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Well, happy Easter.

I like the the Bible condemns traditions, but in light of what it condemns, it's always the traditions that replace Scripture and are opposed to Scripture, to where people actually value their tradition more than what the Word of God says.

The condemnation towards tradition of celebrating a certain theme or a certain day or certain event is never aimed at what the Bible addresses.

Those traditions are actually significant. And I know that many of you

were able to join us for the Good Friday service this week. And I loved it so much. I love those

events. I love when we get together with the Body of Christ in Reading and at multiple events

down at the Civic. We weren't able to this year, but hopefully next year we'll be able to do that.

But I really enjoy those, and I enjoy seeing parents that bring their children out that I, I know

as a hassle, I remember when our kids were young how everything that you do of that nature is

challenging. It's a real challenge of faith, but sometimes we actually illustrate what we value by what we're willing to pay a price for.

And unintentionally, we train our children, we train our friends, even family members, on what's important to us by what we're willing to endure for a household.

And honestly, we're building things in the lives

of our children and in our own hearts that are so valuable. Easter is one of those things. I know

early on as a pastor, I rarely spoke on whatever season it was. I just kind of would just talk on

whatever, you know, came to mind.

Of late, I've been warming up more to the idea of pay attention to the calendar bill,

pay attention to the calendar, Christmas is enjoyable, enjoy it, you know.

I remember one year at the theater in Weaverville, we were going to have this Christmas play

type thing, and we had to have this Christmas play type thing,

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