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This Weekend and Next Weekend!

This weekend:

Get a friend on your arm and get to one of our campuses because it's going to be awesome!  I'm going to be speaking from our Last Words series -- and this weekend it is "I am thirsty."  I can't wait to tell you what I've learned about this simple phrase from Jesus' mouth.

Next weekend:

...is EASTER WEEKEND!  Do everything you can to get to a Good Friday service...it's going to be an amazing experience.  Service times are a little different for Easter so take note. And...if you need to come to multiple services to meet your invited friends, do it.  Make this Easter less about you and more about others finding Jesus!

Meet the Staff in 64 seconds

 

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3 things you need to know...

Spring Ahead.

It is Daylight Savings this weekend - don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night! 

Weekends Matter.

I get some really cool emails about how Jesus is working in the lives of people in and around all our Prairie Lakes Church campuses.  This week, I had an email from one of our gals who has been struggling with anger and un-forgiveness.  She knew that it wasn’t how Jesus wanted her to act…but she just couldn’t let it go!  (Sounds like most of us at some point, right?) Well…while attending the first weekend of our Last Words series “Father, forgive them…”, God started to work in her heart. Through the worship and the Word, Jesus changed her heart and the bitterness is gone.  Wow - praise God!

Be inviting!

There will be Easter invite cards available at all of our campuses this weekend.  Take a few, be praying, and be inviting folks in your circle.  There are only two more weeks until Easter!

"...with me in paradise."

As we journey to Easter, we’re looking at Jesus’ last words from the cross.  This past weekend we were in Luke 23:43 where Jesus said “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

There was a difference between the two thieves who hung on the crosses next to Jesus.  One wanted Jesus to “save his skin” while the other wanted Jesus to “save his soul”. 

Here’s the thing…Jesus isn’t our escape hatch. 

Jesus is our King…our Savior!

If you missed it, you can still watch the message online this week.  

"Father, forgive them..."

Wow! We had a great weekend across our campuses as we kicked off our new series, Last Words.

We all know forgiveness is a big deal.  In fact, the very first of Jesus’ last words from the cross were about forgiveness.  If you missed it, be sure to watch the message online this week.

You have to take a step in this area, because if you don’t it will leak out onto everybody around you…and maybe even the next generation.

Tough spots and taking steps

This past weekend we wrapped up our Conversations series and we hit the area of divorce.  Most of us won't escape divorce in our lives: it might be you in this spot, maybe your parents were divorced, or you probably know someone going through this.  

We hit some really big, deep topics these past 3 weeks, but there's much more to all of these. Please take time to explore the resources that have been provided, and ask for help.  We have folks at all of our campuses who are ready to help you take a next step.

If you missed this weekend, you can still watch online starting tomorrow. Below are the resources for divorce:

Be sure to be inviting this week, too! We'll be starting our next series, Last Words, which will take us up to Easter. Be on the invite and bring a friend on your arm this weekend.

92 Seconds with Pastor John

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If you missed this weekend, you can still watch online.

Here are some great resources to help you take a next step in the Conversation regarding death:

START somewhere

This weekend we kicked off our new series with a Conversation on depression.  We heard from some folks who experienced depression in their own lives, interviewed an expert and went to the Bible to see what God has to say about it. If you missed this first week, be sure to watch it online. 

Whether you're experiencing depression or know somebody who is, you have to START somewhere: 

manage Sin
Tell somebody
Ask for help
maintain healthy Rhythms
manage your Thoughts

Ready to take a next step? Here are some great additional resources for you or someone in your circle:

Cancelling a weekend STINKS!

3 things I learned from the storm...

• I get really mad at the weather because the stakes are so high every weekend at Prairie Lakes Church.  We only have 52 weekends a year…
  • 52 chances to lift God up together and bless Him with our worship.
  • 52 chances to invite a friend and bring them on your arm.
  • 52 chances to hear the Word together.
  
  
• We have some really great volunteers!
  • It was fun to sit around with about 20 early-bird worship, tech, and café folks and plow through some cinnamon rolls.
  • Our volunteers take great pride and joy in serving…wow!
  • Our volunteers take the mission that God has given us as serious as I do – and as Senior Pastor, that is a tremendous blessing.
  
  
• Some ugly streaks get revealed in me.
  • Pride: I will hold out until the last possible moment just in case some other church isn’t cancelling.
  • Worry: On a very practical level, it can take months to make up for a lost weekend financially. 
  • Envy: I was envious of my pastor buddies in Arizona and California who never, I repeat, NEVER have to worry about cancelling a service due to weather.  Their coffee bars are outside year-round. Ugghhh…I wanna punch them in the face.

So, if you missed this weekend, visit our Prairie Lakes Church website to:

• Watch the message (by the way, we had over 700 online viewers on Sunday - Praise God!)
• Give online
• Sign up for a Small Group

We're going to celebrate!

This is baptism weekend across all Prairie Lakes campuses. Do whatever it takes to get there and celebrate as once again almost 40 people will be taking steps of obedience into baptism. All campuses will be going live with the One Thing that you need to hear for your campus.

Bottom line: get to your campus this weekend and celebrate all that God’s doing!