<"keyword Easter">Auntie Carol dressed in her Easter finest with matching rose pink handbag and likewise pearls humbly entered the church she regularly attends She smiles as she thinks of how her rose pink brocaded jacket and skirt reminds her of how He rose on that fateful first Easter The woman humbly walks down the good sized room to find a seat. Lady Lynda ‘s friend and fellow etiquette encourager was not surprised how crowded the place was. Easter she mused celebrated the resurecton of Jesus Christ If it wasn’t for that incident he would of been an ordinary man. That even made all the difference in the world. she solemnly reflects.
The Pastor of the church “Our Holy Redeemer Christian church as non sectarian. Auntie Carol thought that was most , most inclusive way for a Christian place of worship to be The woman discreetly sat down in a seat in one of the front pews. She was proud to be a believer.
Pastor Charles Goodman began his sermon. He waved his hands dramatically as he spoke of Mark Chapter 16 New American Standard Version Updated. The chapter on the Risen LORD He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist as he emphasized the significance of that most important Biblical text. The clergyman chose Mark as opposed to the other Gospels since Mark was the most direct in his writings He quickly got to the point
Pastor Goodman grandly recited Mark 15 …. “The Disciples
Commissioned
14 Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were
reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief
and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had
seen Him after He had risen. 15 And He said to them, “Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 He who has
believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has
disbelieved shall be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those
who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will
speak with new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they
drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands
on the sick, and they will recover.”
The congregants reacted enthusiastically as the paster
repeatedly shouted “He is risen” The words “Amen ad Praise the LORD
Thank you Jesus wwere yelled through the rafters . Auntie Carol
joined in gleefully. She was overjoyed she went to the services She
thought of how spring was the perfect time for Easter Because oine
meaning of spring ws to jump. to rise from the ground. Likewise the
Redeemer rose on that crucial day
Afterwards Auntie Carol and her fellow male and female worshippers
enjoyed a delightful tete a tete