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Thinking About the Ascension

5 Jun

Here’s an image I’ve been thinking about in regards to today’s sermon. I really wish we had video screens this morning.

Here’s a preview of what we’ll be talking about:

Wordle: AscensionSermon

 

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Take Another Look — A Sermon for Easter Sunday

25 Apr

Ever since I have been in parish ministry, my wife Kay and I have rarely worshipped together as we have served different congregations. However, with her being on leave this year we actually got to be in the same building on Easter Sunday. She said that she thought this sermon was pretty good and since she’s the better preacher in the family, I take that as a high compliment. So, since she thought it worthwhile, here it is in manuscript form in all it’s glory.

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Scripture Text: John 20:1-18

This past Friday, we left this place in darkness. Christ had died. We had nailed him to the cross. And so we exited in darkness, overwhelmed with a sense of loss at the death of the one who had been sent by God.

The Gospel of John also begins the Easter story in darkness. “Early in the morning, while it was still dark…” John says. While it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to a tomb because earlier in the week Jesus had been executed. And in his death, her hope had died also.

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