While the women were on the way, SOME of the guards went into the city and reported everything that had happened. Some of the guards. More than one. More than two, at least 3, maybe more, of the guards went to the city to tell what had happened. That means something. There are multiple witnesses. It's not just some random guard who had too much to drink or had a crazy dream. And it's not just two guys colluding. It's at least 3
This passage is a continuation of the story we've been hearing for the last couple of weeks. It started on Easter when the women went to anoint Jesus' body at the tomb, only to find he wasn't there. They went back to the disciples to tell them what happened only to be told they were....."delirious". Then last week Jesus came to the disciples in the upper room only to have them doubt him....they saw him and they doubted. They heard him and they doubted, they touched him and still they had some trouble. It simply seemed unreal and unbelievable. And now, this week, we hear of
Easter gives us an upending of the expected, the logical, and the necessary. Everything says that death is final. There is no coming back. And, logically, that makes sense to us. No heart beat, no oxygen equals no life. It's predictable. It's reliable. It's a sure thing. It's why we hate to stop treatment. It's why we can't bear to take someone off life support—because when life stops, it ends. And
Over the last month or so, we've been making our way through different types of prayers. Sometimes clearing the clutter of cultural platitudes and sometimes untangling scriptural intricacies. We have hopefully created some space for us to pray more freely and more willingly, knowing that God is
Sunday morning parking at the church is available in the high school parking lot on Third Street across from the church and in the city lots west of the church. These lots are available only on Sunday mornings. A small lot for handicapped parking is available just off of Adams Street on the north side of the church, with an accessible entrance directly into the sanctuary. A lift operates between the Fellowship Hall (3rd Street level) and the Sanctuary. William Sound System Receivers and Headsets are available to assist with hearing problems.
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