I have now been a pastor for two Easters. Thinking back to last year, I was NERVOUS! We had just installed a new sound system the week before and I forgot to put my microphone on! I had to run all the way around the church, take off my vestments, quick put on the mic, re-vest, and run all the way back around the church! All this running certainly got my adrenaline rushing! The Lord blessed the service and things went very well!
This year's Easter service did not require the same level of physical fitness, yet the Lord still blessed it! The standout for me was during the children's message in both services. I brought my set of "Resurrection Eggs" along with me to help share the story of Holy Week and Easter with the children. It turned out several of the children had their own set of this story telling tool and were pleased to see my set matched up with theirs! "Hey Pastor, ours has a thorn in it too!" "Hey pastor, ours has nails and a cross too!" What a joy to see the excitement of the children as they heard the Gospel !
In the second service, we came to egg number twelve. I asked the children what they thought might be inside. All the hands shot up, but one brave girl shouted above the rest "CANDY!" How precious! How blessed I am to be their pastor!
No one seemed too disappointed to find the egg was empty. In fact, the children were able to explain to me why the egg was empty. The empty egg is the "Easter Egg"! It represents the Empty Tomb! The Empty Tomb is good news for all of us because it means our Savior is God's Son and He lives!
My prayer for you is that God would build your faith in the Empty Tomb, that is, in your Living Savior! If you would like to watch my Easter sermon, check out www.stpaulpaducah.org and click on the "sermons" link at the left.
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