Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: 1 Peter 1.8-9; John 20.24-29

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1. The Resurrection Interrupts Routine

1. The Resurrection Interrupts Belief

Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8

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Our guest preacher this morning is the Very Rev'd Dr. Christopher Hancock. Chris is a long-time friend of St. Andrew's. He spans the world of academia, pastoral ministry and diplomacy as a theologian, advisor, mentor and specialist on Asia. He taught theology, Anglicanism and spirituality at Virginia in his 30s, having previously taught at Cambridge University. Since then he has been Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, a Cathedral Dean, and for the last fifteen years Director of research institutions in Oxford and London.

Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: Psalm 139.1-18; Luke 19.28-40

Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email us ([email protected]).

Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: 2 Cor 5:16-6:2, Isa 49:14-16, 53:4-6.

The cross is a powerful symbol of hope and healing for many people. But it was not always so. In biblical times, the cross was a symbol of oppression and cruelty. What happened on the cross of Christ to change its meaning? Paul explains the beautiful mystery of the cross in one of the most important verses in the New Testament – “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Cor. 5:21 ESV) This is the Great Exchange. On the cross, Jesus took what belongs to us – sin and judgment. And he gave to us what belongs to him – a righteous standing before God.

Understanding the true meaning of the cross, and placing our faith in it, has a powerful effect on us. The cross:

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1. The Rented Vineyard

2. The Robbed Vineyard

3. The Redeemed Vineyard