As we enter into Holy Week. Let us Never Lose The Wonder of the cross. This year’s focus, Never Lose The Wonder, will call our attention to the great love of the Father and the loving obedience of His Son, our Lord. If you grew up in church you may have a list of wonderful songs that remind you of the wonder of the cross. We begin this Sunday looking at the soldier who recognized Jesus was surely the Son of God…he saw the wonder of the cross. Then Friday, March 25 we will gather for the Good Friday Worship experience where the entire service will be to help us never lose the wonder. Then comes Resurrection Sunday…He is alive…He is alive indeed! You are invited to share and participate in Holy Week that we may Never Lose The Wonder. Communion at the Good Friday service and baptism on Easter Sunday. May we never, ever lose the wonder.
CALL TO MEOn Easter Sunday we will be distributing the CALL TO ME devotional prayer guides. We have created a 50 day devotional guide to be used in Connection Groups and by individuals to call us to a season of prayer. This season of prayer is based on Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” From Easter to Pentecost, we are inviting and encouraging our entire church family and friends to call to God. Let us prepare our hearts, our wills, our minds and our bodies for a fresh new work of God. Imagine, 500 of us, all praying together, praying in one accord calling on Him. It takes extraordinary power to accomplish extraordinary things. Let’s call on Him and trust Him to do what He alone can do. Our hope is that every Connection Group will find a way to work this into their meeting time. Perhaps you could begin or end your group time with the devotion for that day. Use this as an opportunity to deliver the Devotional book to absentee members. Be creative and open…call to Him and see what great and unsearchable thing he tells you. I will begin a teaching series from God’s Word on the same theme…Call To Me. What great timing. Following the Holy Week emphasis on the wonder of the cross, now we turn to our Father in prayer for 50 days. May His will be done.
See you Sunday, good Lord willing
Pastor Tom
