On Sunday, we kicked off a 3-week series leading up to Easter called "3 Days." We are dealing with the 3 most important days in history (from HUMANITY'S perspective, that is)...the (1) Death, (2) Burial, and (3) Resurrection of Christ.
This week we talked about His death.
A few thoughts...
- De-De-Sensitization -- That's what the goal was this week...to DE-desensitize people to the death of Christ. (That is, dealing head-on with the "Ho-Hum-Attitude" people can develop about the SHOCKING death of the Creator at the hands of His creation...& the SHOCKING humility & love of the King of Kings to subject Himself to that for US!!!)
- Identification -- This was another benefit of the the death of Christ that I had to cut from the message this week. Christ's death offers me identification -- that Christ is the one worthy Savior & Lord. Check out Revelation 5:9-12 for more info.
- Setting the Stage -- Our Weekend Service Team (WST) changed up the appearance of the stage, putting the big screen behind me with the massive crosses projected on it. I thought it was a REALLY effective visual this week. (THANK YOU for your creativity & flexibility, team!!) Next week, they plan to ramp it up even more. We'll be talking "The Burial of Christ." :-)
- Diving Deeper -- There are so many great resources to help you dive deeper into the significance of the cross in our everyday lives. Here are a few.
- The Gospel and It's Meaning by Harry L. Poe (I used this week.)
- The Cross of Calvary by Jessie Penn-Lewis
- The Blood of Christ by Andrew Murray
- The Complete Green Letters by Miles J. Stanford (A CLASSIC!)
- God-Sized Goals -- We're praying & trusting God for some GOD-SIZED goals this Easter...
- 4 -- Adding a 4th service on Saturday night for Easter
- 7 -- Every person inviting 7 people to Grace
- 1800 -- Seeing 1800 people at Grace that weekend
- 100 -- Seeing 100 people come to Christ that weekend
See you next week as we talk "The Burial of Christ."
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