IN THIS WEEK’S UPDATE
• Joyride
• Outside the Walls: Mobile Market
• Final Call: ForColumbia & Jamaica
• Insights from Easter

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
Easter was the best day ever as we joyfully celebrated Jesus' resurrection, conquering sin and death for us all. We're going to keep the joy ride going as we begin a journey through the book of Philippians; a letter often called the letter of joy which is kind of ironic because Paul writes it from prison.

But that's the irony of joy rides; sometimes they are like driving the back roads and gazing on the beauty of the countryside and sometimes they are as a friend recently described, like riding a roller coaster made of bumper cars. Join us as we find joy in the midst of all the twists and turns that life throws our way.


OUTSIDE THE WALLS
Our next Food Bank Mobile Market will be held on April 21 at the Elks Lodge. Volunteers are needed from 2:45–5:30 PM to help direct traffic, register neighbors, sort and bag groceries, and load vehicles.

If you have questions, please contact Sherry or register here.


FINAL CALL(s)
- ForColumbia is on Saturday, April 25th from 9am-2pm. Registration closes this Sunday, April 12th. www.ForColumbia.com

- Team Woodcrest is headed to Harmons, Jamaica to serve and support local school and dental efforts in the community. Please contact Kelly Wright by April 12 with any questions and donations are accepted through this Sunday, too.


INSIGHTS FROM EASTER
Matt's Easter message centered on one big idea: Easter reveals the pattern of real life. Using the image of an acorn, Jesus’ words in John 12, and the contrast between self-directed life and the life God gives, he showed that the way of Jesus is the way from death to life, surrender to abundance, and self-rule to true joy.

Highlights
• Easter is not only something that happened, it shows how life with God really works
• The acorn image points to the truth that buried things can become living things
• Jesus contrasts self-directed life with the life that comes from God
• The invitation of Easter is to trade our mind, trade our will, trust His way, and live for His glory

Takeaway
Easter is not self-help or a lesson in coping better. It is God making the true pattern of life clear in Jesus, that when we surrender our lives to Him, death gives way to life.

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