If you have been a part of the Church for any length of time, the events we celebrate at the end of Holy Week are familiar. The painful, tragic events of Good Friday as well as the euphoric celebration of Easter Sunday are at the very heart of our faith. However, there is a real danger that our discussion of Jesus' experience will lose its significance. "I've heard this all before..." "It's just the same story again..."

The challenge for us is to present the same events in a fresh way every year. Innovation is the rule of thumb in our society. We must find new angles with different phrases & visuals to make old ideas seem new. Our confession: we won't be innovating this year.

You will not be surprised by anything you hear & see this year. Why? There is nothing we need more in our world today than to come face to face with Jesus in the depths of His suffering on the cross & at the peak of His resurrected glory! Lord willing, you will be changed not by the service, but by Jesus Himself