He is Risen!!!!

“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

“He is not here, but He has been resurrected! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day’?” And they remembered His words.”

 

 

The tomb is empty..... death and the grave could not hold Him.

 

HE IS RISEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

He is the Resurrection and the Life!!!!!!!!!!

Info on Dorothy's surgery

Here is an email from Dan.....

Well, it has been a wild month.   As you know mother’s first surgery date, 03/05/13, was cancelled when she came down with a UTI infection.  The next surgery date, 03/22/13, was cancelled when mother came down with pneumonia on Thursday, 03/07/13, and landed in the hospital for a long weekend, 03/07/13 – 03/12/13.   Thankfully and praise the Lord. It was caught in the early stages.  She was back to church on the 17^th.   As of today, the new surgery date is 04/05/13.  Please, pray she will stay healthy.  I told her she would be in big trouble if she doesn’t. J

Also Susan had her test on her lung this past Wednesday and will keep us posted on the results.  Please keep her in prayer.

Can't leave without saying that I was thinking this AM about Phil 2:5-8....  that although He existed in the form of God He did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped but emptied Himself... taking the form of a bond servant and being made in the likeness of men.. being found in appearance as a man... He  (the Son of God... our Savior and King) humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death even death on a cross.  And He calls us to Have this attitude in ourselves.  
Which brings to mind... "deny yourself and take up your cross daily" and "humbles yourselves under the mighty hand of God" and on and on.     He gave His all... coming in humility... dying in humility... Our King!    As a friend of Erin's said...  "If He rode in low on a donkey, we should go ahead and get down off of our high horse.."   and I will add and worship Him with our lives in humility.

This is the week!!!!

Something I read this morning.... 

This is the week that we contemplate and celebrate that Jesus rose to His task and split history in two. This is the week he rode on a donkey, cried in the garden, suffered on the cross, rose into glory. This is the week that sinful, broken humans were granted a pardon, justified and set free. It is too miraculous for words. Songs and sermons fail us; we huddle at the cross, overwhelmed by the punishment that brought us peace.

Let's the earth rejoice, for the Lamb is our King and grace beat beat back the darkness!!!! 

Dorothy

I am so sorry that I didn't get this to you earlier.... but Dan's mom is having surgery on her back this AM.  She has to be there at 7AM, I believe.  And her surgery will require her to stay the night.   She has experienced pain in her back caused by some stenosis, I think, and they are going to try to relieve that pain.  Please pray for her and her quick recovery, and for Dan as he ministers to her.