4.4 – Sunday
Our lives are beyond patching up, and the only solution is for Jesus to give us a radically new one. Luke 5:36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a
April 4, 2021
Our lives are beyond patching up, and the only solution is for Jesus to give us a radically new one. Luke 5:36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a
What do the disciples do in the face of their failure. And what will we do today?
All week we have been reflecting on the resurrection. The women at the tomb. The wonder, the fear a stone rolled away what does it mean? The courage they show
Jesus teaches us how to understand the significance of his death on the cross in these two passages of John. The cross brings freedom from future judgement because it is the future judgement of God on us if we own that Jesus is receiving what we deserve in our place.
Mark 16:8 8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. They were going to mourn, to reflect
Mark 16:7 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ To me, the post-resurrection
Mark 16:6 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
Mark 16:4 – 5 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young
Mark 16:1 – 3 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on
Many followers had abandoned and denied Jesus, yet the crucified, merciful, and risen King of God’s Kingdom calls them, in spite of their fears, to follow him to the ends of the earth and then into eternity.