We just recently changed our logo.  As part of the design process we knew we wanted the cross to be prominent.  We believe that Jesus should be at the center of everything we do as a faith community.  It is his life, sacrificial death and resurrection that gives the world hope.

 

Jesus’ death on the cross unequivocally proclaims that God passionately loves us and wants to be in a relationship with us.  Paul writes in Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (NIV)  The cross definitively says, to all who are willing to listen, that God loves us.  If the Bible is God’s love letter to humanity--- then the cross is the sweetest and clearest expression of his affection for us

 

It is not uncommon for people to say “I love you.” But actions speak louder than words. Our heavenly Father was not content to just tell us how he feels, he wanted to show us. Jesus demonstrated his love for us through his willing death on a cross.   It wasn’t the nails that held Jesus to that cross it was his love for us.

 

 Jesus during his earthly ministry said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23 ESV)  The cross is not only a symbol of God’s love it is also an invitation to experience new life.  We must embrace the cross if we are going to experience the joy of the resurrection.  We believe that the cross is an invitation to freedom and new life.