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| Victory Family Church |
Easter at Victory Family Church
For more than ten years I have had the distinct honor of photographing events as a volunteer for Victory Family Church and every year my enthusiasm and excitement grows more and more. There are many events that take place throughout the year celebrating holidays, baby dedications, water baptism but my favorite holiday of the year is Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. The choir did an amazing job Saturday night (and I am positive they did the same for Sunday AM). I never grow tired of hearing the Gospel of Christ preached. The ultimate sacrifice for sin was paid but the resurrection is the victory over death and the grave. 1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Many times last night I was moved to tears listening to the voices singing praises to the Lord and seeing the hands raised to Him. |
| Glowing Cross |
As a photographer, light is very meaningful to me and last night the lighting and sound team did an amazing job accenting the singers and adding emotion through light and sound. From my vantage points (as I moved about the church), the sound and light seemed to come alive as the light danced around the singers and sent accents throughout the crowd. Moving about the church, I could see others moved to tears of joyous emotion as they worshiped the Lord and praised Him for salvation, healing, and life.
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| Singing with lifted hands of Praise. |
After the tremendous singing of praise, Pastor John preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ - Our Risen Saviour. Throughout the message, my eyes and heart were filled with tears of joy and celebration! They were celebrating the fact that we are not redeemed by our works but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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| Singing Praises with lifted hands |
Today many families (including ours) will celebrate this amazing event with a meal of roasted lamb. I find it amazing that this small simple animal represents and signifies an amazing truth. When it is served, it is called by its name. Lamb. Unlike many other meats when served, its name is simple. It does not have an over complicated name hiding its origin but it is served in a simple fashion. Just like the Gospel of Christ - very simple. Salvation through Christ is not over complicated nor is it filled with a special code. Receive Him as your Saviour today!
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
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| Pastor Peter Penrose |
Matthew 28:6-7 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
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