Sermon - 2019-04-19 - Good Friday
Tonight is one of those moments that echoes throughout the centuries. The crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ is something that we have honored for thousands of years. It is a message that we impart from one generation to another, from one culture to another and one that speaks directly to each and everyone of us. For the death of any loved one has a tremendous impact upon our life. Standing at the graveside, the place where they shall lie until a time that we do not know when. This is something that can overwhelm the person standing and wondering.
However, it is on Good Friday, that we bear witness to God Himself. The Creator and Sustainer of this world, who sent His Own Son into the world and now experiencing the same heartache, fear and wonder that many of us also feel. God understands our own experience. God is right there with us and has first hand experience. So it is in this service that we read the accounts of those who were there. We sing songs that convey to us the emotion of that moment so that we would have greater understanding of not just a historical moment or life but one that still impacts us today. Because it does.
The life and love that Jesus has for you and for me is talked about in hundreds of languages and has been shared over and over throughout the centuries but that does not mean anything unless we are willing to share and experience all of this that is offering through Jesus Christ.
So tonight we gather, to hear and experience and to stand at the foot of the cross to know the gift that Christ is for the world, for us as a people but perhaps more importantly for you, as a beloved child of God. Amen.
However, it is on Good Friday, that we bear witness to God Himself. The Creator and Sustainer of this world, who sent His Own Son into the world and now experiencing the same heartache, fear and wonder that many of us also feel. God understands our own experience. God is right there with us and has first hand experience. So it is in this service that we read the accounts of those who were there. We sing songs that convey to us the emotion of that moment so that we would have greater understanding of not just a historical moment or life but one that still impacts us today. Because it does.
The life and love that Jesus has for you and for me is talked about in hundreds of languages and has been shared over and over throughout the centuries but that does not mean anything unless we are willing to share and experience all of this that is offering through Jesus Christ.
So tonight we gather, to hear and experience and to stand at the foot of the cross to know the gift that Christ is for the world, for us as a people but perhaps more importantly for you, as a beloved child of God. Amen.
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