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this has been a strange weekend.

let’s start with the obvious, i don’t need to tell anyone that easter was this weekend, do i? the most important three days in the entire christian calendar. our entire faith is based on the events that happened on these three days. in these three days, jesus showed us a love and grace that i will never be able to fully comprehend.

yet, in the midst of all these emotions… i somehow find myself getting lost in my own problems. i do not mean to belittle the, complications — for lack of a better word, in my life right now, it just was the worst possible time for me to succumb to selfishness. i do long for a time in life where life wasn’t so complicated, but at what cost?

it’s quarter after eleven in the evening now, and now that things have cooled down… now that i’m not quite as stressed about putting the absolute best service possible together for the thousands upon thousands who walked through cedarcreek’s doors today, now that i’m not quite as caught up in all the drama… i can look back and say “wow, i wouldn’t trade it all for the world.” it brings me back to a thought that sam melden put in my head over six months ago, that there are really only two ways to live… “me for me, or me for you.”

i mean seriously, i can’t fathom a better job. i can’t fathom a better faith. i can’t fathom a better love.

it’s easy to lose focus in ministry. sometimes it’s really easy to forget the balance between “work” and “church” when you work for a church. it seems like every time i get out of whack, all i have to do is wait a little while and i am reminded… reminded why it is we do what we do.

hundreds of people… HUNDREDS gave their life to christ for the first time this weekend at cedarcreek. if only a few of them actually follow through and commit to an authentic and real relationship, then it was all worth it.

below, you’ll find what i am referring to as “easter in seven.” it is a condensed version of the easter 2008 services at cedarcreek.tv perrysburg campus. give it a look, comment… whatever.

some technical stuff for those of you that care… this is direct feed from our switcher and soundboard. therefore, you will not often see the actual band. i assure you though, this is our musicians. not that many of you would think otherwise, because the audio mix isn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination. still, you’ll get an idea of what our easter services were all about this year. i am running switchers and directing video in all of what you are about to watch.