As Christians, we celebrate Jesus every Sunday...but our most celebratory Sunday is always so special, so full of joy, because Resurrection Sunday we celebrate the event that made it possible to become Christians to begin with! The death, burial, and glorious resurrection of our Lord, our Savior, Jesus Christ!
It was so good to see nearly every seat filled, the final count was just shy of 90 people! We hope and pray that every one in attendance was blessed, and touched by the sweet Spirit of God. The congregation enjoyed several special songs, scripture readings, after a great time of praise & worship kicked it off! Pastor Cheek preached a dynamic message entitled "It's Empty", his text taken from Luke 24:4-6
The title would seem obvious, on an Easter Sunday morning, that he was referring to the cross and/or the tomb...for, indeed it was, empty. However, Pastor Cheek brought out several other 'things' that were empty (vacant, barren...)
The Sadducees, Pharisees, and the Sanhedrin Council - though giving the appearance of being religious leadership. they were anything but. They initiated and carried out the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of the son of God. During the process, they hurled lies and false accusations against him...and every one of them were empty- of truth, of validity, of proof. The trial was empty in the same manner- it was illegal, the charges against Jesus were twisted and concocted, it was empty- of any semblance of order and legal substance. However, it all led up to this
which we celebrate -
The cross IS empty, and the tomb IS empty!
Hallelujah!!!
