Locked doors—the disciples hide behind them in fear. They fear arrest and execution, for that happened to Jesus. Why should events be different for them? His body was missing, and His tomb was empty. Who took the body? Where was He buried now? Peter and John went to the tomb and entered it. The bodiless […]
He is risen!
March 27, 2016 by
“Why do you look for the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). A reasonable question to ask. What did the women seek, early on that Sunday morning? They woke up early to finish Jesus’ burial. He died the Friday before, and the Sabbath arrived too early to prepare His body for the tomb. So, the […]
Good Friday: Into Your Hands…
March 25, 2016 by
It is the end. Jesus now prays, “Father, into Your hands I entrust my spirit.” You may find it surprising: Jesus did not originate that prayer. In our Lord’s day, thousands prayed the same prayer every day. For it was the common bedtime prayer for the Jews of the first century. Today, our bedtime prayer […]
Maundy Thursday Sermon: Remembering… for you
March 24, 2016 by
Our God is a God of ritual. He commanded His Old-Covenant people to take part in a yearly ritual: The Passover meal. In the first Passover, God freed His people from their slavery in Egypt. Every year after their liberation, God told the Israelites to remember the first Passover by eating a meal, which God […]
Palm Sunday: John 12:12-19: What the Donkey Tells Us
March 20, 2016 by
Right now, we have no audio of this sermon to post. If that changes, the sermon will be uploaded. Perhaps, you delighted in watching the old movie clips. Perhaps, you lived it. World War 2 was over, and we welcomed our veterans back home, victorious from the fight. Flags lined the procession. Guests of honor […]
Ron and Vashon’s Wedding Homily
March 19, 2016 by
Ronald Leach and Vashon Borich were married on March 19, 2016 at Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. As you can see, the chapel is beautiful, nestled in the woods. This is their wedding homily. Because the chapel is such a popular place where many choose to get married, the service and sermon were abbreviated (hence, the word […]
Our Lord’s Final Words from the Cross: Finished
March 16, 2016 by
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” In clear-cut and dramatic language, the Bible tells us how everything began. “In the beginning, God created.” What then of the end? God is still there! In the sixth word from the cross is our Savior, who was there in the beginning, through whom “everything […]
Isaiah 43:16-21: Remembering and Forgetting
March 13, 2016 by
Old age creeps into our lives, sometimes stealing our memories from us. Now, we may joke about it, but the humor soon dies away, forgotten as the forgetfulness increases. How frustrating not to remember the past or someone’s name. How distressing for the events in your life to fade away and disappear. How heart-breaking for […]
Hebrews 11:1-2, 39-12:2; Luke 15:1-7: Irma is Now Part of the Great Cloud of Witnesses
March 12, 2016 by
The secret life of the saints in eternity; the secret life of Irma. Their life isn’t secret; we’ve just forgotten what it includes. And when we forget, we shortchange their lives. How is that possible? How can you shorten the life of a saint in eternity? He is beyond, outside, the realms of time, in […]
Our Lord’s Final Words From the Cross: John 19:28-29: Thirst
March 9, 2016 by
Dying on the cross, Jesus cries out, “I thirst!” Next to His other cross-borne words, “I thirst” seems insignificant, unremarkable. Unlike His other statements, which rang out with the weightiness of eternity, what Jesus speaks now seems slight, even mundane. So, why did Jesus speak those words while He dies on the tree? Why did […]
