Newsletters - Meadows Christian Fellowship

Hey Meadows,

This past Tuesday, the new Elder Board met for the first time and established the new Officers.

Officers:

Chairmen - Jeff Hagen

Vice Chairman - Mark Hoffman

Secretary - Drew Barnes

As Elder’s we get the privilege of hearing and seeing stories first hand of God at work. This week, we want to highlight the way God is working among our youth. Here is a sample of what our youth are learning on Wednesday nights:

What would it look like to see Passover and Pentecost from the eyes of Jairus’ daughter? Let’s suppose the 12 year-old girl was raised from the dead two years before Jesus’ death and resurrection. Let’s give her a name: Hadasa. Hadasa is now 14 years old and experiencing the events of the crucifixion: The sky went dark from noon to 3pm. At 3pm Jesus cried out, “It is finished!” and the huge heavy temple curtain was torn in two. An earthquake occurred. Deceased followers of Yahweh came out of their tombs and mixed with the living.

Then 46 days after Jesus’ resurrection, Hadasa is in Jerusalem with her family for Pentecost. They see an incredible happening: Peter is speaking and 3,000 people become followers of Christ! This is AMAZING! And it doesn’t stop. These 3,000 are meeting openly in the temple courts. They are living a life of caring for each other. Many others are becoming followers of Christ. Some days or weeks later another 5,000+ become followers/disciples of Christ.

There are easily more than 10,000 disciples of Christ within weeks after Pentecost. So what does this tell us? Answer: We can have CONFIDENCE in the truth of the resurrection. We are to WORSHIP with our lives. He gave all of His life to you and I. We are to give all of our life to Him. Our JUST God provided a path to Himself for you and I who are not just except through Jesus Christ.

The 14 year-old Hadasa would have been approximately age 44 when Matthew and Mark wrote their accounts of who Jesus is. She knew the truth of what was written because she was there. And tens of thousands of other people knew the truth of what was written because they were also there. Have confidence, rejoice, and invite others into the reality of what God provides.

Wow! We are so thankful for all of those serving on Wednesday night and the faithful teaching of God’s word to our youth!

If you have any questions or comments, you can always reach out to us at elders@meadowsfamily.org

Soli Deo Gloria

The Elders

1 Peter 1:3: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."