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Weekly Update for Sunday, April 14, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is on God’s Provision.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday night from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

VBS Mark your calendars for the week of June 24-28! We’d love to have your 3-year-old through rising 6th grader join us as we learn about God’s rock solid truth in a world of shifting sands.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for April are toys.

Small Group Bible Study Wally Liechty is preparing for a small group to study the short biography of Marie Monsen, The Awakening; Revival in China 1927 – 1937. If you’d like to join the group, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Weekly Update for Sunday, April 7, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is on God’s Provision.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday night from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

VBS Mark your calendars for the week of June 24-28! Calling all kids 3 years old through the 5th grade to join us as we learn about God’s rock solid truth in a world of shifting sands.

Easter Candy Donations Thank you to everyone who donated candy for the Easter Egg Hunt!

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for April are toys. Also, you can give towards the special offering for shoebox postage today at the Welcome Center.

Small Group Bible Study Wally Liechty is preparing for a small group to study the short biography of Marie Monsen, The Awakening; Revival in China 1927 – 1937. If you’d like to join the group, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

First Sunday Offerings We are grateful for those who partner with us financially through their offerings. As a reminder, any loose cash that comes in on the first Sunday of each month is designated for the church’s benevolence fund. 

Church Office Closed The church office will be closed on Monday.

Evidence for Easter

I love Easter. We’ve just come through what for pastors is the most wonderful and exhausting time of the year (along with Christmas). But I love it. I love sunrise services, shared breakfast, and the increased crowds on Easter Sunday. But most of all I love the Truth that Easter celebrates.

I don’t love the view of Easter that equates it with springtime, the yearly cycle of birth-death-and rebirth, and some vague sentiment of “what Easter means to us all.” I especially don’t love the claim that Jesus’ resurrection was a myth.

I’m with the Apostle Paul: if Jesus didn’t really rise from the dead, “we are of all people most to be pitted.” (1 Cor. 15:19) If I didn’t really believe that Jesus rose from the dead, I’d quit the ministry and go get an honest job.

There are what are called “minimal facts” about the death of Jesus and what happened next. That means that even disbelieving, skeptical scholars admit the following:

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Weekly Update for Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024

Easter Sunday There will be a Sunrise Service at 6:30 followed by a special breakfast. Sunday School will begin at 9:00, with Morning Worship beginning at 10:00.

Easter Egg Hunt Families, join us for an Easter Egg Hunt this morning following the Worship Service!

Youth Group (6th–12thThere will be no Youth Group meeting tonight.

No Evening Service There will be no Evening Service tonight in order to allow families to spend more time together.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thBible Explorers is back this week! Join us Wednesday night from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for March are personal hygiene items. We will have a special offering for shoebox postage on Sunday, April 7.

Small Group Bible Study Wally Liechty is preparing for a small group to study the short biography of Marie Monsen, The Awakening; Revival in China 1927 – 1937. If you’d like to join the group, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

VBS Mark your calendars for the week of June 24-28! Calling all kids 3 years old through the 5th grade to join us as we learn about God’s rock solid truth in a world of shifting sands

Weekly Update for Sunday, March 24, 2024

Palm Sunday Today there will be a special presentation of “Christ in the Passover” during Worship Service. The Treehouse kids will be with us in the sanctuary this morning

Youth Group There will be no Youth Group meeting tonight.

Bible Explorers There is no Bible Explorers this week. We’ll be back together next Wednesday, April 3.

No Midweek Service There will be no Wednesday night Bible study and prayer meeting as we will be having a service on Good Friday.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service There will be a Tenebrae Service (Service of Shadows) in the church sanctuary on Friday, March 29, at 7:30 pm. The Lord’s Table will be observed during this service. There will be no sermon, only hymns and Scripture Readings.

Easter Sunday There will be a Sunrise Service at 6:30 followed by a special breakfast. Sunday School will begin at 9:00, with Morning Worship beginning at 10:00. There will be an Egg Hunt for families following the service. There will be no evening service to allow families more time together. 

Annie Armstrong Envelopes are available for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering at the Welcome Center

Small Group Bible Study Wally Liechty is preparing for a small group to study the short biography of Marie Monsen, The Awakening; Revival in China 1927 – 1937. If you’d like to join the group, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

VBS Mark your calendars for the week of June 24-28 as we learn about God’s rock solid truth in a world of shifting sands.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for March are personal hygiene items. We will have a special offering for shoebox postage on Sunday, April 7.

Weekly Update for Sunday, March 17, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is on God’s Provision.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for March are personal hygiene items. 

Midweek Prayer Wednesdays leading up to Easter we are having special seasons of prayer at 6:30 pm in the church sanctuary. We begin together and then break off individually to finish the time. You may slip in before, during or after, and slip out when you have finished praying.

Annie Armstrong The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering is used to fund mission projects in North America. Envelopes are available on the Welcome Center.

Small Group Bible Study Wally Liechty is preparing for a small group to study the short biography of Marie Monsen, The Awakening; Revival in China 1927 – 1937. If you’d like to join the group, please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Trustees Meeting There will be a trustees meeting following the morning service.

Weekly Update for Sunday, March 10, 2024

Daylight Savings Time Remember to set your clock ahead one hour this Saturday evening.

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is on the Fruit of the Spirit.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for March are personal hygiene items.

Midweek Prayer Wednesdays leading up to Easter we are having special seasons of prayer at 6:30 pm in the church sanctuary. We begin together and then break off individually to finish the time. You may slip in before, during or after, and slip out when you have finished praying.

Annie Armstrong The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering is used to fund mission projects in North America. Envelopes are available on the Welcome Center.

Easter Candy Donations You can donate bags of wrapped candy for our Easter Egg Hunt through Sunday, March 17. 

Weekly Update for Sunday, March 3, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is on the Fruit of the Spirit.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for March are personal hygiene items.

Daylight Savings Time Remember to set your clock ahead one hour next Saturday evening.

Midweek Prayer Wednesdays leading up to Easter we are having special seasons of prayer at 6:30 pm in the church sanctuary. We begin together and then break off individually to finish the time. You may slip in before, during or after, and slip out when you have finished praying.

Annie Armstrong The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering is used to fund mission projects in North America. Envelopes are available on the Welcome Center.

Easter Candy Donations You can donate bags of wrapped candy for our Easter Egg Hunt through Sunday, March 17.