Easter is coming. Are you ready?

April 18, 2011

In  few short days, he Christian world will celebrate Easter. The most holy of all Christian days. As Paul stated, "if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" 1 Cor 15:14

On this day of days many people, who never grace the doors of the church, will come to see all the hype. They are not there by happenstance. I don't believe in chance or luck. Rather, I believe every one who comes into the doors of your church this week are there by divine appointment. God has been working in their lives and they are coming to find answers, comfort, and transformation. I believe they will come seeking answers to one of four basic questions:

1. If God is real, does he really care about me?

2. What can God do to fix my life from is present downward spiral.

3. Do these people really care about me?

4. Where do I fit in?

Yet in the midst of the hype and hustle, I think there is another important element that can't be forgotten. On the cross, Christ gave of himself everything. He left nothing back! He gave unto death because he loves this foolish, self-centered, fallen and sinful race. He Gave! remember that thought.

Easter service cannot be allowed to become nothing more than a concert and a call without a mission. Our attractional elements are good and proper, but they serve a purpose. That purpose doesn't stop when someone gives their life to Jesus. Rather, that is just the beginning. Let this Easter be about living. love AND serving your community. Find a way to help people shift the focus off themselves and onto those around them. Call them not only to repentance, but also to a live of continuous and ultimate giving.

After all the cross and resurrection was not simply for the sake of salvation. The goal is Christlikeness! That is seen only as we give ourselves away for the sake of those foolish, self-centered, fallen people around us. Easter is coming are you ready?

Posted 4/18/2011 in Stephen Gray | 0 Comments - Add Comment