Sermons on Suffering
Easter C ………. Life Out of Death
Exodus 15:1-18 Even before the flames that were ravaging Notre Dame were fully extinguished came the promise to rebuild. Life out of death, a new Notre Dame would emerge. This is a resurrection story of sorts in the making. The story of the burning of Notre Dame as well as the story of the Israelites at the Red Sea remind us of our own journey in life where sin traps us and its consequences ravage us. But God provides us…
Lent 1C…….. Suffering Before Glory
Luke 4:1-13 The season of Lent is not easy nor is it meant to be. It calls for discipline and devotion. And sometimes that can reveal in us a desire to take the easy way and even bypass discipline or suffering. Lent then teaches us and trains us in the way of the kingdom which is suffering before glory. It was that way with God’s Old Testament people and with Jesus as demonstrated in both his passive and active obedience.…