Update for Monday, March 25th
Dear Church family and friends,
The command to follow Jesus appears many times in the Bible, and that appeal is not just meant for those in the Saviour’s time but for us too. One such story of people doing so can be found in Matthew 20 verses 29-34 – the subject of Pastor Buddy’s sermon this Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rvbMGv5HtI.
But where are we to follow Him to, and for how long? Why should we follow Him at all? These questions are all answered in Holy or Passion Week, culminating in Christ’s death on the cross and return to life three days later. He took our place to die, so that we might live in fellowship with the God who created us. His appearance to his disciples in the days after his death shows that His death was not the end of the story.
This Week in Church…
On Tuesday, the Young Adults’ Bible Study will be meeting in their respective groups at 7pm in various locations around Giessen. If you would like more information, please write to yabs@ibc-giessen.org .
There will not be a Mid-Week Bible Study on Wednesday.
In its place, we will have a service on Thursday (28th) evening to commemorate the life and death of Christ. The Maundy Thursday service will take place in the Chapel Room at the FTH at 7pm. It will of course be livestreamed, and you can get a link to that by writing to office@ibc-giessen.org.
At IBC Giessen, we don’t have a Good Friday Service… but we do have an Easter Sunday breakfast! There’s room at the table for everyone who would like to join us in celebrating Jesus’ victory over the grave at 9am on Sunday morning – we would ask you to tell us that you are coming beforehand, though. That way the Church can provide enough bread rolls for everyone. Contributions to the spread are very much appreciated! To register, tell us what you’ll be bringing, or for some inspiration as to what you might like to prepare, please write to office@ibc-giessen.org.
Our morning meal will be finished in time for our 11am Resurrection Sunday service – link to the livestream is available via the e-mail address above – after which there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. We are looking to the congregation to provide small individually wrapped Easter chocolates and sweets for this activity. The adults will need to find Philipp first, before the children can go searching for their treats!
Please be aware of the time change on Sunday (31st) morning! The clocks will go forward by an hour.
Elsewhere in Giessen…
As mentioned, traditionally we don’t have a Good Friday service. However, if you wish to do something to mark the day, how about a trip to the cinema? Popular Netflix series “The Chosen” is a re-telling of Jesus’ life story. To celebrate the beginning of series 4, for the first two episodes are being shown in 50 different cinemas around Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In Giessen, the episodes will be shown, in German only, in Kinopolis at 11:30am. For more information, please click this link: https://www.kinopolis.de/kg/events/detail/the-chosen-staffel-4-episode-1-2/4811
We pray that you have a peaceful, blessed week, and are able to make time to attend one of our events reflecting on these important milestones in our faith.