Resurrection
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Baptism of Our Lord • Romans 6:1–11 • January 11, 2015
The whole world finds itself in need of even more serious considering, evaluating, and repenting in light of the epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Christ is Risen, Indeed Good News for Him, and For Us
God brought the eschatological future into the present. He overturned death, permanently, in the case of Jesus.
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Easter 4 • 1 John 3:16–24 • April 26, 2015 Preliminary Considerations
Christians do not simply resign from this world of harassment, resentment, and sorrow, but endure hardship trusting in the reconciling love God has lavished for…
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Proper 23 • Isaiah 25:6–9 • October 12, 2014
Jesus’s own resurrection, however, is a first fruits and so a foreshadowing of that day. In his Son Jesus, Yahweh has initiated his eschatological reign…
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Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 24, 2015
The gift of the resurrection comes to fruition in the Gentile Pentecost as peoples of all the nations die and rise in the baptismal bath…
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Proper 5 • 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 • June 7, 2015
Today’s epistle focuses on the Spirit as he works in the life of the believer to keep the Christian in the faith by giving a…
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The Resurrection of Our Lord • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 • April 5, 2015 The Occasion for Paul’s Words
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an indispensable component of the gospel and an essential basis of our salvation.
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Things We Do Not Fully Preach About Preparing to Die
So what is the final and ultimate victory over death? The last day finds God not abandoning His creation but remaking it. He redeems His…