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CCEPN - Easter 2005

Dates: March 27 - April 17

This year we will start the Monday of Easter week (Easter is March 27, 2005) and run through April 17th. It will include four Sundays: 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17

Clarify The Win:

We desire to look back on this campaign and see that:

1. We have been Faithful to the Gospel
2. We inspired a large portion of our congregations to share the Gospel with non-believers in a meaningful way this Easter season.
3. We helped focus the attention of the Central Coast on Jesus Christ
4. We invited non-believers to find answers to their questions at church
5. We demonstrated a unity of the faith

Media Spots:

We want to pick up on the elements that worked well last year. This includes the TV spots, Radio spots and web site. Depending on resources, we might use newspaper ads rather then an insert in the paper. In addition, we are investigating local mailings directly to homes. We will again use the question format in our media spots. The call to action will be "find out at Church".
For each of the four Sundays (3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17) all participating churches will preach on the same subject.

Sermon Topics

• March 27th (Easter) "Is There Really Life Beyond The Grave?" - We can preach on the resurrection of Christ and that because he lives, we will never die.
• April 3rd - "Why Should We Think About Heaven?" Of course the quick answer is "Because You're Going To Die." However in this message, we should express the truth that our lives on the other side of the grave will be a lot longer than this side. "Only one life and it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
• April 10th - "What Will Heaven Be Like?" This will be the message in which we share what will not be in heaven, and what we will be doing - meaningful, productive work for the glory of Christ. Ruling & Reigning (Rev. 5:10) We'll contrast the "Intermediate Heaven" with "The New Heaven and New Earth."
• April 17th - "Heaven And The Rest Of Your Life" This is where we zero in on how a Biblical view of heaven affects our lives here and now with implications for how we spend our lives (on ourselves or with missional commitments) and how we face death - with confidence, hope, peace ... or fear and dread.