Sunday begins what is often called the "Passion Week." It begins with the commemoration of what happened as Christ entered the City of Jerusalem on March 30, 33, AD and ends with His death on the cross. It is a holy, important time for us as Christians.
This week, in addition to recalling his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, we are going to look carefully at what He accomplished by paying the penalty for our sin. Many people view the cross as a time of discouragement or destruction instead of the culmination of God's redemptive plan.
That said, please pray that people will hear and respond to the Gospel this Sunday. Pray for me as I put the final touches on teaching scripture from Luke 19-24 too, and look forward to being together with your church family in the ten days ahead.
We will celebrate communion on Good Friday here at 7:00 PM, and please remember that there will be three identical services on Easter Sunday- 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM.
May you be blessed greatly because of Jesus. I'll see you Sunday!
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Romance of Providence
The Romance of Providence
One of the things we've become much better at lately is greeting and welcoming those who are new at Old North. Pastor Rick Enlow and his teams of "vine-workers" are learning to extend themselves more graciously and genuinely than they ever have before. The "ministry of the pew" we learned about on February 19th is catching in many of our minds, and we're already getting some very positive response about the "spirit" of Old North moving closer toward that Christ-centered, multi-generational community of disciple-making disciples.
This Sunday, we get to say "good bye" and commission a very special couple from Old North for ministry at another fellowship in our community. We'll also begin a new three week sermon series from the book of Esther called "The Romance of Providence". Please check out Esther chapters 1-2 if you'd like to get a jump on our time in the Scriptures this weekend.
Oh and one more thing - don't forget to turn your clocks ahead Saturday night. I'll sleepily see you Sunday!
Brent
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