Palm Sunday & Easter
Whats up Church,
These previous two Sundays we had digital worship providers on-line, obtainable by means of Fb, YouTube, and our web site, fbctlh.org. We are going to do the identical for the service this Sunday, April 5, celebrating Palm Sunday by honoring Jesus as our King. I can’t let you know how a lot I miss seeing you week by week and worshipping with you in particular person, however I proceed to be grateful for how God has blessed us with the assets and great individuals to carry digital providers as we’ve got.
EASTER SUNDAY
Final week we communicated that we had been holding off on making a call about our Easter providers on April 12, as a result of significance of Easter Sunday. Sadly, in gentle of the rising unfold of Covid-19 and the continued want for social distancing, we will likely be unable to bodily collect collectively on Easter, or for any Wednesday or Sunday in April. We did take into account and discover a number of ways in which we would be capable to collect on Easter, contemplating what a big out of doors gathering or renting a big car parking zone and inspiring individuals to park their vehicles collectively for the service might appear like, however finally concluded that we couldn’t do a service like this and nonetheless observe finest practices in stopping publicity to the virus. All providers for April will likely be digital providers. We are going to work to place collectively essentially the most God-honoring, Jesus-centered, Spirit-pushed digital service that we are able to for Easter, and the following time we meet we are going to have fun “Resurrection Sunday,” at any time when that may be.
We do have a number of alternatives we’re encouraging individuals to take part in for Easter:
- Palm Sunday Service, 9:00AM on April 5
- Maundy Thursday Service, 6:00PM on April 9
- A self-guided time of worship for Good Friday, April 10, consisting of Scripture studying and prayer, that we are going to electronic mail to everybody, submit on our web site, and share on social media
- Easter Sunday Service, 9:00AM on April 12
Usually, Easter is our highest attended Sunday of the 12 months, and I might be encouraging you to hope and take into account who you need to invite to our Easter providers. I need to ask that you just nonetheless do this, though this invitation now may consist of a textual content, an electronic mail, or a social media submit with the hyperlink for this service. We may be remoted, however the Nice Fee mustn’t ever be quarantined. Please proceed to think about how we are able to attain out to our neighbors, co-employees, classmates, buddies, and households with the gospel. Individuals who would by no means attend a church service may be keen to observe a digital service after which have a dialog about it afterward. Let’s work collectively to make our Easter providers essentially the most-watched and shared digital service we’ve ever had.
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO WORSHIP
Along with our Easter providers and actions, we’re persevering with to ship out and make obtainable assets for household worship, youth ministry, and kids’s ministry. We’re facilitating digital SMBS lessons, classes, and conferences. We’re posting a mid-week Bible research each Wednesday. We’re posting every day instances of prayer. All of these items can be found by means of our web site, social media, and YouTube, and can proceed all through April.
Please additionally proceed to be looking out for bulletins by means of electronic mail, social media, and our e-newsletter on persevering with alternatives for ministry and mission. Our neighborhood wants us to be the church, to like and serve and minister within the identify of Jesus Christ. We have now alternatives to assist feed hungry individuals, take part in making masks, collect groceries and different requirements for individuals who can’t or shouldn’t depart their properties, and a lot extra. And if you’re in any type of want, please don’t hesitate to succeed in out and tell us how we might help.
I’m praying for you. One passage of Scripture I preserve coming again to throughout this time is Psalm 34, and I’m praying a number of of the requests from this psalm for you, for our church and for myself. “God, assist us to extol you always. God, let your reward be at all times on our lips. Might we glorify you and exalt your identify collectively. Assist us to look on you and be radiant, by no means shameful or afraid. Save us from our troubles. Assist us style and see that you’re good, and the way blessed we’re once we take refuge in you.” These are prayers we are able to at all times belief God to reply.
God bless,
Pastor Gary
