Preparing for Sunday, April 26th
According to Lovett Weems of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership, one of our essential tasks as a church is to ask the right questions and one of the most important questions we can ask is this:
“What would be missing if our church ceased to exist? Would it leave a hole in our community?”
During Lent, we prayed for the community of Grant and how we can best be in ministry to this community. During the season of Easter, I would like to challenge us to meditate on Weem’s question. What difference would it make to Grant and to the Kingdom Of God if New Life did not exist? What do we bring to God’s kingdom?
In the coming months, we will be talking together about God’s vision for New Life and I think answering this question will help us know and understand New Life and her ministry in Grant better.
This week in worship, we’ll hear about the very first Easter according to the Gospel of Matthew as some of our youth lead us in worship.
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” 8So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” Matthew 28:1-10
See you on Sunday!