At Pender UMC Common Ground Contemporary Worship on Sunday, August 6, 2023, Pastor Bruce Johnson preached on New Identity in Christ: Powered by the Spirits (Acts 2:1-4). The gospel reading was Matthew 14:13-21.

The Common Ground Praise Band under the direction of Uriah Moore sang Breathe On Us, All Who Are Thirsty, Spirit of the Living God, Same God and Greater.