DEAR FRIENDS,
The easter season is over! Sigh of relief right? For many of you, that season brought long hours of work, extra times of serving, and maybe the stress of making sure everything turned out for the Easter lunch. I wanted to take a minute and talk about our Easter here at Faith Baptist!
First, I want to say thank you to everyone that was a part of the many ways people were serving for our Easter outreach. If you were a part of hanging door flyers, putting together eggs, putting together gift bags, volunteering at the egg hunt, serving the breakfast, serving as a greeter, or even just simply praying for the weekend, rejoice at what God was able to do at Faith Baptist. We want to say thank you as a pastoral staff to all of you living out your faith by serving Christ’s church. We cannot and should not attempt to take any credit for the results of the weekend, but we can rejoice in the privilege we had to be a part of the Gospel going forward into our community.
For those that worked at our egg hunt, I want to say a special thank you for being there in the cold serving with a great attitude and a welcoming smile! We received so many thank you’s from the families involved, and you all are a large part of making that happen. Be encouraged that we had 11 of the 95 families from the egg hunt join us the next morning for Easter Sunday
Second, I wanted to encourage you to be in prayer for the follow-up on all of our Easter guests. Pray for Pastor Paul as he preaches a great message as we hope to have many visitors back from last week. Be in prayer for those who perhaps were not able to make it last week, but are going to join us tomorrow. Pray that we will see many of the families return for our Parent’s Night Out on May 20th.
Last, be on the lookout tomorrow for any guests that we may have joining us and prioritize making them feel welcome. Look for ways that you can engage with those around you in a positive way that begins to tear down the walls they may have about attending church. For many people, visiting somewhere new can be a very daunting experience. We can be an instrument that God can use to help ease their fears. It may look like taking some time and walking them to the kids' classes or even just answering a question. Either way, be ready tomorrow to smile and welcome people to Faith!
Sincerely,
Pastor Derek