(He is risen! He is truly risen! Hallelujah!)
I had the honor of being invited to preach at the Arusha Community Church for Easter. I’ve preached there about half a dozen times before, including when I was here 20 years ago.
Somehow, preaching for Easter Sunday is a heightened responsibility at the highest celebration of Christianity. At first, I wasn’t going to say I could preach that Sunday, but then I realized that I would let the worship leaders decide, and I was asked to preach on Easter. Truly, an honor.
The Arusha Community Church is a multicultural, multidenominational, lay led congregation. There is no pastor on a very small staff of an office manager and some kitchen staff/cleaners. It is amazing in many ways with people from all over the world worshiping in English who are united in our Triune God with Jesus as Lord and Savior.
I’m encouraged that I did open up to the Easter preaching invitation and have the opportunity to articulate the centrality of the gospel through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
Mikitamayana Engai! / Mungu akubariki! / God bless you!