In this video, I talk about how Easter changes our perspective on a world that could otherwise be filled with fear. Because of Easter, Christians have a message of hope to share. As we look to the future and the “restart” following the Coronavirus shutdown, how will our churches be different? And why would we worry when we have a God that is powerful over even the grave?!
Some Scriptures and References:
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. – John 20:19-22
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? – Matthew 6:25-26
Thom Rainer, “Your Church is Now a Blank Slate” https://tinyurl.com/ThomRainerBlankSlate
Pastoral Leadership Institute: Pivot & Pioneering, https://tinyurl.com/PLIPivotAndPioneer
May you stay healthy and joyful in the Lord and look to Jesus instead of to your fears!
in Him,
Pastor Augie