Happy Resurrection Day!

Easter is all about celebrating new life and Christ's resurrection......sure, there are family gatherings and good food, but those are not the MAIN things.  

This Easter, we had the opportunity to help portray the new life Christ offers using Brian's welding skills.....sounds interesting, right?  While Christ's death is significant to our sin problem, EVEN MORE crucial is His Life--His RESURRECTION!!!  Brian and another man from our church, Alvaro, were able to help this truth be SEEN by putting up a cross in our church's front fence.  What I personally love about this cross is the color.....GOLD.  To me?  That represents Christ GLORIFIED and victorious over death and sin.  The cross in and of itself is not necessarily a pretty image--it was used as an instrument of death.  HOWEVER, Christ glorified and gaining victory over death and sin for us brings a golden glow to the once stark image.

Here are some other pics of the process...

The gate BEFORE any work was done.

 Another angle of the gate BEFORE the work was done....

 The cross welded into the gate and put up with a view of our church in the background....

The cross is in place, but not yet painted..... 

 Alvaro standing beside the finished work....well, ALMOST finished.  

What I mean is now that Christ has made a way for people across the globe to conquer death and sin through the acceptance of Him, it is now OUR role to SHARE THE NEWS!!!!!  Easter is an intentional time of year to remember Christ's sacrifice and the priceless gift of salvation He has given us!!  We pray each reader had a blessed Easter holiday, but more than that?  We pray that each reader comes to know Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior!!!