Pastor Megan, Pastor Erik, and Pastor Kevin discuss Mark 12:28-34. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – v 30-31. We have a unique opportunity to truly glorify God and serve our community with the gifts we share and the facility we build together. This Sunday is Response Sunday for One Easter One Mission Capital Appeal! We rejoice in 50 years of God’s mission at work here at Easter. We want to build something that will support God’s work with us for 50 more years and beyond. Our generosity is an act of love. We give out of joy for what God has done and will do. How will we honor God and love our neighbor with what we share?

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Pastor Erik and Pastor Megan discuss Mark 13:1-8. We trust that God will always care for us, even in uncertain times. We therefore can provide and care for others too, without fear. Two thousand years ago, Jesus knew there would be unrest, fear, and conflict. But it doesn’t mean the disciples would stop doing the good work of the gospel. God provides for us. We can trust God, especially when nothing else seems sure. How will we continue to trust in God, especially when things seem hard?

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Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Mark 13:28-37. Awareness is a gift we don’t always appreciate. We stay busy and distracted, missing what God is up to. We can take time to listen. We are called to be here, now, paying attention to what God is doing here. We invite others into this attentiveness and awareness of God’s work around us. Might be able to reference the Centering Prayer practice going on at Easter this Lent. It is good to set aside time and space to be open, listening, centered.

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Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Mark 11:1-10 (processional gospel), Mark 14:1-11 (preaching gospel). This day takes a hard pivot. It moves from joy and celebration to fear and sadness. We prepare our hearts and minds for Holy Week. Don’t look away. Jesus is open and honest about his upcoming death. We cannot look away and pretend death isn’t real. It has power. But in Jesus, there is hope. How do we hear the juxtaposition of these stories, especially considering the woman’s story?

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This week is Easter Sunday! Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Mark 16:1-8. In some of the earliest versions of Mark, the gospel ends here. It ends with running away and fear with no resurrection account. Somehow, the word still got out! The story still got told, in spite of fear and confusion. The risen Lord still made himself known. Are you paying attention? Are you watching and listening for the good news? There are always reasons to be afraid or feel uncertain. Jesus gives us a reason for hope and this is the story we’ll tell!

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Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Acts 1:1-8. Church isn’t just about what you get out of it. It’s what you have to give others and how we’re better together. The disciples stay together (v4) before they’re sent out (v8). This is what we do week after week in worship and learning. We come together to be sent back out into the world. How will we encourage each other as we share the gospel throughout the world?

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Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Acts 3:1-10. A story of healing is ultimately about the worth of another person. A stranger who may not “deserve” care still gets it. All people have worth. Healing comes in many forms.  A faith community isn’t about perfection. It’s about bringing more and more people into a place of relationship, safety, and care. How will you include others, care for them, serve them, in ways that bring healing?

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Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Acts 17:1-9. Jason is attacked and jailed because of his relationship with Paul and Silas. When we choose each other, we may have to decide if we’ll stay by each other when it’s risky. People are uncomfortable with how Paul and Silas preaches about “another king” (v7) – they don’t want their safety at risk because of who is in their community. Community means caring for each other even when others might pressure us to reject those who don’t quite fit. How will we keep choosing each other even when we face confrontation?

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Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik are joined by Easter lutheran’s Adult Ministries Director, Jami Day! They discuss Acts 18: 1-10, be careful of (v6) – this passage is used to justify antisemitic sentiment. Does Paul’s words do him any good? Are we really meant to let his frustration dictate how we’ll treat others? Paul finds points in common with Aquila and Priscilla. In fact, they are fellow Jews. Here, Paul finds things that draw them together. How often do we let our frustration with others dictate how we treat them? How can we find ways to connect with each other and draw ourselves together?

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Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Background on 1 Corinthians: Paul writes to a community he loves that faces dissension and infighting. He wants them to find a way through in spite of their differences, because community is worth it. Saying “thank you” matters – it’s easy to take others for granted and not lift up the joy of being together.  We recognize those who are helping serve our community. We say thank you for the way they build community. But the work belongs to us all – “the grace of God... has been given to [us] in Christ Jesus.”

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Every week, the Easter pastors talk about the Bible, current events, and profound (sometimes bizarre) stories from life.

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