I asked if I could fly the helicopter and help drop the 20,000 candy filled plastic eggs. They said “No, the last pastor they let fly the helicopter got cold and tried to turn the big fan off!” So, I will see you all on the ground, meeting our guests and helping them have a blast with the children. Our thanks for your prayers and service. This should be another outrageously fun event.
Resurrection Sunday is just around the corner. It hardly seems like it, but Easter is only three Sundays away. We have a beautiful Holy Week focus this year: ALL. We start Holy Week with Palm Sunday celebrating a God and Savior who Gave it ALL. Then a reflective Good Friday service remembering He Paid it ALL. On Resurrection Sunday we celebrate our God and Savior who Conquered it ALL. Just a reminder of our evangelistic opportunity: Easter is one of the main religious cultural events for the under churched and unchurched community. Many of our family and friends will come to our Easter service if we invite them. Most of them will totally accept our invitation if we invite them out to eat after the service. Pray now and ask our Father to lay a name on your heart. Perhaps a coworker, a family member or neighbor? You know they will hear great praise music and the Good News of what God has done for us through His Son, our Lord Jesus.
*A special note to our church family. As we do every year, we expect overflow crowds on Easter Sunday and Christmas Eve. Could we ask you for a favor? Those of us who can, could you be prepared to stand during the Easter service? Particularly, I am asking our men. We will bring down over a 100 extra seats. The praise team will stay on stage so the first row will be wide open. The old hymn says it well…Stand up, stand up for Jesus.
Love you all and look forward to seeing you Saturday at the Eater Egg Drop and Sunday at Worship.
Pastor Tom
