Our first Easter in Austin
Monday, April 25, 2011 at 4:28PM Jesus demonstrated "restoration" after His resurrection. His interaction with Mary, Thomas and Peter proved Jesus' deep love for His followers and friends. Read in the Gospel of John, chapters 20 & 21.
We celebrated Easter and invited friends to join us at the Erwin Center in Austin. The Austin Stone Community Church hosted the service. This idea of using the UT basketball stadium for an Easter celebration was a dream of Rick Barnes, UT's coach (and a fellow North Carolinian, I might add). Matt Carter, pastor of The Austin Stone, invited Coach Barnes to open the service with prayer.
Over 12,000 people gathered to worship and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. This will be a milestone in the work of God in the city of Austin. We were especially thankful to participate.
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