Tag: Resurrection

Easter, Sermon

Here’s My Question – An Easter Sermon On Mark 16:1-18

Alleluia. Christ is risen.

I wonder what that means for you today and why it matters. I don’t think we can understand what today really means apart from this past week. Without Holy Week we risk coming to this day and asking, “Risen from what?” We risk coming to this day believing it is only about Jesus’ resurrection and not our own. And what good is it to us if Jesus has been raised but we have not? Continue reading Here’s My Question – An Easter Sermon On Mark 16:1-18

Michael K. Marsh2 Comments
Sermon, Lent, Lent 3B, John 2:13-22, Cleanising the Temple, Dvid Whyte
Lent, Sermon

Cleaning Out And Enlarging Life – A Sermon On John 2:13-22

I think business as usual is the issue. The animals and money changers are not the problem. They are the symptom that something else is going on.

I think Jesus went to the temple that day for one purpose and with one intention; to throw out and overturn business as usual. There are times when we need the tables of our life overturned and the animals thrown out. It’s just so easy to fall into the trap of business as usual. Continue reading Cleaning Out And Enlarging Life – A Sermon On John 2:13-22

Michael K. Marsh9 Comments
Resurrection, Matthew 16:21-28, Sermon, Proper 17A, Sunrise Over Mountains
Sermon

Every Day Is The Third Day – A Sermon On Matthew 16:21-28

What would you say if I told you that every day is the third day? What would you think if I told you that resurrection is happening every day everywhere? What if I told you that resurrection is happening even in the current political, economic, and racial struggles of today; even in the midst of the pandemic; and even in our divisions and disagreements about who we are and the values we hold?

Can you see it? Are you experiencing it? Is it real for you? If so, what does it look like? Where are you seeing life and more life? What difference is resurrection making in your life today?

And if you can’t see it and aren’t experiencing it, if it’s not real for you, why not? Are you standing with Peter in the “God forbid it” place? Continue reading Every Day Is The Third Day – A Sermon On Matthew 16:21-28

Michael K. Marsh5 Comments
Sermon

The Question of Reopening – A Sermon on Psalm 23 and John 10:1-10

Jesus says that he is the gate. Gates open and close. Gates keep sheep in, and thieves and bandits out. Gates close to death and open to life.

I’m attracted to the gate metaphor because it fits what is happening in our country, our state, our town, your life and my life. I’m talking about reopening. Continue reading The Question of Reopening – A Sermon on Psalm 23 and John 10:1-10

Michael K. Marsh16 Comments
Easter, Sermon

Easter Unlocked And Opened – A Sermon On John 20:19-31

The Second Sunday of Easter – John 20:19-31 Every year I come to this day – the Second Sunday of Easter – and I wonder what difference last Sunday – Easter Sunday – has made. Are our lives and world different because of Easter and, if so, how and in what ways? Look around. What do you see? Has your life changed? Are you living … Continue reading Easter Unlocked And Opened – A Sermon On John 20:19-31

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Easter, Sermon

Easter Happens – An Easter Sermon On Matthew 28:1-10

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

It echoes in here when I say that, sort of like it might in an empty tomb.

Most everyone is at home, keeping to themselves. Anxiety is in the air. There are no overflowing crowds celebrating Jesus’ resurrection. People are not showing up dressed in their Easter finest. There are no fancy dresses or hats. There are no “eggstravaganzas” or kids gathered with Easter baskets. Friends and family are not sitting down together for a big Easter feast. It’s been a time of turmoil, chaos, and loss. People are shaken, as if by an earthquake. The future is unknown and uncertain. Continue reading Easter Happens – An Easter Sermon On Matthew 28:1-10

Michael K. Marsh6 Comments
Sermon, Easter, Death, Life, Resurrection, Hope, Future, Impossible, Easter, Easter Sunday, Luke 24:1-12
Easter, Sermon

A Promise, A Hope, And A Call – A Sermon On Luke 24:1-12 For Easter Sunday

This is your resurrection. This is your Easter. This is your feast day. And that is true for every one of us here. Regardless of who you are, what you’ve done or not done, what has or has not happened in your life, what you believe or don’t believe, the promise remains, hope abides, and the call persists. Continue reading A Promise, A Hope, And A Call – A Sermon On Luke 24:1-12 For Easter Sunday

Michael K. Marsh1 Comment
Sermon, Funeral, Funeral Sermon, Death, Resurrection, Music, John 14:1-6
Music, Sermon

The Music Hasn’t Ended, The Key Has Changed – A Funeral Sermon

The music of Gene’s life did not end at his death. Though we might be able to name the day and maybe even the hour of Gene’s death, he never knew that moment. He simply moved from this life to a new life. The music hasn’t ended, the key has changed. And that means we must learn to listen in a new way. We must listen with the ears of our hearts.  Continue reading The Music Hasn’t Ended, The Key Has Changed – A Funeral Sermon

Michael K. Marsh8 Comments