Is Anyone But Me Thinking of Easter Morning?

This is a day of preparation. For Easter Sunday service, that is. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks. As one of our church praise team leaders, the task of preparing the worship order and songs falls to me at least once a month. It is a daunting task. For a while the challenge of making the services blend the old and the new was overwhelming. That doesn't seem like a hot issue right now so it makes choosing songs more from the heart. Our praise team generally is scheduled the third Sunday of the month. For many years, the Easter service has been ours to put our serving into. What greater Sunday could there be than Easter to lead God's people in praise and worship? There is none. I shan't complain. It is a honor and privilege. The challenge is to make it different each year so there is a freshness to the old old story. While preparing the songs for the service I made sure to choose some old standbys and other newer songs that so clearly portray the joy of the empty tomb. Our pastor has had a man from our church build a twenty foot tomb which was supposed to have been installed last night after the evening service. It is tall enough for humans to walk through. And that is just the opportunity that we will be presented on Sunday. We will walk through the empty tomb and symbolically celebrate our freedom from sin through Christ's victory over death. So, the songs are chosen and the music prepared. Tomorrow night, all the instrumentalists and the vocalists will join to rehearse. The relief is that I'm ready, a day early.

I spoke of Dr. Cho's Tabernacle Prayer teachings and said that I was sure one could find it on the net. This morning I searched that out and found to my delight that Dr. Cho's teachings are in video form on the net free of cost. If you want to hear the Billy Graham of the 21st century speak of the power of God He attains through his prayer life....look up Tabernacle Prayer and find the one that mentions Dr. Cho. The time it takes to listen will surely be worth its weight in gold. I listened to the first teaching today. He outlined the ministries of his church. It is so extensive that it goes beyond my comprehension.