Easter can feel like the Super Bowl for Pastors. If you are scheduled to preach this weekend, I don’t have to tell you about the excitement and weight of preaching on Easter. In reality, it should be no different than any other week, and yet as fleshy humans the idea of the crowd gets in our head and distracts our heart.
If you are going to have an off-week, you don’t want it to be this one. Along with Christmas Eve and Mother’s Day it can be among the highest attendance days of the year. If nothing else, it is the one weekend that all who claim your church as their church are most likely to show up at the same time! If you find yourself struggling today thinking about what or how you will preach this Easter Sunday, I pray the following thoughts might encourage your heart and overcome any struggle or pressure your flesh brings to bear.
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