Sunday Mornin' Hope : Easter baskets

Jesus said "Greater love hath no man than this, than that He lay down His life for His friends."

Some people get all crazy about what Easter is and isn't. If you buy a chocolate rabbit are you mocking Jesus? I really don't think so. If you buy Cadbury eggs will you go straight to hell? Probably not (unless you're in my family and hide them). Jesus didn't come to do away with the law but to fulfill it. No one could keep all 6000 laws of the Old Testament. The greatest part about being a Christian is the freedom. "He whom the Son set's free is free indeed."

I hope you are living in freedom today. Being free from guilt, fear, anger, depression, etc is one of the greatest feelings there is. And no money can buy that. No dr or drug can permanently fix that. Only Jesus can take care of that. And He already paid the full price for it on the cross. There's not even a co pay! Today one of our ministers organized a neighborhood outreach with Easter baskets. They had candy, hand lotion, fishing lures and an invitation to come to our church. They had something for everyone ! The only thing lacking was camo colored baskets. It's kinda odd to see guys in their 40's and 50's carrying Easter baskets door to door. So to look manly we carried 6 at a time. It's kind of like when your wife asks you to carry her purse. You never flip the straps over your shoulder. You hold that purse like you're carrying a cat out the door. Well we had great time meeting people and praying for them.

Easter is always a great Sunday at church. You get to see people you haven't seen since Christmas. When someone says "I don't want to go to church. It's full of hypocrites!" I just say "Oh there's always room for one more." I hope you make it out to church tomorrow. There's a lot of biker friendly churches now. Find one you like. Don't go to one you have to endure. If you're in the Fort Smith area, you are always welcome at Exciting Evangel Temple. Remember I'm praying for you.

good words , thanks dino