Easter Baptisms - April 2026

Pastor Mike celebrates Easter as the climax of Holy Week and reflects on walking through the church cemetery, noticing how tombstones compress whole life stories and raise questions about meaning, death, and what lasts. He explains that the early church established rhythms to remember Jesus’ death and resurrection, including baptisms, which symbolize what God has already done in a Christian’s life rather than making someone a Christian. Citing Ephesians 2, he contrasts spiritual death in sin with being made alive by God’s mercy and grace, and cites 1 Corinthians 15 that Jesus died for sins, was buried, and rose on the third day. Returning to the cemetery image, he emphasizes the one grave with a rolled-away stone and an empty tomb, declaring Jesus’ victory over death and inviting listeners to believe, as in John 11, while baptism participants share their stories of receiving new life in Christ.