My friend once posed an energetic question to a few of us standing in her kitchen. She asked, in the midst of all of the things she was struggling to maintain and all the expectations she felt: “Don’t you guys wish you just be in a coma for a few weeks!?… Like, you could rest and recharge and no one could expect anything of you.” I don’t think she realized what she was revealing in that moment. After a stunned silent pause, followed by a curious laughter, we started to consider the depth of what she was saying. She was actually asking, as if it made complete sense, if we would rather suffer a serious medical trauma than have to continue in the demands placed on us by our everyday lives.

In truth, I find there are more and more people than I could’ve ever imagined who feel similarly. You might know them. You might be one of them. But, the story is the same. It sounds like this:

“I have no excuses. I don’t want to dodge any of my responsibilities. But, I don’t know how much longer I can sustain the amount of pressure I feel. And (perhaps more insidious), I’m not sure I’m allowed to feel like this.”

These are people in need of a “reset.” This weekend we start a new series of the same name (Reset). It’s for people who are struggling to keep everything together. It’s for people who wish there was a way to start things over and to do it (whatever “it” is) differently. Consider inviting people who may be feeling this way. Moms, co-workers, family members, students, fathers, and friends all tend to fall into this category from time to time. In truth, we all need a reset in some way or another. The ongoing story of God in the Bible is about His determination to put things that are out-of-sorts back to the way He intended them.

There is no more powerful representation of this kind of work than in baptism. This weekend, people will be baptized during our service. It’s a beautiful picture of the life-reset God gives to people who choose to follow Jesus. Baptism isn’t for perfect people. But, it is for people who want to put on display the truth of what God has done and is still doing in their lives through Jesus. It’s the best demonstration of an “Easter’d Life” — a life radically and unmistakably impacted by the resurrection power of God we talked about at Easter.

If you’d like to be baptized, email Wendi Kato to let us know. We’ll make sure you know what it all means beforehand.

It will be a great Sunday. I can’t wait to kick off this new RESET series with baptisms.

See you Sunday,
Jeff