Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Easter 2A
[…] it is completely Christ centered. While God is clearly the actor here, God is active precisely in Jesus, particularly in his miracles, his death, his resurrection, his ascension, and his enthronement. The main focus is on Christ’s resurrection. Third, it preaches Christ with a heavy reliance on Scripture, particularly Old Testament prophecy. But it […]
Psalm 67
Easter 6C
[…] foreshadowing one of the most astonishing results of Christ’s resurrection. Let me explain that by putting Psalm 67 in liturgical perspective. Next week, we will celebrate Christ’s Ascension when, according to Matthew, Jesus gave the Great Commission. And the week after that is Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the church […]
John 17:1-11
Easter 7A
[…] eyes to see it. There is a lot going on in this oft-called “High Priestly Prayer” of Jesus in John 17. But on the Sunday between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Lectionary assigns this particular text, we are reminded that although Jesus has gone away physically and is now in session at the […]
1 Peter 3:18-22
Lent 1B
[…] in our rescue. But Peter may mean for us to understand at least this: God rescues us only through Jesus Christ’s death, resurrection from the dead and ascension into the heavenly realm. The hope of “God’s elect” (1 Peter 1:1) whom persecution has scattered across the world doesn’t lie in our righteousness. It lies, […]
Mark 10:17-31
Proper 23B
[…] with us. I like to think that perhaps this rich man who walked away that day might have been one of those who, after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension joined the church that Luke describes in Acts 4:32, “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions […]
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
Proper 20C
[…] that God in heaven weeps, we can surely say that God in the flesh weeps (and he, by the way, is in heaven after his resurrection and ascension). God incarnate was prophetically called “Man of Sorrows” who was acquainted with grief because of his identification with our sin and suffering. We saw that from […]
Psalm 132:1-18
Proper 29B
[…] anointed one. Since this is Christ the King Sunday, all the readings have something to do with the reign of Christ inaugurated in his death, resurrection, and ascension to God’s right hand. As Christians, we also read Psalm 132 from this perspective. In Christ, God’s promises to David has been fulfilled. He is the […]
Matthew 16:21-28
Proper 17A
[…] Four of the most common understandings is that Jesus meant some kingdom expressions that happened within the disciples’ lifetimes, such as (1) the Transfiguration; (2) Jesus’s resurrection, ascension, and Pentecost; (3) the subsequent expansion of the mission to the Gentiles; or (4) the destruction of Jerusalem, which was interpreted as a foreshadowing of future […]
Mark 13:1-8
Proper 28B
[…] visit us, it’s inevitable. The biblical story is divided into two parts: this age and the age to come. In Jesus Christ, by his death, resurrection, and ascension the new age, the age to come has broken into human history. But for a time, a long time, it seems, these two ages overlap. While […]
John 17:1-11
Easter 7A
[…] eyes to see it. There is a lot going on in this oft-called “High Priestly Prayer” of Jesus in John 17. But on the Sunday between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Lectionary assigns this particular text, we are reminded that although Jesus has gone away physically and is now in session at the […]
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