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Dear Easter People,

Alleluia! Christ is risen! 

If you want to get to First Lutheran Church in Huntingtown MD, the route you take depends on where you start. Whether you use GPS, directions from the website, or the old-fashioned map; you plot a route getting you to your destination. Ultimately, regardless of your route, in the end, you need to get to Maryland Route 4 Southbound and the doors of First Lutheran Church. No matter where you start, no matter how lost you might get along the way … the only way to get to First Lutheran Church is to end up on MD-4 southbound.

Jesus says to His disciples, including you and me, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going (John 14:3-4).” Despite all they’ve seen Jesus do, the disciples are lost. Thomas asks Jesus for directions to which He says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6).” With these words Jesus tells the world about the only way to enter eternal life in the kingdom of heaven. The only way is Jesus. He isn’t one of many ways. He’s THE way … to the Father and eternal life. However, just like you can ignore GPS or throw away the map and trust yourself, many try to find their own way to heaven ...

The good news for all mankind, regardless of where you might find yourself right now … no matter what route you’re on right now … no matter how lost you are right now … the truth of God’s Word is “recalculating your route” to get you onto the only road leading to the kingdom of heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are led to Jesus. Then, following Him in faith, He leads us directly to our final destination, eternal life.

                                                                                        He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

                                                                                        Pastor Jim