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Homilies on Good Friday

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An Unexpected Victory  Click here Click title to view sermon John 18: 1–19:42
Summary: Jesus’ death culminates in his proclaiming, “It is finished.” In doing so, Jesus announces that he has accomplished God’s long-awaited work of salvation. Our text challenges us to respond by (re)affirming our trust in Jesus’ work on the cross.
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Finishing Well  Click here Click title to view sermon John 18: 1–19
Summary:  Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross guaranteed the future for those who trust and follow him. His resolute facing of the cross models for his disciples how to confront the sufferings of the present as they seek to participate in God’s mission.
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The Center of the Story  Click here Click title to view sermon John 18: 1–42
Summary: Each of those involved in the death of Jesus had a story to tell. All could justify what they did, but their excuses are weak. The passion and death of Jesus leaves us with a choice as to whom we follow. Do we go the route of Pilate? Do we throw in with the high priests and the mob? Do we side with the soldiers or do we take up the invitation of Jesus and follow him? Only an honest reflection will give us the answer.
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The Silence Cries Out  Click here Click title to view sermon Isaiah 52: 13–53:12
Summary: The silence of God is deeper and richer than any human words.
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Wrestling With Questions About the Cross  Click here Click title to view sermon John 18: 1–19:42
Summary: The church has long included the reality of Jesus’ arrest, death, burial and resurrection in the various affirmations of faith (the Apostles’ Creed, etc.). It is important for people of faith to slow down and consider (or reconsider) the magnitude of all that happened as Jesus approached and endured the cross. The questions that were asked in the midst of this world-changing event are important for believers to wrestle with and answer before God.
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Taking Out the Trash  Click here Click title to view sermon Isaiah 52: 13–53:12
Summary: The servant of the Lord sounds like a great success at the beginning of our text, but then the picture changes abruptly. He is seen as ugly, hated and thrown away, a complete failure. The failure, however, is ours rather than his, and his terrible condition is a result of his bearing of that failure. He takes it away, unburdening us of the garbage of our sin so that we are restored to our proper relationship with God. And the end of the reading points to his victory.
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What Just Happened Out There?  Click here Click title to view sermon Hebrews 4: 14–5:9
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We know what happened on Good Friday. It’s right there in the creed: Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. But what does it mean? The author of the Letter to the Hebrews wants us to remember Jesus refused the temptation in the wilderness to accept a shortcut to perfection. It is only through endurance while suffering that we truly grow beyond the cross to become resurrected disciples and a revitalized church.

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