St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Kansas City - weekly talks

The raising of Lazarus is the seventh sign in John's Gospel, leading to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. Lazarus means "one in need". He is from Bethany meaning "house of affliction". John is showing us that we are all Lazarus in the house of affliction. Jesus is revealed as the Resurrection and the Life, foreshadowing his prototypical resurrection in which we share. The Glory of God is human beings fully alive, says St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

The raising of Lazarus is the seventh sign in John's Gospel, leading to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. Lazarus means "one in need". He is from Bethany meaning "house of affliction". John is showing us that we are all Lazarus in the house of affliction. Jesus is revealed as the Resurrection and the Life, foreshadowing his prototypical resurrection in which we share. The Glory of God is human beings fully alive, says St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

The raising of Lazarus is the seventh sign in John's Gospel, leading to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. Lazarus means "one in need". He is from Bethany meaning "house of affliction". John is showing us that we are all Lazarus in the house of affliction. Jesus is revealed as the Resurrection and the Life, foreshadowing his prototypical resurrection in which we share. The Glory of God is human beings fully alive, says St. Irenaeus of Lyons.

Jesus encounters a man born blind and walks with him through three major stages of faith development. As Jesus initiates a dialog, he is viewed as a mere man (stage 1). After receiving his physical sight, he is asked who Jesus may be and identifies him as a Prophet (stage 2). After much controversy with the Pharisees around his healing, he encounters Jesus again and comes to see that Jesus is the Son of God and thus, worships him (stage 3).

Jesus is always patient with us. He knows that we are all the "man" born blind and are in need of revelation, a progressive process whereby through means of the Holy Spirit, we come to see more of the depths of Jesus. One of the apostolic prayers of St. Paul asks that the eyes of our hearts be opened to know Christ more intimately. St. John tells us that unless one is born from above, one cannot see the Kingdom of God. May the Lord continue to open the eyes of our hearts to know and love him more fully and deeply ... Christ in you, the hope of glory!

Jesus encounters a man born blind and walks with him through three major stages of faith development. As Jesus initiates a dialog, he is viewed as a mere man (stage 1). After receiving his physical sight, he is asked who Jesus may be and identifies him as a Prophet (stage 2). After much controversy with the Pharisees around his healing, he encounters Jesus again and comes to see that Jesus is the Son of God and thus, worships him (stage 3).

Jesus is always patient with us. He knows that we are all the "man" born blind and are in need of revelation, a progressive process whereby through means of the Holy Spirit, we come to see more of the depths of Jesus. One of the apostolic prayers of St. Paul asks that the eyes of our hearts be opened to know Christ more intimately. St. John tells us that unless one is born from above, one cannot see the Kingdom of God. May the Lord continue to open the eyes of our hearts to know and love him more fully and deeply ... Christ in you, the hope of glory!

Jesus encounters a man born blind and walks with him through three major stages of faith development. As Jesus initiates a dialog, he is viewed as a mere man (stage 1). After receiving his physical sight, he is asked who Jesus may be and identifies him as a Prophet (stage 2). After much controversy with the Pharisees around his healing, he encounters Jesus again and comes to see that Jesus is the Son of God and thus, worships him (stage 3).

Jesus is always patient with us. He knows that we are all the "man" born blind and are in need of revelation, a progressive process whereby through means of the Holy Spirit, we come to see more of the depths of Jesus. One of the apostolic prayers of St. Paul asks that the eyes of our hearts be opened to know Christ more intimately. St. John tells us that unless one is born from above, one cannot see the Kingdom of God. May the Lord continue to open the eyes of our hearts to know and love him more fully and deeply ... Christ in you, the hope of glory!

The archetypal story of the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well represents the whole world, insiders and outsiders, equally loved by Christ. Jesus, as a tired and thirsty beggar, asks this woman, for a drink of water. They enter a dialog which eventually uncovers her life of broken relationships. Jesus tenderly dismantles her walls of shame. She becomes free not to merely slip back into her home town unnoticed, but to become a visible voice of her new found reconciliation. "Come see a man who told me everything I have done!" When Jesus names our sin, our holy identity is uncovered. We are offered freedom to live anew. Jesus is thirsty for groaning creation's reconciliation.

In Samaria, the outcasts (unorthodox) come to faith before the insiders (pious Jews) make up their minds! Jesus breaks all social and religious norms, coming as a beggar, to transform an alienated world. The Samaritans come to believe that Jesus is more than a pious Jewish prophet; they proclaim that he's the Savior of the World! On the cross, he thirsts not only for water, but for the final victory his sacrifice would inaugurate. Living water flows from his wounded side. Christ is victorious over sin, death and Satan. His thirst shall be satisfied.

The archetypal story of the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well represents the whole world, insiders and outsiders, equally loved by Christ. Jesus, as a tired and thirsty beggar, asks this woman, for a drink of water. They enter a dialog which eventually uncovers her life of broken relationships. Jesus tenderly dismantles her walls of shame. She becomes free not to merely slip back into her home town unnoticed, but to become a visible voice of her new found reconciliation. "Come see a man who told me everything I have done!" When Jesus names our sin, our holy identity is uncovered. We are offered freedom to live anew. Jesus is thirsty for groaning creation's reconciliation.

In Samaria, the outcasts (unorthodox) come to faith before the insiders (pious Jews) make up their minds! Jesus breaks all social and religious norms, coming as a beggar, to transform an alienated world. The Samaritans come to believe that Jesus is more than a pious Jewish prophet; they proclaim that he's the Savior of the World! On the cross, he thirsts not only for water, but for the final victory his sacrifice would inaugurate. Living water flows from his wounded side. Christ is victorious over sin, death and Satan. His thirst shall be satisfied.

The archetypal story of the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well represents the whole world, insiders and outsiders, equally loved by Christ. Jesus, as a tired and thirsty beggar, asks this woman, for a drink of water. They enter a dialog which eventually uncovers her life of broken relationships. Jesus tenderly dismantles her walls of shame. She becomes free not to merely slip back into her home town unnoticed, but to become a visible voice of her new found reconciliation. "Come see a man who told me everything I have done!" When Jesus names our sin, our holy identity is uncovered. We are offered freedom to live anew. Jesus is thirsty for groaning creation's reconciliation.

In Samaria, the outcasts (unorthodox) come to faith before the insiders (pious Jews) make up their minds! Jesus breaks all social and religious norms, coming as a beggar, to transform an alienated world. The Samaritans come to believe that Jesus is more than a pious Jewish prophet; they proclaim that he's the Savior of the World! On the cross, he thirsts not only for water, but for the final victory his sacrifice would inaugurate. Living water flows from his wounded side. Christ is victorious over sin, death and Satan. His thirst shall be satisfied.

The Father's Heart For The Nations - Thad and Mary May - 03-16-14 by St. Aidan's Anglican Church, KC