2,000 plus different people poured through the doors on Easter Weekend seeking to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Some came cautiously, others out of obligation but the masses came hoping to be renewed in their faith. Many left encouraged, challenged and hopeful because of your selfless efforts.
Thank you to all of the laity who tirelessly worked to clean and make ready the building to host all of the services. The time and energy to set up and take down for 6 services in four days is enormous. From stem to stern, the church plant looked and functioned great!
Thank you to all of the laity who worked from the parking lot to the chair/pew to demonstrate hospitality to every single person who entered the parking lot.
Thank you to all of the laity who practiced and practiced to present a musical offering to the Lord that represented the joy of the Resurrection. From beginning to end, Traditional and Contemporary services were filled with inspirational music.
Thank you to all of the laity who were present at the beginning of all four services to make sure the Resurrection Drama was consistently well executed for God’s purpose.
Thank you to all of the laity who invited your friends and family to join your for worship. I hope your guests had a God encounter and will consider joining us again in the near future.
To those who joined us in the praise of our Resurrected Christ, thank you for attending St. Matthew this past weekend. There are many great churches in our community so we were honored that you chose to worship with us. Please come back.
And thank you to all of the staff who tirelessly worked from dawn to dawn for several days back to back. St. Matthew, please let your church staff, full and part time, know how much you appreciate them. We cannot afford to pay them what they are worth so please let them know their work matters and is making a difference. Honor them with a phone call, note, text or email. If you see them around the church or in the community, stop them and tell them “Thank you. You are doing a good job.”
Most of all, thanks be to God for coming to planet earth in the person of Jesus Christ and taking care of our sin on the cross and then raising Jesus from the dead. We are a blessed people Lord and it is all because of you.
Live Life Strong!
Rick
