Dear Faith Covenant
Easter is almost upon us! Easter is based around that history-splitting event we Christians call the Resurrection. In the busyness of holiday preparation, think about what this event is really about for a moment: A man said he was God in human form. Religious people killed him. Three days after he was buried, over 500 people saw him alive and even ate meals with him!
Think just a bit further… this declaration of history is either true or it is false, right? It is natural to have some serious doubts about how such a thing could be true.
Yet even the brother of Jesus claims that this really did take place! Luke, a doctor, even leaves his practice to plant a church because he was so convinced that this actually took place! Even Thomas who had real doubts eventually declared that this was reality!
The claim that death does not have the final word should change our lives in multiple ways. It is not unlike the increasing warmth that reminds us that the snow here in Minnesota will not have the last word! It is the true news that can melt the ice in our own hearts if we allow it to. So do join us this Easter for that collective celebration as we say together Jesus is Alive! Our services again are at 9:15am, 10:15am and 11:15am this Sunday.
Lastly, I’m excited to invite you to our next 4 week sermon series called “The Gathering”. Essentially we are asking the question,
“Why should people come to church?”
Maybe you have wondered the same thing? So for the four weeks following Easter, Pastors John Foley and Mike Lotzer will be diving in to answer that question in practical ways. We will be basing our teachings on Acts 2:42…
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the
Breaking of bread and to prayer.”
So do join us in our coming series at Faith Covenant at 9:30 or 11am.
Happy Easter from my family to yours!
Pastor Mike Lotzer
Easter is almost upon us! Easter is based around that history-splitting event we Christians call the Resurrection. In the busyness of holiday preparation, think about what this event is really about for a moment: A man said he was God in human form. Religious people killed him. Three days after he was buried, over 500 people saw him alive and even ate meals with him!
Think just a bit further… this declaration of history is either true or it is false, right? It is natural to have some serious doubts about how such a thing could be true.
Yet even the brother of Jesus claims that this really did take place! Luke, a doctor, even leaves his practice to plant a church because he was so convinced that this actually took place! Even Thomas who had real doubts eventually declared that this was reality!
The claim that death does not have the final word should change our lives in multiple ways. It is not unlike the increasing warmth that reminds us that the snow here in Minnesota will not have the last word! It is the true news that can melt the ice in our own hearts if we allow it to. So do join us this Easter for that collective celebration as we say together Jesus is Alive! Our services again are at 9:15am, 10:15am and 11:15am this Sunday.
Lastly, I’m excited to invite you to our next 4 week sermon series called “The Gathering”. Essentially we are asking the question,
“Why should people come to church?”
Maybe you have wondered the same thing? So for the four weeks following Easter, Pastors John Foley and Mike Lotzer will be diving in to answer that question in practical ways. We will be basing our teachings on Acts 2:42…
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the
Breaking of bread and to prayer.”
So do join us in our coming series at Faith Covenant at 9:30 or 11am.
Happy Easter from my family to yours!
Pastor Mike Lotzer
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