It has been a long time since we have been to an early morning service on Easter Sunday. This morning, however, Kenneth and Melinda took us to their church, Resurrection Methodist, for the 7:00 a.m. service. The church is much different from our small Episcopal Church . . . the sanctuary alone is 3 or 4 times as large as our church, with video screens, stadium seating, and a garden of flowers. Although Easter was a bigger production, with a complete orchestra and 100+ person choir, the sheer size of the event was overwhelming.
The service was not different from other Methodist services, but after hearing Pastor Adam speak, we understood how the church has grown so amazingly. His sermon was about Christianity and the need for Christians to do good works, accepting others the way Jesus accepted us. He has a marvelous way, and his intelligent sermon was perfect for the day.
Then we came home in time for the more casual, smaller 5:30 service at St. Stephen's. Interestingly, Fr. Steve's message was similar to Pastor Adams' in that he used it as a call to action for Christians to engage. We were able to get our Holy Communion fix with the more familiar liturgy, but the similarity in sermons surprised me.
Easter is always a wonderful day, and we were delighted to get to spend it with Kenneth and Melinda.
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