Easter Series: Closer and Closer
The resurrection means deeper relationships with God and one another.
Series Overview
At Easter, we celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead; but this is no ghostly apparition. Jesus returns in the flesh to be close once again with his friends and to bring them closer with one another. There is tenderness and physicality highlighted in the resurrection narratives, people coming together to hear and respond to this amazing news. Before Jesus' followers become the heroic saints of the church, they are simply a group of friends hearing and telling one another a story for which they can barely find words. Like bedtime stories and old family lore, we share our stories in relationships close and safe so that we will be equipped to share boldly the story of Jesus in the world.
April 23rd - Reach Out and Touch - 1 Peter 1:3- 9; John 20:19-31
There is no judgment for asking questions or for needing a little more convincing than someone else.
April 30th - Walking with Jesus - Luke 24:13- 35 (The Walk to Emmaus)
Today we will read of what must have been the most beautiful seven-mile walk of all time.
May 7th - Someone to Watch over You - John 10:1-10
Together with all God's people we gather as a flock to learn and know what it means to know, trust, and follow the Good Shepherd.
May 14th - Living Stones - 1 Peter 2:2-10
Peter says, we are living stones building a spiritual house.
May 21st - The Air We Breathe - Acts 17:22-28; John 14:15-21
God is like the air to us, sky to the bird, or water to a fish.
May 28th - Bearing Witness - Acts 1:6-14
Sharing our stories with one another, we can offer encouragement to the hopeless, the promise of justice to the mistreated, and healing to the broken.
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