This sermon we finish the story of Moses by looking at what the hope of eternal life means in a world that always ends in death. We look to the hope of resurrection instead of trying to extend our existence by other means.
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
Sermons on Resurrection (Page 2)
Today, we pronounce the gospel that Christ is risen and death’s reign is over.
We keep it simple and look at three ways to respond to this remarkable reading, a hymn of the ancient church, today: We are to contemplate what Christ has done, become a people who witness what Christ has done, and learn to live what Christ has done.
We talk about the gospel according to Paul, and what it means to set our mind on the Spirit. We look at what it means to live, breathe, die, and trust God with everything.
We look at the Magnificat – Mary’s prayer in Luke 1 as she meets with Elizabeth in a small Judean town.
We look at a rough passage that ultimately calls upon the church in Thessalonica to stand firm and hold tight to the traditions that they have been taught by Paul and his companions.
In the first chapter of this letter, Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy talk about how they must thank God for the growing love and faithfulness of the church in Thessalonica, and how they are confident that when Christ returns, their persecutors will be cleared out, and they will have a clear path to God.
We take a brief detour into the Luke reading this week and find Jesus encouraging us to bring our experiences of injustice, our frustration, our pain to God in prayer. We are invited and instructed to assault God with our prayers. Will we do so? Or will we lose faith?
In our second stop in 2 Timothy, we find a call to, “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendent of David.” We look at what it means to remember, and to remember this, specifically.