Easter Letter 2016

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord;
I recently wrote the beginning blog of a series of messages for the church’s web site that I pray will help those who read it, and have not yet embraced the Gospel message of Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, to do precisely that; to repent and live in faith and fellowship with God our Savior in the power and presence of Holy Spirit, and in fellowship with His Body here on earth – the Church. The blog is titled, “The Greatest Question?”
Jesus came and gave us the answer to the greatest question, and isn’t that like our God to bless us not just in every way, but most assuredly to give us our greatest need?
All we have to do is receive it and live in faith and thanksgiving to Him for His greatest gift.
To that end, the Church over the many centuries has been led to offer formal times of worship, following in the long line of practices of God’s people since He brought them out of bondage in Egypt many, many centuries ago, to worship Him weekly. See Leviticus 23:3 for the beginning of God’s instruction to us to worship weekly.
Well Sunday, March 27 is this year’s weekly Sunday worship service that is paramount of Sunday worship services. Who do you know you can invite to join you? This year’s message will be geared to help folks understand what is their greatest need and how that need has been met, as well as serve as a reminder and reinforcement for those of us who have heard and heeded the message before.
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead proves the validity of that message, and  shows us what God says about all that Jesus did and taught. Jesus did it all perfectly. He perfectly presented the truth of all reality to us for all time. The resurrection proves it beyond doubt.
So an entirely appropriate response by us to God for His love, forgiveness, and redemption is worship – formal and informal. And another aspect of the answer would be to invite others to join you in giving thanks to God for all His love He has poured out on all humankind. I encourage you to invite others – don’t presume you know they are already committed to worship at their home church. Many in our communities do not have a home church. We would welcome them wholeheartedly at The Solid Rock Church.
Worship service time is our normal time – 10:00 a.m. and we will have a reception after the service.
Also, at 6:30 a.m. March 27 is a Community Sunrise Easter Service at Lake Mirror’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Join with other Christians of the greater Winter Haven area giving thanks to God.
Remember to bring bells with you to ring every time the word alleluia shows up in the service. And if you are able, please bring fresh cut flowers to put on the cross at the front door. What a great visual symbol of life.
Enclosed is an offering envelope should you be led by our heavenly Father to celebrate and give thanks for his Grace to you by giving to his church. We look forward to seeing you.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Yours in Christ,
The Rev. Andrew S. Doan
Sr. Pastor

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