Category: Easter
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It’s Easter, Make A Little Effort.
Last Sunday, Easter Sunday, I said that when the stone was rolled away from the tomb the door to our future was opened to us. The obvious thing to do when someone opens the door for you is to say thank you and walk through. It may be obvious but that doesn’t necessarily make it Read more
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What Is Your Easter Story? – A Sermon On Luke 24:36-48
If I were to ask you to tell the Easter story you could do that, right? I suspect we can all tell that story. We may not be able to describe the details and nuances of each gospel but we can outline the basics of the story. For most of us that’s the basic Easter Read more
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Eclipse Sunday – A Sermon On John 20:19-31
It’s been one week since Easter Sunday; one week since the women found that the very large stone that had covered Jesus’ tomb had been rolled back; one week since they discovered the tomb was empty; one week since they heard the news, “He has been raised; he is not here”; and one week since Read more
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Easter Truth – A Sermon On Mark 16:1-8 For Easter Sunday
How many of you remember my Easter sermon from last year? No one? Huh. Well, I’m a bit disappointed it wasn’t more memorable but I’m also relieved that you won’t recognize that I am repeating myself this year. I used to come to Easter looking for and wanting to say something novel, profound, and original. Read more
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Instructions For Living An Easter Life – A Sermon On Luke 24:13-35
As I began preparing this sermon one of my first reactions to today’s gospel (Luke 24:13-35) was, “Good for them.” Jesus was “made known to [Cleopas and his companion] in the breaking of the bread.” Good for them. Their hearts burned on the road to Emmaus as Jesus “interpreted to them the things about himself Read more
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Sermons For Easter Sunday And Holy Week 2023
Alleluia. Christ is risen. Thank you for reading and supporting Interrupting the Silence. I am grateful for your presence through this past Holy Week and into Easter. Below are the sermons I preached. Easter peace be with you. O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and Read more
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Telling The Same Old Story – A Sermon On Matthew 28:1-10 For Easter Sunday
Alleluia. Christ is risen. That’s what I said to you last Easter, the one before that, and the one before that. It’s what I’ve said to you for the last eighteen Easters. Every year it’s the same. It never changes. And I got nothing new to say to you today. Every year we come to Read more
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What’s The Story Of Your Easter? – A Sermon On John 21:1-19
I want to begin by asking a couple of questions about the Easter story. Here’s my first question. It’s pretty simple. If I asked you tell the Easter story, what would you say? How would you tell it? Most of us, I suspect, would talk about Jesus and his death and resurrection. We might offer Read more
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Sermons For Easter Sunday And Holy Week 2022
I often follow a thread or theme through Holy Week to Easter. This year I focused on self-betrayal, the ways in which we turn away from ourselves and our lives, and live less than who we truly are. It will be easier to see and follow that theme through these sermons if you begin with Read more
Interrupting the Silence 