Morris Memorial United Methodist Church Charleston

Dear Members and Friends of Morris Memorial United Methodist Church ,

How wonderful it is to write to you at this time of our celebration of Christ's Resurrection!! I pray that the full benefits of Jesus' victory over sin and death are operating in your life and home!! Praise God that we have been fully accepted by God because of Jesus' sacrifice for us!! We must not let the enemy confuse us with his accusations that tell us we are unworthy or not good enough. Because of Jesus we are forgiven, Satan's power has been broken and we can live in a new way in God's power!!

As I am preparing for Easter, I have, of course, been reading the Easter accounts once again. In John 20: 1-18 we see the encounter of Mary Magdalene with the risen Jesus. After meeting him alive she goes straight to the disciples and tells them, "I have seen the Lord!". These five words are the core of all Christian witness. Our testimony that we have met Jesus, that we have been with him, alive and no longer dead, is what marks us as Christian people. It is, in the eyes of the world, a ridiculous claim. It is made even more ludicrous when we add to it our profession that this risen Jesus is our Lord: in charge of our lives. Nothing else will reach the world. Only the message that this Jesus has forgiven our sins and given us the power to live lives of love can make a difference in the jaded hopelessness and self-centered emptiness of this world. Will you stand up this Easter for your precious savior? Will you identify yourself as a believer? Will you leave your own strength behind and begin to live in the power of the Holy Spirit that is fully available to you?

I have to tell you, I have seen the Lord! There is no one more beautiful. There is no one or no thing worth following but Jesus. All the rest are empty, self-serving lies. In Jesus alone is abundant life. If we will die to our own dreams and come alive to his we will discover his resurrection power is overwhelmingly real and completely wonderful!

Alleluia! Christ is risen!! Jesus is risen indeed!!! Are you risen with him?

In Christ's service,

Pastor Barry

	Morris Memorial United Methodist Church Charleston, West Virginia
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	*Staff Worship Services* Christian Education & Ministries Preschool Ministry & First Steps Sitting Service Calendar of Events April, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of Morris Memorial United Methodist Church , How wonderful it is to write to you at this time of our celebration of Christ's Resurrection!! I pray that the full benefits of Jesus' victory over sin and death are operating in your life and home!! Praise God that we have been fully accepted by God because of Jesus' sacrifice for us!! We must not let the enemy confuse us with his accusations that tell us we are unworthy or not good enough. Because of Jesus we are forgiven, Satan's power has been broken and we can live in a new way in God's power!! As I am preparing for Easter, I have, of course, been reading the Easter accounts once again. In John 20: 1-18 we see the encounter of Mary Magdalene with the risen Jesus. After meeting him alive she goes straight to the disciples and tells them, "I have seen the Lord!". These five words are the core of all Christian witness. Our testimony that we have met Jesus, that we have been with him, alive and no longer dead, is what marks us as Christian people. It is, in the eyes of the world, a ridiculous claim. It is made even more ludicrous when we add to it our profession that this risen Jesus is our Lord: in charge of our lives. Nothing else will reach the world. Only the message that this Jesus has forgiven our sins and given us the power to live lives of love can make a difference in the jaded hopelessness and self-centered emptiness of this world. Will you stand up this Easter for your precious savior? Will you identify yourself as a believer? Will you leave your own strength behind and begin to live in the power of the Holy Spirit that is fully available to you? I have to tell you, I have seen the Lord! There is no one more beautiful. There is no one or no thing worth following but Jesus. All the rest are empty, self-serving lies. In Jesus alone is abundant life. If we will die to our own dreams and come alive to his we will discover his resurrection power is overwhelmingly real and completely wonderful! Alleluia! Christ is risen!! Jesus is risen indeed!!! Are you risen with him? In Christ's service, Pastor Barry