It’s Easter and we’re returning home to our church, the people we love and miss. This marks our first Sunday here since last Easter. It’s great to be back for Holy Week.
Consider these four discussion questions about Church #53:
1. There’s nothing special about the building, except that it’s 150 years old. Even with many enhancements, a dated look pervades.
What updates does your church need so that it doesn’t feel dated?
2. The pastor welcomes everyone, telling visitors what the regulars already know: there’s no plan for the service, only a general intent. Its length is unknown. It will end when it ends.
How should you better depend on the Holy Spirit to guide your church service?
3. The worship team launches into song, with worship at its passionate finest, full of joy and abounding in celebration. People on stage jump and dance, with more movement in the congregation than I’ve seen in a long time.
What does God think about your worship? How can you worship him better?
4. They baptize several people. For many churches, baptism is a somber affair, conducted with reserved formality. Not so here. It’s a celebration of unabashed enthusiasm, with the congregation cheering each baptism.
How can you move baptism from a religious rite to the spiritual rebirth that it represents?
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