Tag: Harrowing of Hell

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  We Shall Overcome – A Sermon On Matthew 27:57-66 For Holy Saturday

  April 8, 2023

  “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.” (Matthew 27:57-66) I know what that’s like and I’ll bet you do too. We’ve all had times in our life when we were “sitting opposite the tomb.” It’s a good description for this day we call Holy Saturday.  Holy Saturday is the day… Read more
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  Not Sorrowing As Those Without Hope – A Holy Saturday Sermon On John 19:38-42

  April 11, 2020

  Holy Saturday is an in between day. It’s the day after Good Friday and the day before Easter. What was is no longer and what will be is not yet. If Good Friday is the day of the loss, Holy Saturday is that day when the reality of the loss begins to set in. And… Read more
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  Hell Yeah! – A Holy Saturday Sermon on Matthew 27:57-66 and Job 14:1-14

  March 30, 2016

  Job 14:1-14 Matthew 27:57-66 “If mortals die, will they live again?” (Job 14:14) That’s Job’s question. It’s a Holy Saturday kind of question. It’s a question all of us ask on the Holy Saturdays of our lives. Jesus was crucified, killed, yesterday. His body was placed in a tomb. A great stone was placed over… Read more
• Life on the Edge – A Sermon for Holy Saturday; Matthew 27:57-66

  April 7, 2012

  The collect and readings for Holy Saturday may be found here. The following sermon is based on Matthew 27:57-66. Jesus is dead. His body is in the tomb. We weren’t there that day, but we know what it is like when life takes us to the edge. It is a border where you know you… Read more