Easter is 17 days away! The anticipation is killing me! I am so looking forward to Easter Sunday! Why? Obviously it is the chocolate bunny that I get on Easter Sunday morning, or my new Sunday-go-to-meetin’ clothes, or the Area Wide Pastor’s Easter Egg Hunt. I betcha didn’t know we had that!
Actually it is not all that…….
It is interesting what Easter has become in our culture. Obviously biblically speaking it is the day we celebrate the actual, literal resurrection of our Savior Jesus!
It has become that and more. It has become somewhat of a holiday, but the most significant aspect of the day, in my mind, is that it is the ONE day a year that most people attend church.
I have heard a lot of regular church attenders talk critical of “Easter-Only” attenders, but I have a favorable attitude toward Easter!
Listen and Listen closely! I believe we have created the BEST environment in East Atlanta for Christ-Followers to invite their friends and family to hear about Jesus! It is awesome and it is special to be able to have absolute confidence that you can invite a friend without any fear whatsoever that you will be embarrassed by what someone will say or do. You know that their experience at Church at the Grove is going to be the greatest opportunity for them to experience God and hear about Christ AND to meet some authentic, real Christ-followers that REALLY care about them!
Bottom-Line–Easter is an incredible opportunity to invite your friends, family, pets, imaginary friends, therapists, and neighbors to go to Church at the Grove!
- Here is what I would like for you to do over the next couple of weeks:Pray…..Pray for God to do something BIG in people’s lives as a result of the opportunity we have at Easter. Pray for the people you can invite. Pray for the service. Pray for your role as a volunteer on that day. Pray for the music, worship, creative elements, sermon…..EVERYTHING!Make a list of people……LOTS of people you can invite to come with you to Church at the Grove. Most people are willing to go to church on Easter…but many won’t without an invite.
Plan to eat lunch or a meal THAT Sunday with someone you invite. Build a relationship!
Put together an Easter basket of chocolate and Starbuck’s products for your Pastors. (okay, I am just kidding on that one! Simply a poor attempt at a subliminal message.)
Plan helping and serving in a way to WOW people with the love of Christ and great “Church at the Grove” hospitality!
- Did I say invite people! Jesus said to “go out into the highways and ‘compel’ them to come”! GET PEOPLE THERE!
Thank you for making this the greatest church to lead and pastor.
God is up to something BIG! I do not want to MISS it.
Thanks for all you do! We are excited about our Easter services as well. Each person in our family has invited a friend. Can’t wait to see who will come.
The EARS are definitely the best part!!
The Terrell’s