The Gospel at Harvest Reaches New High Water Mark at Easter 2012

We are wanting to give God glory for the work He is doing in our church—taking us deeper and further into the joy of His gospel than ever before.

God forbid that I should boast, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
—Galatians 6:14

We have much to rejoice in. Following a week of round-the-clock Passion readings—with 162 hours logged online as people tuned in for the live stream—and our best-ever Good Friday services at Harvest, we saw an overwhelming demonstration of the power of God’s Word going forth this Easter…

• We launched our seventh campus, Harvest North Shore in Chicago.
• Over 20,000 joined together on all of our campuses for Easter and celebrated the resurrection of Christ.
• As the gospel was proclaimed verse-by-verse from John, chapter 1, salvation was publicly embraced by nearly 260 attenders for the first time! Each came forward in response to the Good News of Jesus Christ to connect with a pastor or leader and be equipped for their next steps of faith, before leaving with the Easter gift of a new Bible and a new identity in Christ.

The Word of God, the hope of resurrection, the forgiveness and salvation found only in Christ—we’re still celebrating! He is risen, indeed…