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The Importance of Scripture and the Easter Season

Faith Family,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I continue to give thanks to our gracious God for putting you all in our lives. Your faithfulness and your enthusiasm fill my heart with joy and helps complete my hope in Christ. Every day I look forward to serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ alongside each of you and growing in our discipleship journey together. I pray as God has continued blessings us, may we continue to be a blessing to others.

What a great Holy Week and Easter Worship we had this past week. It was great seeing new faces, and spending time with my daughter, her husband Kurt and my grandsons Rhett and Rhyne. We had an Egg/Basket hunt with Lauren at the house on Sunday afternoon. Had a great lunch with the family which included two of the Shriner Kiddos – Piper and Rudy (did not want them to celebrate Easter alone). Didn’t get that Easter nap in, but how can you with a 3-year-old wanting to frog splash you from the top of the couch.

Sometimes we think, “Wow, I am sorry this has to end.” But does it? Someone asked how I felt on March 1stat our very first service in the new facility and I said, “It’s like preparing for a wedding, and the wedding happens, then things go back to normal.” In most cases the planned event happens as the climax and then the stress, as well as the excitement are gone. But does it have to be that way? Can we not enter our new worship facility like it is our very first time, with the excitement, and gratitude? Absolutely, and I can truly say that is what I feel ever Sunday in our new facility as I talk with folks. But what about Easter? How can we experience the excitement and awe of Easter every Sunday? The key – The Holy Scriptures.

As Jesus was revealing Himself to others after His resurrection, we have what is often referred to as the Emmaus Road account. Here we have two of Jesus’ disciples, walking home to Emmaus, down, grieving, and oblivious to their surroundings. Jesus appears as a stranger, and together they walk towards Emmaus. On the way they talk about the happening in Jerusalem with Jesus’ arrest, mock trial, crucifixion and resurrection. However, they two are unable to recognize Christ because of worldly distraction. Jesus began to reveal the Scriptures to them, and explain, and share the truth. As the evening appeared, they invited Jesus to stay with them. During the meal, Jesus broke the bread and gave it to them, and then His identity was revealed and then He disappeared. Luke tells us, “When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”  (Luke 24:30–32, NIV).

When we dive into the Scriptures, Jesus reveals more of Himself, the character of God, and the character of people. This passage tells me that God is the source of revelation, and truth. This passage reminds me that people can be distracted by worldly things, as well as emotions. But God meets us through Christ where we are at, and reveals the truth, hope, love, and direction to us on our journey.

When we don’t pray over Scripture, study Scripture and seek God’s revelation through Scripture, then we miss living out the Resurrection story in our lives the way we are called to live it out. Scripture is vital for us to see the Baby in the manger, and also the Messiah on the Cross. Scripture is vital to remind us that Jesus isn’t in the manger or on the cross any longer, but is alive, sitting at the right hand of the Father, and waiting for the time He will return. Until then, we are called to allow Scripture to guide us, transform us and help us to lead others to transformation.

I look forward to our Easter Season journey, and all that Christ has to offer us. I pray that you find yourselves drawn to the Scriptures and committed to living them out. I pray your continued journey in 2026 to be an Acts 2 Church will be found with limited stress and an abundance of peace and joy. 

Have a blessed Week!

Pastor Frank