Proclamation! For Easter Sunday 2020

Today Reverend Shelley invites us to celebrate the good news of the resurrection.

The readings for Easter Sunday are summarized for you by Reverend Shelley:

Acts 10:34-43: In this powerful sermon by Peter, he summarizes the gospel. The message of God began with the people of Israel, but the message has not stayed there. It is now available to anyone who chooses to listen and believe. And what is this message? That God in Christ was put to death. God the Father raised Jesus from the dead. We have witnessed this event. God has given us the message of reconciliation for the whole world; the forgiveness of sins for all.

Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24: This song of praise reminds us that God is with the righteous no matter what they are experiencing in life. The Psalmist wants to thank God for giving him salvation and allowing him to live. God alone delivers him. Therefore he will praise and sing. He longs to enter God's temple so that he can praise him. This psalm can also be seen as an anticipation of Jesus as the true temple of God, becoming the chief cornerstone of this new edifice.

Colossians 3:1-4: The writer of this letter reminds the readers that their reality has changed with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with the defeat of death, Christ has also liberated believers from the fear of death. We are hidden in Christ, safe to live a life of freedom. When's Christ's glory is fully revealed, our true nature will also be on full display. All will be new. Alleluia.

John 20:1-18: John's account of the Resurrection shows us the reaction of three of Jesus' closest disciples. Mary runs to John and Peter; upset that someone has moved Jesus' body. They run to the tomb and find it empty. We are told that John believed. Mary remains, weeping. She sees someone she assumes is the gardener. Yet when he speaks her name "Mary", she is filled with awe, and recognizes who it is. Her encounter with the risen Lord turns her into the first evangelist. “I have seen the Lord.”

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