERCOT is responsible for scheduling power on an electric grid that connects more than 46,500 miles of transmission lines.
According to experts, Texas lost nearly half of its generating capacity and was just minutes away from a total meltdown of its energy grid. What makes the glaring weakness in power so frustrating is that Texas is the nation's largest energy producers.
Carolina Reaper
Talk about your powerful things, what might look like ordinary hot sauce, but the Carolina Reaper was genetically tweaked by Ed Currie, aka Smokin' Ed. Ed came up with the Carolina Reaper, the hottest thing in Fort Mills, South Carolina. The former banker turned to doing some pepper farming and started the PuckerButt Pepper Company. His chili pepper won the award of the Guinness Book of World Records for hottest pepper. One 34 year old man said he was in the hospital for days after eating one Carolina Reaper pepper.
I bring this recent event up, because is Ephesians 1 contains a prayer for power (page 1159 pew Bibles). It's not electrical power but spiritual, moral, and supernatural power av ...
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