Why do we call Good Friday good?
If you had asked the disciples on the day of Jesus’ death and burial, they would have very likely agreed with you. What good could possibly come from all the horrific things that took place to their Friend and Teacher? And now, He lays dead in a borrowed tomb. What good could possibly come from such a profound tragedy, they may have asked. What’s so good about Good Friday? For starters…
In a recent poll taken, 3 out of 4 non-church goers said they would attend an Easter service if they were invited by a friend or relative. This is where you come in! Inside our bulletins we’ve printed invite cards for everyone to use in order to invite a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member. Easter Sunday is the most-attended service of the year. What if your invitee heard the Gospel, and turned their life over to Christ as a result of you asking them to join you at RCC? You could be the catalyst for changing someone else’s eternity!
I love the change of weather we’re experiencing here in Idaho. It seems to change every few hours.
We are continuing in our study of Ephesians in a series called “The King’s Ransom” and this week I’ve titled my sermon – “From Rust to Restored”. Paul encourages every believer to put off the old life and put on the new and this Sunday I’ll be using a familiar metaphor via The Old Blue Truck.
This week my message is called “Together We Go!” The Apostle Paul stresses the point of our need, as fellow believers of the Gospel, to be unified under the banner of Jesus Christ. The world will attempt to pull us apart but as Christians, fellow heirs of the kingdom, we’re to remain committed to serving one another as we build one another up in our faith.
This Sunday in our series called The King’s Ransom, we’ll take a look at Paul’s Powerful Prayer for the church in Ephesians. It’s a prayer that we should be praying for ourselves, our friends and family, and for our church in order that we might live powerful lives as witnesses for the Gospel. I hope you can come worship with us this weekend and enjoy some fellowshipping with the saints!
This week in our series called “The King’s Ransom” we take a look at God’s Great Peace Offering which was extended to everyone through His Son, Jesus Christ. The peace offering was between Jew and Gentile, and God and man, and it came at the highest price ever paid for a ransom – The God of Heaven would sacrifice His only begotten Son so that our sins would be forgiven, and our relationship would be restored. What a gift! I hope you’ve believed in, and received, this free gift!
Wow, the snow I ordered for Christmas finally made it here! Better late than never. I Love it.
This Sunday we’re in chapter 2 of Ephesians and Paul will reveal the ugly truth of who we were before Jesus, and the amazing truth of who God is. Only God could take sinners and change them on the inside in order to make them better than new! In truth, we were in the graveyard but because of Jesus’ victory over sin, God’s amazing grace, and the power of The Spirit, we can be made holy. I’ve called my message “From Graveyard to Glory”. I hope to see you this weekend!
Last Sunday I taught an introduction lesson on the Book-Letter of Ephesians. The letter was written by the Apostle Paul around 60 A.D. to the Greek Christian church in the city of Ephesus on the eastern shore of the Aegean Sea. The purpose? To tell them about the awesome ransom that was paid on their behalf and the blessings which accompanied the gift given to all believers in Christ. There… you’re all caught up. Lord willing, I’ll see you this Sunday at 9 or 11am for the second installment of The King’s Ransom series.
This Sunday afternoon we’ll be hosting our 8th annual Vision 2025 Dessert at our church. I always look forward to this time together and this year we have a special twist to it. First, we’ll enjoy some great desserts and then we’ll hear the passion of some of our ministry leaders and what’s happening in the Kidz and Youth, as well as Men’s and Women’s ministry for 2025.