Lightly Salted

While " a cloud took [Jesus] out of [the disciples] sight," so much more was going on in the heavenly realms. Just like so much more is happening even yet today.

The relationship of a Christian to "the world" is summed up with three words, "Cautious, Confident; Compassionate."

Jesus gives us the best invitation we will ever receive to simply be branches grafted into Him the true Vine.

Since our Good Shepherd laid down His life only to take it up again, death now has a life problem.

Psalm 4 gives us an intimate look at prayer that is offered in faith even when we are in distress.

The Easter effect in the early church was they were of one heart and soul, caring for each other and supplying each the needs of their community. The actions challenges us to remember how completely Easter impacts us.

Which is harder to comprehend, death or resurrection? As we hear Mark's account of the resurrection we realize how life-changing the resurrection of Jesus truly is.

We go early in the morning with the women and the disciples to the tomb to hear the life-changing message, "He is no longer here, for He has risen as he said" [Matthew 28:6].

We've included the Reader's Theater "In the Garden" for the start of the service.

Walk with us through the betrayal, trial and death of Jesus. As and we see His sacrifice for us we hear the call to "by the mercies of God, present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship" [Romans 12:1].

The end is a Tenebrae service which is a series of readings on Jesus arrest, trial and death drawn from the four Gospels.

You are invited to join Jesus in the upper room as he teaches his disciples to serve one another in humility.