So, what's next? Easter weekend is the high point of the Christian calendar for good reason. We are brought back to proclaiming the Lord's death until He comes and celebrating His resurrection in real-time, literally on the third day. I'm reminded every year - and rightly so! - that Jesus is worth following with my whole life.

What exactly does that mean? When we talk about "liking" and "following" someone these days, images of thumbs-up emojis on social media platforms come to mind immediately. But what if you really do love the message of the gospel and want to follow Jesus? What does that look like?

The folks in the new Colossae church were wondering the same thing. They had put their faith in Jesus but were facing a ton of pressure from both culture and the religious institutions in their city to mix the true gospel with something else. Their urgent question was: how do we truly follow Him? Their pastor, Epaphras, visited Paul to get some help in answering the question. The letter the apostle wrote has become our book of Colossians. And, oh my, it's a good one.

On Sunday we're going to put ourselves in the shoes of "God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ" (1:2) and hear the words in our current context... how to "like and follow" Jesus.

Take a few minutes and read Colossians chapter 1 this weekend or, even better, the whole book if you can. I've also included a video from Bible Project to give you an overview of the letter. You can click the link below to watch it.

Looking forward to Sunday... grateful He is risen indeed!
Pastor Tracy

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