For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
Easter Joy
Running on Empty by Bill Aumack
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aster is probably the most important day in the Christian calendar. Easter, as you know, is a remembrance that Jesus rose from the grave. Without Easter, there basically is no Christianity. If it had all ended with the death of a Jewish teacher named Jesus, there would be no Christianity. There would be no second chance. There would be no hope. But it didn’t end there. How can we be sure it didn’t end on that cross a
little over 2000 years ago? We know this is true by the emptiness. Typically the empty is not a positive word. An empty refrigerator or gas tank is not good. An empty bank account is not something we look forward to either. But Easter changes everything. On Easter, empty is a good thing. There’s an empty cross. There’s an empty tomb and the empty burial clothes. Empty points to hope. Our part of Easter is to make sure that we are not empty. Our hearts should not be
empty, but instead we are to be full of the love and hope of Jesus. Invite your friends and family and join us for Easter. Bill Aumack will bring us the message Running on Empty. On March 2 is Celebration Sabbath. On that day we conclude the small groups’ study, The Circle Maker. The service is a celebration of God’s goodness and how He is actively working in our lives. Each small group will invite one or two of
magine a Spring Carnival at Harvey’s. The midway with all its games and fun. And of course the great food. Our Small Group Outreach party is a Spring Carnival in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, March 9 at 6pm.
Spring Carnival at Harvey’s Broiler
March 9, 6PM Fellowship Hall
—St. John of Damascus
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Spring Carnival
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Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth her song begin! Let the round world keep triumph, And all that is therein; Invisible and visible, Their notes let all things blend, For Christ the Lord has risen, Our joy that hath no end.
God’s Award Show page 3
Join us for a time of worship, food, games, face painting and some ol’ fashion Root Beer Floats. Invite some friends to join us for this fun event. Then prayerfully consider inviting them to Easter Sabbath. =
The Value of Milk and Meat page 4 Taste & Inspiration on page 5 What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9 Going Over the Fiscal Cliff on page 7 Our Church Family page 10 Kid’s Page on page 11