At Forest Park Carthage, our Easter weekend kicks off tonight at 7:00 pm with our Good Friday service. This will be a special, meaningful and dedicated time of worship focused on the cross and Communion. If it’s been a long time since Communion or the Lord’s Supper has felt special to you, this night will be for you. If you’ve never celebrated Communion before, this night is for you. See you tonight!

As you know, this Sunday is Easter. We’ll be celebrating the resurrection and rocking the house at 9:30 and 11:00 am. Believe me, you don’t want to be late. I encourage you to be in your seat five minutes before the service begins (when you see the countdown start) and listen to our band play REM’s classing song “Losing My Religion.” Also, we have something special planned about five minutes into the service. Just take my word - this is not a week you want to be late.

Lastly, I want to encourage you to invest and invite. It’s not too late to invite your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to our Easter celebration. Remember last Sunday Pastor John shared that 82% of people will come to church if invited. If you step out boldly and prayerfully and invite, there’s a good chance whoever you invite will come.

Please know I’m praying for you, those you care for, and this community. Pray that God will show up big time this weekend and that lives will be forever changed!

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. -Ephesians 3:20-21