We invite you to join us for two new
Holy Week Services:

Holy Thursday* at 7pm April 13
and
Good Friday *at 7pm April 14

Please join Reverends Richard, Alice, and Shannon for both of these experiential worship services as we prepare for our celebration Easter Sunday!

Points:

Easter is a celebration of the resurrection but it is even more. Jesus’ resurrection was more than giving us eternal life, more than expanding the ‘quantity’ of life. It was about helping us experience a greater quality of life. Easter is a time of renewal and rebirth that reminders us that the resurrecting power of the Christ is still alive. It lives within each of us. The power of God that resurrected Jesus from death is the same power that can transform our lives from fear, sadness, loneliness, despair, and anger in our selves, families, communities and the world.
Do you have a problem or situation in your life that feels hopeless?
Is there a part of you that you have allowed to die?

Jesus did not just want us to celebrate the great miracle of His resurrection He wanted each of us to learn from it so that we could experience the great miracle of our own resurrection. The message of Easter is a message of hope for us in overcoming situations that we think are hopeless. The resurrecting power of the Christ is waiting to uplift us and transform us so that we will arise and boldly move forth to live the life that God is calling us to live.

Practice:

1. Write down 3 beliefs or habits that you are willing to release to help you move forward in living your best life.
2. Write down 3 qualities that you want to resurrect or bring to life in you.  Patience? Joy? Kindness? Love? Creativity? Compassion?
3. Write down a commitment statement for the type of person you want to be and the kind of life you want to live. Read it every morning and each night. For example, ‘I am a loving child of God. Today I will be a light of peace and understanding to all I meet.’

Questions:

1. Is there an area in your life that you have allowed to die? Is there a part of you that feels dead or lifeless?
2. How would you describe the resurrecting power of God?
3. Have you ever had a ‘resurrection’ experience in your life?
4. If you were transformed in all the ways you desired, how differently would you live your life starting today?

Affirmation:

The resurrecting power of the Christ within transforms my life. I leave behind the old and fully embrace the new. I am committed to living a Christ-centered God directed life.
I, _______________, am lifted to new heights. I arise and boldly move forth to live the glorious life I have been called to live. I am transformed. Thank you God!  Amen.