Tag: Resurrection
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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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“See, I Am Making All Things New” – A Funeral Sermon On Revelation 21:2-7
When I was a child and would hear about someone dying, a family member or a friend of my parents, my first question was always: How old was he? How old was she? It’s not necessarily my first question these days but it’s still one of the first. Somewhere in that question is my belief Read more
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God Re-Members – A Funeral Sermon
Death is such a mystery. Sometimes it comes way too soon, too early. It comes as a tragic injustice cutting short a life yet to be fully lived. It often calls into question all we thought we knew and believed. Other times death comes too slowly and takes too long. That also is a tragic Read more
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Making Space And Place For Others – A Sermon On John 14:1-14
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” Today’s gospel (John 14:1-14) is a favorite for many. The imagery of the Father’s house with many dwelling places is expansive and inclusive. The assurance that Jesus goes to prepare a place for us that where he is we may be also is comforting and hopeful. 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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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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We Shall Overcome – A Sermon On Matthew 27:57-66 For Holy Saturday
“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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Where Are You Stuck In Your Life Today? – A Sermon On John 5:1-9
Where are you stuck in your life today? I think we all have times in our lives when we feel stuck. The man in today’s gospel (John 5:1-9) is stuck. For thirty-eight years he has been sitting on his … mat. That’s a long time. Every day is the same. He sits on his mat. 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
Interrupting the Silence 