From the Pastor

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (He’s Alive! – Easter 2014)

HE’S ALIVE! (Easter 2014)

CELEBRATORS…

When the Bible says things like… Do unto others… Love is patient… Love is kind… (or…) Turn the other cheek... it presents many people with a PROBLEM! That PROBLEM is this… It seems so easy to appreciate Jesus’ Teachings… until the Bible Writers tell us that… HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD! For so many… the idea of a PERSON RISING FROM THE DEAD is just too hard to BELIEVE that they will cherry-pick the TEACHINGS and refute the RESURRECTION! In this coming week’s EASTER MESSAGE… We will recount the TRUTH about Jesus’ Life… Death… and RESURRECTION! And we’ll look closer at what the Apostle Paul said about the RESURRECTION… “that it is of… ‘First Importance!’” And hopefully… it will leave many of us with the question that MUST be answered at some point in this life… DID JESUS “REALLY” RISE FROM THE DEAD?

Below is a sneak-peak of this week’s message… HE’S ALIVE!

It's natural to want to divorce the TEACHINGS of Jesus from the RESURRECTION of Jesus! -- Unfortunately… YOU CAN'T!

THIS is the QUESTION that EVERYONE will HAVE to ANSWER someday…

Did Jesus LITERALLY and PHYSICALLY… RISE FROM THE DEAD?

The PROBLEM today is that so many want to RAISE the TEACHINGS OF JESUS… but they want to LEAVE HIS BODY… IN THE TOMB!

If you have a problem with the RESURRECTION… (Remember) The same guys who brought you the STUFF YOU LIKE about JESUS…brought you the RESURRECTION too!

If you have a problem with the RESURRECTION… then remember what Paul said in

1 Corinthians 15:14… that his and the apostles TEACHINGS (AND) YOUR FAITH… is WORTHLESS! (You can’t have one without the other!)

You can't just RESURRECT Jesus' Morals/Ethics/Teachings… and LEAVE HIS BODY IN THE GROUND! (Paul said (1 Cor 15)… It's ALL or NOTHING!)

DID JESUS RISE FROM THE DEAD?

If He DIDN'T… then it's GAME OVER for Christianity!

If He DID… then it CHANGES EVERYTHING for YOU!

(And I hope you wrestle with THIS TRUTH the rest of your life!)

Celebrators… WHO have you INVITED to EASTER Worship Celebrations?

Don't waste anymore time - make it "EASY" for them and INVITE/BRING them TODAY!

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a and 11a)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (There’s A Place For Everyone 2)

THERE’S A PLACE FOR EVERYONE… (2) A CHURCH FOR EVERYONE!

CELEBRATORS…

It doesn’t matter WHO you ARE… WHAT you BELIEVE… or WHAT you’ve DONE… THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU IN THE LOCAL CHURCH! It’s not a BUILDING… but rather a MOVEMENT of people FOLLOWING a Loving God and SERVING Each Other! We’re taking a closer look at the Local Church these next two weeks at COC – preparing ourselves and our Church for an Incredible Resurrection Sunday on April 20^th! I personally want to invite you to come see the SPOT carved out just for YOU… here at COC! Please… don’t miss the exciting conclusion to our short little series this Sunday… take some time and join us as we discover that… THERE’S A PLACE FOR EVERYONE!

Below is a sneak-peak of this week’s message… (2) A Church For Everyone!

You can’t BE a disciple without MAKING disciples!

GATHERING together… GROWING in Christ… and GIVING Time/Talent/Treasure is INCOMPLETE without us GOING and bringing the Gospel to the LOST!

Although God loves YOU and ME - His plan is INCOMPLETE unless it's a WE!

My problem is that it’s much easier for me to take what I want FROM the Gospel without doing my part IN the Gospel!

God is APPEALING... therefore… We should be IMPLORING those who are FAR FROM GOD to TURN and RUN to JESUS to find SALVATION!

Never Forget… The Gospel is both… TO us… and THROUGH us!

BELIEF in the RESURRECTION should shape HOW we LIVE… and the WAY we LOVE!

Hey Celebrators… WHO have you INVITED to EASTER Services?

Don't waste anymore time - make it "EASY" for them and INVITE/BRING them TODAY!

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a/10:45a)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh