EASTER CELEBRATION

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WHERE TO BEGIN?!

1. WITH JESUS - Thank you Jesus for all you did so that we could know you. Your sacrifice and unconditional love is beyond comprehension! We love you and celebrate you, and our prayer is that this weekend your name was honored and lifted up in such a way that brings brought you glory!

2. PASTORAL TEAM - I am so proud to work alongside such an awesome passionate group of pastors and their wives, who love the dream of Jesus, their church, and people. Thank you pastoral team for going the extra mile the past few weeks, because of your efforts lives have been forever changed!

3. TEAM GRANITE - I am convinced we have the greatest team of volunteers in the world, yep probably even in the universe! Without the hundreds of people serving their would have been no way to do 6 services in two locations. I am humbled by your dedication and honored to serve Jesus with you. Because of you the family of God grew this weekend!

4. SALVATIONS – How amazing was it to see and be a part of 27 people bowing their hearts and calling on the name of Jesus to be their Savior! May we never get over ONE PERSON let alone 27 PEOPLE coming to Jesus. We are honored almost every week to see LIVES FOREVER CHANGED and my prayer is that we will continue leading these people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ!

5. NEW FRIENDS – This weekend the Lord brought tons of new friends out to GRANITE. Our church has done their part, God has done His, and now it’s time for our leadership team to do ours. Our goal is two-fold, to REACH PEOPLE and KEEP PEOPLE. Please pray for us as we work to reconnect with those who were in church this past weekend.

6. NETWORK CHURCHES – Thank you Jesus for blessing all the churches in our network. Together Lord, we want to reach a world for you. I am so proud of all our pastors and the way they lead!

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