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Communion:
While we are unable to gather together for communion, we encourage you to take communion in your home. Remember, it's not the actual wafer and cup of juice served each week that makes the act of communion sacred, but it's doing it "In Remembrance of Me." Use items you have at home and gather together as a family around the table to remember the sacrifice Christ made for us. Here is a communion meditation prepared by Steve Bayer, our elder of the week.
Read Luke 19:37-40
It is one of the most astonishing statements in the history of mankind. Consider it well. Throughout all the Old Testament we have images of nature praising God -- figures of speech which include the trees clapping their hands. If nature gains a voice, it is only to praise her creator. Here, then, is a man, riding on a donkey in triumph and peace, into Jerusalem. The religious leaders of the day tell this man to rebuke his disciples, to quiet them down, to keep them from blasphemy. His reply: if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.
The stones will cry out? For whom would the very rocks themselves break into praise? Such a miracle is unknown in history. It would imply the end of the universe, of nature, as we know it. The laws of physics themselves would be set aside. How can a man make such a statement? Unless, of course, the man is Jesus, the Christ. It is his explicit claim to be the creator of the physical universe, of all that exists. This is indeed what has been taught of him since the beginning of the church.
Read Colossians 1:16-17
Here, then, is the explicit claim of Jesus Christ to be the creator of all things -- the one from whom you and I borrow the very idea of existence. And what is he doing?
He is riding to his death. He came for the explicit, expressed purpose of dying for the sins of mankind -- for you and for me. It is his sacrifice, in coming to be among us as well as dying for us, that we celebrate at communion. We are apt to think of Palm Sunday as being a time of triumph. it is; but it is a time which foretells the triumph to come, when He returns again. For this moment, the triumph is transitory. His disciples praise him the rocks do not.
In the Lord's Supper we proclaim his death until He comes. When he does, will the "very rocks" cry out? And when they do, will you be prepared to receive your king with joy, or with shame
Read Luke 19:37-40
It is one of the most astonishing statements in the history of mankind. Consider it well. Throughout all the Old Testament we have images of nature praising God -- figures of speech which include the trees clapping their hands. If nature gains a voice, it is only to praise her creator. Here, then, is a man, riding on a donkey in triumph and peace, into Jerusalem. The religious leaders of the day tell this man to rebuke his disciples, to quiet them down, to keep them from blasphemy. His reply: if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.
The stones will cry out? For whom would the very rocks themselves break into praise? Such a miracle is unknown in history. It would imply the end of the universe, of nature, as we know it. The laws of physics themselves would be set aside. How can a man make such a statement? Unless, of course, the man is Jesus, the Christ. It is his explicit claim to be the creator of the physical universe, of all that exists. This is indeed what has been taught of him since the beginning of the church.
Read Colossians 1:16-17
Here, then, is the explicit claim of Jesus Christ to be the creator of all things -- the one from whom you and I borrow the very idea of existence. And what is he doing?
He is riding to his death. He came for the explicit, expressed purpose of dying for the sins of mankind -- for you and for me. It is his sacrifice, in coming to be among us as well as dying for us, that we celebrate at communion. We are apt to think of Palm Sunday as being a time of triumph. it is; but it is a time which foretells the triumph to come, when He returns again. For this moment, the triumph is transitory. His disciples praise him the rocks do not.
In the Lord's Supper we proclaim his death until He comes. When he does, will the "very rocks" cry out? And when they do, will you be prepared to receive your king with joy, or with shame
Offering:
If you would like to give online or through our app, please click here to visit our digital giving links. If you would prefer to give in person, offering can be brought to the church office Monday-Friday from 8am to 4pm, or can be mailed to the following address:
First Christian Church
425 N. Broadway St.
Greensburg, IN 47240
First Christian Church
425 N. Broadway St.
Greensburg, IN 47240
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Easter Plans:
We will be having online services for Maundy Thursday (April 9th), Good Friday (April 10th) and Easter Sunday (April 12th). We would love to have families record a brief video wishing the congregation Happy Easter, or just saying hello or that you miss seeing everyone. This video will be used for our greeting time Easter morning. Videos need to be shot horizontal (the shape of a flat screen TV), and emailed to kelly@fccgreensburg.com by Tuesday, April 7th at 8am.
Believe
The Believe event for 7th a& 8th graders, scheduled for April 17th-18th has been cancelled. Kelly will be in contact with families a refund of all payments made.
Lead Pastor Transition
We are sad that we will not be meeting during April, as a lot was planned with our transition. Pastor Danny will still be retiring on April 26th, but we will postpone his final sermon and retirement reception until a later date, so we can all be together.
Mom Connection
With the cancellation of schools through the end of the school year, Mom Connection will be cancelled through May as well. We will post information about our fall start dates in the Mom Connection Facebook Group.
We will be having online services for Maundy Thursday (April 9th), Good Friday (April 10th) and Easter Sunday (April 12th). We would love to have families record a brief video wishing the congregation Happy Easter, or just saying hello or that you miss seeing everyone. This video will be used for our greeting time Easter morning. Videos need to be shot horizontal (the shape of a flat screen TV), and emailed to kelly@fccgreensburg.com by Tuesday, April 7th at 8am.
Believe
The Believe event for 7th a& 8th graders, scheduled for April 17th-18th has been cancelled. Kelly will be in contact with families a refund of all payments made.
Lead Pastor Transition
We are sad that we will not be meeting during April, as a lot was planned with our transition. Pastor Danny will still be retiring on April 26th, but we will postpone his final sermon and retirement reception until a later date, so we can all be together.
Mom Connection
With the cancellation of schools through the end of the school year, Mom Connection will be cancelled through May as well. We will post information about our fall start dates in the Mom Connection Facebook Group.
Elder of the Week:
Steve Bayer will be the elder of the week for March 29th-April 4th. If you need to speak with someone and are unable to reach the office staff, you can contact Steve at 812-343-5915.
Family Ministry Resources:
This week, visit our Home Connection page to view downloadable resources for all ages, information about a Virtual Bible Study for junior high and high school, as well as our children's worship set and a video of Kids' Church Online!