"The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve." (Matthew 20:28)

   These words point to the message of Lent, as we remember the service and sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and how we follow Him in lives of service.
   There are all kinds of ways to serve and sacrifice and give to our Lord.  But right now I'm thinking of all that service that is especially happening right here at Resurrection Lutheran Church.  And I have observed some really wonderful servants of our Lord.
   I'm not going to even attempt to list all the people and things done.  In fact, ALL of you are offering your time, talents, and resources, from prayers, to participation and all kinds of known and unknown ways that you give to God and all of those whom He loves.
   But I would like to hold up three groups of people that are wonderful servants of our Lord and His Church.
1) Your Congregation's Council.  Over the past several months, I have observed their faithful service, working with the leadership of Tom.  You can be confident that these people have led us through this time of transition, and will continue to do so alongside the new pastor that God will send to us.  Please pray for all of  these, and for the continued wisdom and commitment that they are bringing to this congregation.
2) The Ministry Exploration Team (MET) has completed their work.  And we can now thank God for giving them all they needed to study our congregation's past and future direction.  And now they have passed on the Ministry Site Profile to the Council.  When approved, it will then be sent to the Synod and offered to pastors looking at a call to Resurrection.  Thank you Lord for the completed work of this team of willing and faithful servants of Your Church!
3) The Call Team has now been chosen.  A Big thank you to Tom for gathering this team together!  We are planning an installation of this team next month.  And after the Town Hall Meeting (Sunday 4/21), you will be hearing of the interviews and eventually a pastoral candidate that will be brought to the congregation for a call.
Pray!  Pray that the Holy Spirit works in these people and their important work.
4)  May I pick out one more person, who is serving our congregation?!  I'm thinking of our office administrator, Larry.  Who does all of the office work and preparations of services, and emails, and...  I better stop here, because I'm sure I'll forget something that he does for us!  Let's just say, "Thank you Lord for giving us Larry!  And Thank you Larry for ALL you do for each and every one of us."
 
OK, one more:  YOU.  Whoever is reading this and connected to RLC.  Thank you for being with us in this wonderful congregation of people who know they are loved by God, and who love one another!
 
God Bless,
 
Pastor Steve