The wound of abandonment which haunts every human being will find its healing in Christ who is everywhere present as the authority and power of God.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Resurrection (Page 5)
The resurrection of Jesus is about the in-breaking of something which is so new, so different, so unheard of, that it changes things so entirely that we will never again become captive to all that is predictable, or ‘necessary,’ or ‘fated’.
Following Christ may take us into costly confrontation with the powers of the world, and we cannot be protected from the costs of that, but Christ will bring us through to the land of promise beyond.
Encounters with the risen Christ open our minds rather than narrow our theology.
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
A paraphrase of this ancient sermon, still preached every Easter in many Eastern Orthodox churches.
No matter how dead something is, if the Spirit of God enters, there will be new life.
Many of the stories of Jesus’ life, such as the entry into Jerusalem, can only be properly understood in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and so the church has a vital role in the revelation of the gospel.
There are all sorts of things that can make us look impressively Christian, but the only thing that matters is to deeply know Christ and to enter with him into the experience of his suffering and resurrection.
Resurrection keeps happening despite our inability to believe.
An encounter with the risen Christ can totally reorient our lives and our perceptions of the world.
Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.