Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

Christ the Lord is Risen! Christ the Lord is Risen indeed!

Every year as Easter rolls around I hear these words shared, and every year they bring me joy, hope, and anticipation. At church we’ve been talking about what the resurrection means to you – how has it changed your life? Does it make you any different than the person next to you who may not know about the resurrection?

As we find the answers to these questions the next step is, what are you doing about it? Once you know that you are a changed person – a new creation – because of the work God has done in you through the Holy Spirit, what are you doing about it? Do you read scripture more, smile more, help others more, pray more, worship more, share Jesus more?

If you want to do more of these things, there are opportunities for MORE at Wesley!

On May 19 we will be part of the United Methodist weekend called Change the World. We’ll meet at the church to package lunch bags that we will then take to Moore Square and give to the hungry. We start at 10am and will keep going until we’re done. We do this to share the love of Jesus, obeying his command to love God and love others. Through this event, we will worship God in love and service.

In June we will welcome back iHeart Raleigh. We will worship God by serving God and serving others. We will share Jesus with people who do not know him, and witness youth grow in God’s abundant grace and love. This is an awesome adventure that will help grow the Kingdom of God in Raleigh.

We will welcome another group in June – Summer Camp for Women, sponsored by The Encouraging Place. Saturday mornings starting June 30, women from the community will listen to speakers talk about God. What a great way to worship God with the women who live among us!

May 27 is Pentecost Sunday. This is the day we celebrate as the beginning of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples and led them out of the Upper Room and out among the people to share the Good News of the Risen Savior. They were so overcome by joy and the Holy Spirit they simply could not keep the news and the joy to themselves. As the disciples allowed the Spirit to guide them in sharing Jesus with the people, three thousand were added to their number that day, committed to the teachings of the apostles, life together, the common meal, and prayers. What if we allowed ourselves to be so overcome with the joy of the resurrection and the movement of the Holy Spirit that we went out and shared Jesus with others? God knows what will happen – let’s be bold enough to let God be in charge of all that we do!

 Peace,

 Pastor Heather