Let's celebrate Easter Sonrise together this Sunday @ 6:45am in our driveways and yards (weather permitting) with our family, and maybe even neighbors who gather in their driveways and yards.
Start with lighting a Candle.
then Follow this Flow of Celebration....
docs.google.com/document/d/1A9Ky7ATEQ8pnwWupCx-p60dUoMg3U9hOxrgQPia2W54/edit?usp=sharing
Feel free to improv, making it your own.
You might even Livestream your Celebration.
I'll be joining you Live on Facebook (First UMC-Stanley) from CommonGround.
Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!!!
Good Friday Bible Study- a Virtual Spiritual Conversation
this Friday, April 10 @ noon
Join us online monthly during your lunch hour as we discuss the Scriptures, share from our spiritual journeys, and encourage one another.
We are using the book, "The Good and Beautiful God," by James Bryan Smith.
You do not have to read the book to participate in the Conversation.
Who might you invite to join you?
The platform we are using presently is GoToMeeting:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
global.gotomeeting.com/join/137491333
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (669) 224-3412
Access Code: 137-491-333
New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
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Pastor Noel Sweezy
First United Methodist Church - Stanley
on CommonGround
5481 Hickory Grove Rd, Stanley, NC
704-263-2691
www.FumcStanley.org
7 Last Words - "I Thirst"
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” -John 19:28
As I close my eyes and reflect on this passage, I envision our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the cross. Hours of being mistreated and in pain. All while fulfilling the purpose of his life for all mankind. He is crucified for me. He died for my sins. He died for your sins. My heart aches at the thought of His suffering. He was thirsting an unquenchable thirst so that I wouldn't have to. He was thirsting for the salvation of the world...
Dear God,
Your Word says "anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
We thank You for our new life, even if we are undeserving. We thank you for quenching our thirst through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen
- by Elisa Brittain