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1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Easter Day B

OK, lots to say about these verses but to start:  What do you mean, Paul, that Jesus appeared post-Easter to 500 people at once?  When in the world did THAT pretty big event happen but that is referenced nowhere else in the Bible except in passing right here in 1 Corinthians 15?  How did Luke…

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1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Easter Day C

One of the most difficult sermons of the year to write is the one to be delivered on Easter morning. The homiletical challenge we preachers face is obvious: the resurrection of Jesus is like the sky above: it really covers everything in the Christian faith. As a result there is a sense in which every…

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1 Corinthians 15:1-10

Easter 1B

Comments and Observations I’ve always thought that Easter is one of the toughest preaching dates on the calendar.  That’s counter-intuitive, I know, since the resurrection of Christ is arguably the most exciting event in the drama of salvation.  The problem is that everyone already knows the story backwards and forwards.  Even little children know that…

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