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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Easter in Ufa
7:53 AM | Posted by
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Have you ever wondered how believers in Russia celebrate Easter? They lift up the name of Christ! Ufa Bible Church had a great Easter Sunday service. There were worship songs, skits and The Word of God was preached. God gave us good, sunny and not too cold, weather. I was able to take some pictures during the service so you could see the Body of Christ worshiping on the other side of the world.
The Russians have a greeting that they use around Easter. The first person says, "Christ is risen!" and the second replies, "He is risen indeed!" If you are on the streets and in the shops you will hear it repeated, no matter the actual beliefs of the person. This phrase can be heard from the lips of Tatars, Bashkirs, (who are traditionally of an Islamic heritage) and non-believing Russians alike. It is just a little humorous, yet tragic. They repeat the name of Christ as they would 'hello' on any other day. Please, pray that God will use believers to reach out to their non-believing neighbors, so that when they say "Christ is Risen!" they will be speaking from the heart.
Praise and Worship on Easter Sunday with Mihai, Tanya and Tatiana
A skit was performed by Sasha, Tatiana and Sergei
Mihai preached the message
Pastor Rustem gave a closing word
The Russians have a greeting that they use around Easter. The first person says, "Christ is risen!" and the second replies, "He is risen indeed!" If you are on the streets and in the shops you will hear it repeated, no matter the actual beliefs of the person. This phrase can be heard from the lips of Tatars, Bashkirs, (who are traditionally of an Islamic heritage) and non-believing Russians alike. It is just a little humorous, yet tragic. They repeat the name of Christ as they would 'hello' on any other day. Please, pray that God will use believers to reach out to their non-believing neighbors, so that when they say "Christ is Risen!" they will be speaking from the heart.
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