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April 4, 2021
Resurrection Morning Celebration April 4, 2021 “Jesus is Alive”
2820 N. Pleasant View Drive Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 928-772-7218 fsbcpv@firstsouthernpv.org www.firstsouthernpv.org Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30AM - 2:30PM
“Alive, Alive” “All Hail the Lamb” “Christ Arose” “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
Senior Pastor Terrell Eldreth: 928-277-4769 Cell: 619-244-6265 PastorTerrell@firstsouthernpv.org
“Glorious Day”
Worship Pastor Bart Young 928-254-8713 PastorBart@firstsouthernpv.org
“Jesus, Hope of the Nations” “Lion of Judah” “In Christ Alone” He is Still Risen! “Because He Lives” “Alive, Alive”
Executive Pastor Ken Kopal: 602-738-0532 PastorKen@firstsouthernpv.org
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” ~ Hebrews 10:25 (NIV) ~ I am taking a wild guess that by now you realize this coming Sunday is Resurrection (Easter) Sunday. No surprise there, right? However, after having to close our doors to live in-person worship last Easter — I am elated that we can worship together in-person again this Easter. I wanted to share this post which powerfully shares how important in-person worship is to the whole body of Christ — even to our youngest members. “I looked through the church nursery window as I sat in a gliding chair and nursed my 6-month-old. I had hoped that he would make it through the whole church service this week, but he didn’t. And my husband was working this Sunday.
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Before I got up to take him out, I whisper-growled to my other boys ‘You behave!’ threatening them as I gave them that mom look so they would know that I was serious.
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It clearly didn’t work. As I sat quietly watching from my seat behind the glass, their good behavior turned bad, which turned to worse. I could see that those little shoves between my 4-year-old twins would quickly turn into an in the pew, all over the floor, full on, drag out wrestling match. And there was nothing I could do from inside the little nursery room to stop it.
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Cringing, I watched as another lady quietly got up from her seat and moved to the pew behind my 6-year-old and 4-year-old twins.
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Praying that she would give them a good head thumping, and not judge my lack of mothering skills, I saw her lean up and whisper to them.
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And then, stillness, silence. They sat quietly until my baby was finished nursing and I was able to sit back down in between them.
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Taking 4 young kids to church was a challenge. With my husband there to help, it was hard. When he was gone, it felt nearly impossible.
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Most days, I would leave wondering ‘why do I even bother?’ It seemed as though I never ‘got anything’ out of church those days when I spent the entire worship service gathering crayons, passing out goldfish, separating fights, shushing, and stressed that a sippy cup will go flying into the person’s head in front of me. continued
Bruce Puffer (928) 499-5882