Pastor’s Corner (April 2025)

Go and Tell! 
“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples . . .” Mark 16:6 

The Season of Lent will soon be over. Before we know it, we will be celebrating Holy Week later this month and finally the greatest celebration of all – Easter! During that first Easter, the angels told the women who came to the tomb, “go, tell his disciples.” Soon, within that very hour, the women would do that very thing. They would be speaking the words we ourselves are still speaking today, “Christ is risen!” 

The angels’ words, “go tell his disciples” are as appropriate for us now as they ever have been and ever will be. As a congregation we “go and tell” every time we gather together for worship. We hear the words of Christ’s resurrection in our sermons, our hymns, our readings and our liturgies. We literally see the resurrection of the living Jesus as He still comes to us physically with His living sacrifice in the Lord’s Supper. 

As a congregation, we also sponsor a preschool. We don’t host a preschool because we like to play with glue, or cut out animal shapes, or because we really love eating goldfish crackers. We sponsor a preschool because every single day we get to “go and tell” 165 children about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ all done for them! In a world that is growing increasingly opposed towards Christianity and Jesus, our preschool is a shining light showing these children that Jesus died and rose again for them, loves them, and is still coming to them. 

As a baptized Christian, you have been given Jesus’ death and His resurrection (Romans 6). Now, “go and tell” yourself this every single day of your life! Remind yourself every single day what it is Jesus Christ has done for you so that you may be comforted and also able to share that good news with people in your family, your friends, coworkers and neighbors. 

May we as a congregation always be a place, and a people, who “go and tell” the wonderful deeds of our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us to destroy our sin and rose from the dead to bring each of us everlasting life. Amen. 

— Pastor Grimenstein