"So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid."
— Mark 16:1-8

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed!

The time has finally come! The long wait is over! No need to strain to find the seed of joy on Easter Sunday—we can shout for joy, sing out for joy, exclaim our joy from the rooftops! The victory is won!

So why do we still feel sad or afraid, angry or anxious?

Joy is many things. It is, absolutely, the shout-from-the-rooftops glee, the burst-out-singing-Alleluia celebration, that I most associate with Easter Sunday. And, as our Lenten journey has, I hope, helped us remember, joy can also be something quieter, something more persistent and steady, that we grow and tend throughout all the seasons of our lives.

After Easter, fear turns to amazement turns into a steadfast, persistent hope, a sharing of good news that, again and again, rolls away stones of sorrow and reveals God making a way, yet again.

That’s worth celebrating! It’s worth celebrating today. And it’s worth holding on to that hope, tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the next. While Easter Sunday has passed, Easter is a season that we celebrate for 50 days. A lot can change in 50 days. A lot can happen to us. We can feel a lot of different things. But whatever changes life may bring, we know: seeds of joy continue to be planted, to sprout, and to burst into full bloom.

A joyful Easter to you—Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia. Amen.

Grace + Peace,

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join us for our VIRTUAL WORSHIP SERVICES

Archived WORSHIP SERVICES are recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. Also, visit our BACC-DOC Facebook page for messages and sermons.

Zoom Worship Services - Sunday Mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Interested in joining us on Zoom? Email worship@baccdoc.org for sign-in information.

ZOOM PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP - WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30 P.M.

We hope you will join us at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday evenings for a half-hour of prayer and fellowship. We come together to lean upon each other, to share our hearts joys and concerns and to offer up to God our lives in faithfulness. Being together, even at a distance, is communion.  

Interested in joining us on Zoom? Email worship@baccdoc.org for sign-in information.

Sojourners Zoom Sunday School Classes

This year, we will study the New Testament Book of Philemon, provide an overview of Psalms, then begin a study of Isaiah, one of the Books of the Old Testament that is most quoted in the New Testament.

Sojourner Sunday School Classes are available in person every Sunday at BACC and are also available live, online through Zoom.

Interested in joining us on Zoom? HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE ZOOM MEETING. IT IS THE SAME LINK FOR EVERY SUNDAY:

Sojourner’s Sunday School Class – Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84713201605?pwd=Um1lS3lpVFZQcGFmdTFuV1dGQk9TQT09

Miss a class? No problem! Recordings of our Sojourner Bible Study Classes will be available for you to watch on the Sojourners Sunday School page and on the BACC YouTube channel.

We look forward to continuing our study of the Bible with you this year!