Celebration Midweek - April 8

This past week was amazing!  We celebrated Maundy Thursday at Forest Park Covenant church with a tenabrae service.  (Put it on the calendar for next year because it was awesome!)  Then we enjoyed a Good Friday service at Queen Esther Church.  Sunday, after the best breakfast in town, we celebrated Easter at Celebration.  What a wonderful day and great way to end the week!

As followers of Jesus, we get to live in the glow of Easter every day.  Jesus "has risen just as he said!"  It gives color to our world.  It gives purpose to our work.  It is our reason for living.  Our Easter celebration continues and is our reality for every day of the rest of our lives.  May this give you the focus you need today.

1. Noteworthy Events

- NO Adult Sunday School this Sunday.

- TODAY - Seekers Small Group meets in the Oasis Room after worship.

- April 19 - Mosaic Small Group meets at church after worship.

2.  Youth Ministries
- NO Youth Ministries at Calvin Church tonight.
- NO High School Youth Group at Calvin Church on Sunday.
- April 19, GEMS Sunday

3. Sunday - When is the last time you encouraged someone?  When was the last time you were encouraged by someone?  We need both.  Invite a friend to church as we consider the "Encouragement App".  (1 Thes. 5:11; Romans. 12:8)

4. BOOKS! - Did you know that our library has too many books?  Many of these books have never been opened.  SO, we have placed many of these books on a table in the entryway for anyone to take home.  They will be available for the next 2 weeks.  Enjoy!

5. Prayers  

- Pray for wounded hearts that God would bring healing.

- Pray for David Zimmerman as his Uncle Mike died today.

- Pray for Cassie Workman on the death of her grandfather last week.

- Pray for Rev. Stewart on the death of his granddaughter.

- Pray for Jim Espinoza as he has hand surgery planned for April 27.

- Pray for a safe trips to visit family over the Easter Break.

- Praise God for all of the blessings he gives you every day.  

- Many people gave thanks to God for the blessings received from the Praise Team.  

- Pray for our guests the past few weeks.  May God help them along their journey to grow closer to him and to his people.

- Pray for the incarcerated men and women in our nation. 
- Pray for Harold West's friend who has stage 2 pancreatic cancer
- Pray for the unspoken problems in our lives that we need God's guidance and direction to resolve.
- Pray for relational conflicts to be resolved and peace to be restored.
- Pray for Roger Doctor and Duane Blohm who are recovering from recent surgeries.
- Pray for Celebration's construction project, that it will go smoothly, that we might have enough volunteers to help keep costs down, and that it may be used well for God's Kingdom.
- Pray for Patti Lacy as she awaits her knee surgery on May 5.

- Pray that God will use us all to serve others, and that He will put us where He wants us to be.
- Pray for self-control in all areas of our lives.  "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but of love and power and self-control." (2 Tim.1:7)
- Pray that the Holy week events have strengthened the faith of many.

- Bob Jackson gives thanks to God for all of the ex-offenders who have been placed in jobs to start a new lease on life.

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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.                            
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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