A big thank you to everyone who helped with our Easter Sunrise Service. We had well over 100 people in attendance for the service and breakfast. I pray everyone was moved to think about why it is that Easter Matters. Easter matters everyday because the empty tomb proves Jesus was exactly who he said he was, and who the scriptures had said was coming for 1,000 years: The Messiah, the savior of the world. Easter matters because the empty tomb shows Jesus' power. Only Jesus can die, descend into hell, conquer death and hell, and be resurrected to live eternally at the right of the Father. Easter matters because the empty tomb is permanent. No one needs to keep suffering and dying for us to receive eternal life, Jesus took care of it once and for all by suffering, dying, descending to hell, conquering death and hell, and rising again.
Special thanks to Tyler Bruggink for leading worship. Tyler is simply an amazingly gifted teen and I'm so thankful God has placed him here. I've had a few people ask for songs from the service, so here they are:
All of Creation: Mercy Me
Mighty to Save: Hillsong United
Trading My Sorrows: Darrell Evans
Yell: Tyler Bruggink
In Christ Alone
This week our Middle Schoolers enjoyed the Night of a Million Nuts, which made the youth room look worse then Texas Road House (say it with me: we love you Tammy!). Actually, Ryan and I did our share of cleaning up your mess too. We also kicked of our Underground Reality: Vietnam series. We are learning about the Christians in Vietnam, a nation where Christianity is more or less outlawed (Bibles are illegal in many of the native languages and pastors are routinely jailed). It's a moving series that I hope makes us all own our faith more then ever.
For High School this week we'll be having a big scavenger hunt deal, eating pizza, and continuing our Scarred series. This is perhaps the most excited I've ever been about a series as I really think its super important, relevant, and Biblical stuff to talk about. It also happens to make me think of many Monty Python clips, which I may continue to share with you all.
Alright, enjoy your weekend everyone!
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