Well Church, it's Easter Weekend! Never in my life did I anticipate an Easter without gathering with the church. I miss you all very much and cannot wait to be together again! This week's From the Pastor is a short one with just a few quick notes:
First, thank you so much for your patience as we navigate doing church-life virtually online. Thank you for continuing to faithfully "show up" each Sunday morning. Continue to share out the messages and be sure that God is taking His Word to the places He wants it to go.
Second, this weekend, Friday April 10th at noon, and Sunday April 12th at 10am, I will be live on our Facebook and Youtube page with God's Word open, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ! We haven't used YouTube Live before, so please be patient with any bugs or glitches. We are hoping that YouTube will open God’s Word to a wider audience! Share the videos out for your family and friends to hear! On Facebook, you can host a "watch party" and invite friends in to watch with you! We may not be meeting as we would have preferred, but the work of getting the Good News of Jesus Christ out hasn't stopped!
Lastly, please pray for me as I pray through and seek God for help with the messages this weekend. That God would use me to clearly communicate the great hope of Jesus Christ with humility and boldness and that the Word of the Lord would continue to increase and prevail mightily in our community!
Grace & Peace,
John
(You can reach Pastor John at jwhite@thevillagemi.com)