Saturday, April 5 ~ Spring Clean-up Event at 9:00 a.m.
CBC needs some TLC and a good scrubbing! Cleaning supplies (and lunch) will be provided. Needed: 1 or 2 power washers. Many hands = light (and fun) work! Please pray about how you might serve!
Items to be cleaned (for those who like a particular area/task and desire to plan for it in advance):
- power wash church sign and siding
- wash outside and inside windows, including window screens
- disinfect all toys and objects in the church nursery
- shampoo carpet in nursery
- clean kitchen cabinets & drawers inside and out
- clean refrigerator and ovens inside and out
- disinfect all kitchen counters and surfaces
- thorough cleaning of both bathrooms (including stalls, fixtures, etc.)
- clean and polish bookshelves
- clean and polish wooden doors, trim, etc.
- other areas where you may see a need

Greetings in grace,

This Sunday we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead by studying I Corinthians 15:1-8. We will uncover 1) The false hope of believing in vain. 2) The fact of the gospel v.3-4. 3) The first-hand evidence of resurrection v.5-8. 4) The final goal of resurrection v.58.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the cornerstone of our faith. It is the reason for our faith. It is the source of our faith. It is what separates true Christianity from every other world religion, philosophy, or movement. Christianity is based on a historical person and a historical fact. Christianity is not a religion of wishful thinking, rituals, rules, legalism, ceremonies; it is not a crutch for the weak and sickly. Christianity is God coming to earth to save sinners by dying for their sins as an act of substitution and rising from the dead to prove the sacrifice acceptable to God, to provide for our justification.

In Grace,
Pastor Bob

Don’t miss our potluck breakfast starting at 9:30. Bring a dish and celebrate the risen Christ with fellow believers. No Sunday school for adults or children—no Sunday night service.

Greetings in grace,
This week we are going to consider the meaning of “Palm Sunday.” Another phrase for Palm Sunday is the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. This event, which takes place in Jerusalem about a week before Jesus’ crucifixion, gives us profound insight into the hearts of men. We learn that God sent Christ willingly into the world to die on God’s timetable. Jesus came into Jerusalem as the people were celebrating Passover to be our Passover Lamb. We learn in this passage that throughout history, men have become excited about Jesus for the wrong reasons. We learn that men will cheer for Jesus when they believe He will give them a better life on earth. We also uncover that men will turn their cheers into jeers when they learn that Christ did not come to take up a social cause that gives them more freedom or self-esteem on earth. He did not come to cause political or institutional change but to change men’s hearts. He did not come to change what we dislike about the sinful world’s system.
Studying the events of Psalm Sunday help us to understand the men and woman we live with in our culture. And we also grow in our own faith and service for God’s glory.

In grace,
Pastor Bob

Greetings in grace,

This Sunday we have the privilege of participating in the Lord’s Supper together as the body of Christ. And we are going to spend our time thinking about the command of I Corinthians 11:28, “But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” How many people take communion without engaging in this life or death prerequisite?

In addition, we will spend a short time in Psalm 51:1-7 and be reminded what it looks like to examine ourselves in relation to our sin. We will learn about real confession of sin which is necessary so that we would, “Judge ourselves rightly, so what we would not be judged” I Corinthians 11:31.

Spend some time in Psalm 51 this week so that we would take communion in a “worthy manner” for God’s glory.

In grace,
Pastor Bob

Also this Sunday we will have a potluck right after the service—Bring a dish!

And immediately after we will have our March Elders’ meeting—no Sunday night service March 9.

More info on our Resurrection Sunday potluck breakfast to follow

Just a friendly reminder that Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Please “Spring Forward” one hour!