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This Changes Everything!

(Pastor John Motz)

Easter is simply the most amazing day! It is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the power that event possesses to change any circumstance we face.

A quick look at the Gospels reveals a blatant pattern:
For the grieving Mary who meets Jesus in the garden (John 20:11-16), everything changed.
For the doubting Thomas who meets Jesus in the room with the others (John 20:24-29),everything changed.
For the lost disciples who meet Jesus along the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35), everything changed.
For the failed Peter, who meets Jesus along the beach (John 21:15-19), everything changed.

Clearly the Bible record intends that we see the pattern of the resurrection changing everything for those who first experienced the crucified & resurrected Jesus. In each situation, there seemed to be no end in sight for the difficulty they faced, yet in that moment everything changed. That is good news for those of us living with an unbreakable habit, suffocating grief, lingering doubts, reoccurring insecurity or an inescapable sense of shame. We don’t have to fix it ourselves but are invited to bring it all to our Risen Savior for his touch! Friends, Easter changes everything!

So, with thankful hearts for the hope the resurrection affords us, all are invited to celebrate this Easter! For the early risers among us, Easter will begin with a community Sunrise service (April 20th at 6:00am). We’ll gather at the Atwater High School football stadium while it’s still dark, witness together the rising of the sun, and worship and celebrate together that Jesus rose on that first Easter! A little later that morning we will gather in the church sanctuary at the special time of 10:00am for an Easter celebration along with our friends of the Atwater Baptist Church. A reminder that He was raised, a celebration of the hope we have, and invitation to a new, changed life! Hallelujah, Christ is risen, and this changes everything!