We’ve prayed for Easter weekend for so long now that it felt like it would never get here. It did and we were BLOWN away by God’s goodness to us.
There are so many huge “wins” to share, and I’ll probably share more over the coming days. Here is my attempt to recap a few.
LAKELAND’S LARGEST EGG HUNT
If you missed my post on Saturday, check it out. We were completely blown away by the turnout. We’ve prayed and worked SO hard to make this happen, and couldn’t believe that 6,500 people showed up. That’s ridiculous. We’ve heard so many stories of families who had a great time.
About One-Third of the Crowd!
I think my favorite part of the day might’ve been standing on the hill just before everyone could see the football field covered with 50,000 Eggs. Kids eyes got SO SO big when they saw that. It was worth it all.
50,000 Eggs Covered this Whole Field!
EASTER SUNDAY
Numbers matter to God, because every number represents a person in need of God’s grace. We had our largest attendance Sunday ever yesterday, but that number isn’t the most important. The real number that matters though is 5. Five people went public with their baptism, and we celebrated BIG last night.
Entire Family Baptized Together. A powerful moment.
Here’s my favorite story of the day. A family who is new to our church came Sunday morning. I didn’t see them in the first service, but I saw them walk into the building right before the second service, and walk out 3 minutes later. I was sure something or someone had offended them, and that’s why they were leaving.
Tears filled my eyes as I found out right before the second service that they had received Christ in the first service, left, and the mom and daughters came back to sign up for baptism that night. Then, right before our 6 pm service (which was AWESOME), the dad asked if he could be baptized as well.
Last night, we baptized a whole family together. Many people in the room were sobbing. It was an incredible moment.
That’s why we do what we do.
That’s why Easter is so powerful.
That’s why the only word to describe grace adequately is “amazing.”
Hey man just wondering what you guys learned from this event. Looking to do something similar this spring and could use anything you learned from last year’s event.