In the midst of the chaos of preparing for Easter, I had a stabilizing thought.
Easter unifies the Church. Think about it. This weekend every Christian church in the world will be focusing on the implications of Christ's work on the cross and the life we are offered because of His resurrection. When else is the Church this single-minded? When else is the Church all pointing to the same truth? When else are we so laser-focused on declaring the simple and powerful truth of Christ's redemption plan for His creation?
Jesus' claim to be the Messiah turned the religious world of His day upside down. Today His Church has been established on the truth that He is the Messiah. We are diverse in many ways. We worship differently. We lead differently. We structure differently. We reach differently. We disciple differently. But this weekend, we the Church are single-minded. This weekend the Church declares a single message to a turbulent and desperate world. Christ is the hope of the world.
May God use this time of unity for great Kingdom impact--in Jesus' name.
Praying for you guys this weekend...Troy
Posted by: troy Gramling | March 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Wow, great point. I've never thought about it like that.
Posted by: Terrace Crawford | March 21, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Pace - great post!
Posted by: Rob Shepherd | March 20, 2008 at 09:18 AM