Resurrection Sunday

Was it a morning like this?   Were you there when they crucified my Lord?  The apex of Christian thought, celebration, theology and joy is found in what we celebrate this weekend....Easter.  He is Risen!  He is risen, indeed!  Who has God put on your heart to invite to join you this weekend?   The Good Friday and Easter services are easy invite events.  I'm praying for my friend Trevor and his mom and dad who will be joining us in the 2nd service on Sunday.  Who do you need to place a phone call to right now?  Which house across the street do you need to walk to later today and ask, "Would you join me for Easter?" In 1971, Jim and his wife, Marilyn poked their heads into a small church in New York.  They had been religious as kids but since their late teens had wandered from any expression of faith.     That day, Easter Sunday, 1971, the Lord opened their eyes to something.  In the parking lot after the service, Jim said, "These people have a peace that I don't have."  After the Pastor followed up with them a few times, Jim and his wife gave their lives to the Lord a few weeks later.  The Lord has used them to impact countless lives for eternity in the years following. By 1977, Noel had been a Christmas/Easter Christian for many years.  She came for the music, but that was the extent of it.  On Easter, 1978, her sister-in-law invited her to the services at their church in Danville, California.  It was on that day the Lord met Noel and she yielded her life to Christ.  Years later, she serves faithfully.  This weekend, Noel and her husband, Dan will be singing their hearts out for the Lord in the choir.  We never know when and how God will work.  Might you be used this weekend in one of your dear friends’ lives?  I'm praying for boldness for all of us and for you to hear and follow the Lord's leading.  May His grace cover you and may His strength and power surround you.  And may all your friends respond with, "Yes!  I'd love to go with you!" Pastor Nate