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April 12, 2009 Easter Mark 16:1-8 “When I was a Mary Too” When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to [...]

April 11, 2009 Holy Saturday John 19:30 Luke 23:46-49 “It is Finished!” When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. – John 19:30 (NRSV) Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said [...]

April 10, 2009 Good Friday Matthew 27:45-49 John 19:28-29 “Truly Human and Fully Divine” From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o”clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some [...]

April 9, 2009 Thursday of Holy Week John 19:26-27 “A New Family” When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into [...]

April 8, 2009 Wednesday of Holy Week Luke 23:39-43 “Paradise” He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’ – Luke 23:43 Paradise is such an odd word. Originally, it referred to a royal garden. The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon are a likely origin of our word, “paradise”. For [...]

April 7, 2009 Tuesday of Holy Week Luke 23:32-38 “A Prayer for Forgiveness” Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ – – Luke 23: 34a There have been many great studies written on Jesus’ words on the cross. Recently, there have been two such books that I [...]

April 6, 2009 Lamentations 1:1-2, 6-12 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 Mark 11:12-25 “A Shared Suffering” 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, 4who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any [...]

Sermon for 4/5/09 Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-11 “Hosanna!?!”

 

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April 4, 2009 Exodus 10:21-11:8 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Mark 10:46-52 “Have Mercy!” When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy [...]