Windham Community Church

04/05/2026

Resurrection Sunday is not just a moment we remember. It is a reality we now live from. When Jesus walked out of the tomb, He did not just prove something about Himself. He revealed something permanent about you. The resurrection is not only evidence that He is alive. It is the declaration that everything He accomplished on the cross was fully accepted, fully complete, and now fully applied to everyone who believes (Romans 4:25).

When the stone was rolled away, it was not so Jesus could get out. It was so we could see in. Heaven was making an announcement. The work is finished. The debt is gone. The sacrifice has been received. Scripture says He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). That means the resurrection is heaven’s receipt that your sin has been fully paid for. There is nothing left outstanding.

Because He lives, you are no longer defined by your past. The resurrection did not just give Jesus a new life. It gave you a new identity. The Bible says that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away, and the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is not a process you are trying to achieve. This is a finished reality you are learning to live from.

Resurrection Sunday means that you are no longer under condemnation. Not sometimes. Not when you perform well. Right now. Scripture declares that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). The empty tomb is proof that sin has lost its power to accuse you. The voice of guilt no longer has legal ground to stand on in your life.

It also means that death itself has been defeated for you. Jesus did not just escape death. He exhausted it. The Bible says, “Death is swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). What once held humanity in fear has now been stripped of its authority. For the believer, death is no longer an end. It is a doorway into the fullness of what has already been secured.

The same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you. This is not poetic language. This is spiritual reality. Scripture says that the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you and gives life to your mortal body (Romans 8:11). Resurrection power is not distant. It is present. It is not something you are waiting for. It is something you carry.

Resurrection Sunday means access has been permanently opened. When Jesus rose, He did not return to limited physical interaction. He made a way for all to come near. Through Him, we now have bold access to the Father (Hebrews 10:19–22). You do not approach God as a stranger trying to earn acceptance. You come as a son or daughter who has already been brought near.

It also means you are seated in victory, not striving for it. The Bible says that God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). That means your position is not below trying to climb up. It is above, resting in what Jesus has already accomplished. You fight from victory, not for victory.

Resurrection Sunday declares that your life is now anchored in something unshakable. Peter says we have been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3). Your hope is not based on circumstances, feelings, or outcomes. It is rooted in a finished work that cannot be undone.

So today is not just about celebration. It is about awakening. The tomb is empty, which means everything Jesus said is true. You are forgiven. You are righteous. You are alive in Him. And now, you do not live trying to earn what God has already given. You live from it. The resurrection is not just something that happened to Jesus. It is something that now defines you (Colossians 3:1–3).

04/04/2026

Sunday is coming…
Jesus received 39 stripes because 40 was known to kill a man. They wanted Him alive. They held handfuls of His beard, and hair and pulled it out by the roots. They wanted Him alive. They kicked, punched, and spit on Him for hours. Until there wasn't a single spot on His body not covered in blood. They wanted Him alive.

They shoved a crown of thorns down on His head so harshly it stuck in His skin. They wanted Him alive. After hours of being beaten, mocked, whipped, flogged, and tortured they made Him walk with a cross. A rough piece of wood digging into His fresh wounds. They wanted Him alive.

They wanted Him to feel every ounce of pain they could bring. He had to feel it in order to heal us.
Most of us cannot mentally think of the crucifixion because the cruelty of it isn't normal. It isn't something our minds can comprehend. We celebrate Easter with pastel colors. Truth is, there was absolutely nothing happy about the day Jesus died. It was cruel, bloody, and nasty.

He could have stopped all of it. He could have called every angel in heaven to demolish every person standing and shouting "Crucify Him!" He didn't. He knew in order to have a Sunday you have to have a Friday. He felt everything that day.
He felt how your heart broke wide open when you had to watch your baby die.
He felt how heavy your life was when you were staring down the barrel of a gun wondering if the man was going to shoot you.
He carried the weight of the burden you have felt since your spouse died, or left you, and life just doesn't seem right since.

Jesus leveled every playing field and said ALL of you are worth it.
He knew he had to carry the cross.
He never promised the cross you carry in this life would not be heavy.

His promise is that Sunday is coming.

No matter how heavy Friday is…financially, emotionally, mentally, or physically. Friday is heavy. That cross is weighing you down and you are about to crumble under its weight.
His promise was simply this: He won't make you carry it alone. What kind of king would step down from his throne for this?

Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God did. For you. So…look up, because Sunday is coming.

04/03/2026

Good Friday reminds us… love isn’t just spoken... it’s demonstrated. He carried the cross. He endured the pain. He took on what we never could. And in what looked like the darkest moment... God was making a way for the greatest hope. 🙌

Because of the cross, your sin is not the end of your story. Because of His sacrifice, grace has the final word. So today, don’t rush past this moment… sit in the weight of His love. Because Sunday is coming... and hope is already on the way. “But He was pierced for our transgressions… by His wounds we are healed.” — Isaiah 53:5 If you want to stay grounded in that kind of hope, I’ve shared devotionals and peaceful worship playlists - link on our page. ❤️

Save this as a reminder of what He’s done for you.

03/19/2026

03/08/2026

If the 12 disciples were alive today, I’m not sure many churches would even let them apply to be the pastor.

Search committee:
“Peter, we see here you were a fisherman… do you have a theology degree?”

Peter: “No… but I did preach one sermon and 3,000 people got saved.”

Committee: “Right… but do you have at least 60 credit hours from an accredited seminary?”

Meanwhile Matthew’s over there like…
“I used to be a tax collector.”

Church board:
“Yeah… we’re gonna need you to fill out this background check and character reference form.”

Thomas walks in…
They say, “We’ve heard you struggle with doubt.”

Thomas:
“Yeah… but I saw the resurrected Jesus.”

Committee:
“Hmm… we’re really looking for someone with stronger faith and a master’s degree.”

And don’t even let Paul apply…

Half the churches would say:
“Sir… your résumé says you were once involved in persecuting Christians.”

Paul:
“Yeah… but God changed my life and I wrote half the New Testament.”

Church board:
“Right… but have you completed our denomination-approved leadership training program?”

Meanwhile Jesus is standing in the back like…

“I picked these guys on purpose.” 😏

Sometimes I wonder if we’ve gotten so good at credentialing the shepherd…

that we forget how God loves to use ordinary people.

02/07/2026

Milan L “Mick” Schulte, age 85, of Oxford died peacefully at his home surrounded by family and his loving, devoted wife, Helen, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. A memorial mass will be held at 11am on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oxford, where a time of visitation...

01/13/2026

Jesus was enough on the day we were saved, and He will be enough every day we ever live.

The Apostle Paul, who walked in such victory, through the hardest of circumstances with real joy, says, in Christ “dwells all fullness of the Godhead bodily and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power” (Col 2:9).

Shortly before this, Paul said as you received Christ, so walk in Him rooted and built up IN HIM and established in the faith, as you’ve been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. (Col 2:6) (emphasis mine).

Walk in Him, knowing that IN HIM you have everything you’re ever going to need.

Walk in Him remembering He loves you and died for you without first requiring one thing from you!

He loves you with a glorious, unending, unconditional, perfect love.

His love is enough.

We all have hearts that are prone to wander and look around us for what we already have in Christ.

But Jesus is Living Water! If we believe this, if we remind ourselves of this, if we daily draw from the Living Water of THIS, we will live in the sweet victory and satisfaction of it!

In fact, we need to daily preach this to ourselves. Jesus gave us everything. We have ALL we need in Him - security, significance and acceptance.

No material thing, no human relationship, no achievement, nothing, and no one, can do and be for us what the Lord is meant to be.

The Bible talks about our relationship with Jesus as our first love (Rev 2:4).

And this relationship is to be preeminent in our lives. We get ourselves in trouble when we start looking to people or things to do for us what only God can do.

Spend a moment in prayer and ask the Lord to show you any area where you may be tempted to do this.

If the Lord shows you something remember it is His kindness that leads us to repentance because He has better for us. (Rom 2:4)

If we are looking to other things, or other relationships to satisfy us, we will come up short in some way. We won’t be satisfied for very long.

And listen, please heed this warning, from someone who has mixed this up in the past—we will ultimately drive others away from us when we try to make them do for us, and be for us, what only Christ can!

When Jesus is our all in all, when we look to Him for our acceptance, security and significance, it’s then we can love others better and freely and not try to make them do for us what only He can do.

And p.s. —those who love Jesus first are the ones who can love us best too. That’s some free advice for you singles!!! 😉 Look for someone who loves Christ first and that’s the someone who can love you best!



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11/26/2025

Amen

01/09/2025

When the first day of lent rolls around!

Great idea!
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