As we look today to Jesus’ last words from the cross, we need to remember just how important last words can be. If you’re a United Methodist minister, for instance, you probably know the last words of John Wesley: “The best of all is, God is with us!” The best of all, indeed, is that God is with us. In just a few short words, and because they were his last—so important, John Wesley gave us words of hope, and words to live by, as he did. The reality of...
Every time the season of Lent comes around, I ask myself what it is I want to get out of this season. Maybe it’s because of all I’ve been through in the past year, but I don’t want to waste another season, another day, or another moment, of this life frivolously. I want my life to count for something—for God. And so, I have to ask myself, what is this season going to be all about for me … and for you? So, as I was getting ready for this...
There’s a story of a man who was at the gym one day, working out on an elliptical machine, and looking out the front window of the gym onto the parking lot. As he worked out, sweating away, he noticed a guy pull into the parking lot right in front of the gym. After a couple of minutes, this rather large guy gets out of his car … and it takes some effort for him to even get out of his rather small sedan. (Kind of like Mr. Incredible …...
As we come to this time of Holy Week, we look back to see that we’ve traveled this Journey to Jerusalem together, seeking hope amid some of life’s most difficult challenges. Now we’re at the pinnacle of our journey – the intersection between suffering and hope. When we face the cross, we may find ourselves—our own lives—reflected in it. We need to take some time to think about that tonight—about what part we might’ve played in adding to the suffering of this day… Well, as we begin our time in...
I don’t know if some of you have ever thought about this or not, but even the Christian faith was born out of uncertainty, darkness, and despair. I’m talking about the CROSS of Christ. As Jurgen Moltmann describes it: “Our faith begins at the point where atheists suppose that it must be at the end. Our faith begins with the bleakness and power which is the night of the cross, abandonment, temptation, and doubt about everything that exists!” Do you see what he’s getting at here? For the past several...
As we begin today, I want to walk you through the very familiar story of Good Friday… Here’s my timeline for the day: Thursday, early evening … Jesus dined with his disciples for what has come to be known as The Last Supper… Thursday, after supper … Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane, across the Kidron Valley over to the base of the Mount of Olives … and it was there he prayed so intently that sweat dropped off of him likes drops of blood… His disciples couldn’t stay...
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