Believe it or not, April is almost here!

The first weekend in April is one of the most glorious days of celebration in the Christian calendar. It is on Easter that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

As we look forward to this weekend, I wanted to let you know of some upcoming events:

- Good Friday (April 3)  - 6 PM service at Transformation Church
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Sunrise service (Time TBD) at Hillcrest Park
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Pancake Breakfast 9:00 AM at Transformation Church 
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Worship Service 10:30 AM at Transformation Church

Come on out for delicious pancakes and sausage.  Ralph, Randy and others are working hard to pull this together. Didn't RSVP? Please come anyway.

This is a good time to get to know other men in our church, and to be encouraged by stories of the Holy Spirit's work in our lives.  We will be hearing from Kelechi and Fritz as they both share testimony. 

Join us for an evening of worship and prayer with a focus on healing. 

"That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.”

Mt 8:16–17

Do you have a desire to be baptized and to take this step of obedience in following Jesus? Do you have a desire to do this on Easter Sunday, the glorious celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead? 

Join the baptismal class immediately following Sunday's service, approximately 12:30pm to 2pm. 

Contact: Jeremy @ 807-620-1912

This coming Sunday we consider our seventh Core Value: We love God by wholeheartedly helping those around us.

Our passage is Luke 10:25-37

This is the famous story that Jesus tells, often titled "The Good Samaritan." 

It takes some work to understand the context in which Jesus answers the lawyer who tests him with the question, "Who is my neighbor?"

I will do my best on Sunday to bring this to the forefront, because that is where we find the shock value of Jesus' story of neighborly love.  For starters, it will help us to know that, according to the Jewish people, there were no good Samaritans. They were a hopeless case. They were confused in their worship of God. They were "secular Christians." They were a people to be avoided, for they had strayed far from God's heart. To make matters worse, the Samaritans thought they were right. The Samaritans thought that the Jews had it wrong. 

Can you think of a person who you believe is a hopeless case? Can you think of a person who is confused in their worship toward the Divine? Can you think of another Christian who thinks they're right but with whom you very much disagree?

If you can, you are closer to feeling the tension of the parable of the Good Samaritan.  

Jesus' last words in this story are, "Go and do likewise." I pray this story moves us beyond talk to action.

Looking forward to sharing with you, Jeremy. 

This Sunday, we will be introducing this song. I encourage you to become familiar with it. On Sunday, let's fill this place with many voices singing heartily to the Lord.