I had a great time last week. It was nice to get away for a few days, spend time with Zac and watch some pretty good basketball. No, I didn’t go to the NCAA I went to the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Tournament in Springfield, MO. 344 teams from across the country met for a week of basketball played in 30 different gyms throughout Springfield. You can go to all the games you want, no admission is charged and you can watch everything from elementary through high school both boys and girls. I got my fix for the year in one dose!
Now it is back to work. We have our Mission Banquet this week (March 27). On Sunday morning March 29 we will be observing the Lord’s Table in our morning worship. Then Easter is just around the corner. Let me emphasize a couple of things about Easter. First our outreach team is working on an egg hunt for the community. We need you to supply as many plastic eggs filled with candy as possible. This is a huge undertaking for us and time is short. Maybe your class or department could take it on as a project. We need “hundreds” of eggs. The candy needs to be the kind that will not melt! There will be games, food, prizes and lots of fun. For more information contact Keith Cannon.
Second, we are having a very special service on Good Friday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. In this service we will celebrate the Lord’s Table and the choir will present a Tenebrae service. This service will recreate the betrayal, abandonment, and the agony of the events leading up to and including the cross. I hope that you will come as we gather in remembrance of our Lord’s dying for His people. Come and join us as we enter into His suffering in anticipation of His resurrection. I can promise you if you will join with us on Friday, Sunday will have new meaning. Join us in the Shadow of Sacrifice on Good Friday followed by the joy of Resurrection Sunday. I’ll see you this coming Lord’s Day as we gather in joyful celebration of our new life in Christ.
Rod