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'Easter forever'
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
In staff meeting this week we sang SNC #150, “Alleluia! Jesus is Risen” (text by Herbert Brokering), including verse 5: City of God, Easter forever, golden Jerusalem, Jesus the Lamb, river of life, saints and archangels,sing with creation to God the I AM! Jesus is risen and we shall arise:give God the glory! Alleluia!
Tags: easter, hymns, joy, songs, victory
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N.T. Wright on the true meaning of Easter
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
N.T. Wright, from Surprised by Hope: Insofar as the [resurrection] is interpreted in [the New Testament], it has a very “this-worldly” meaning, relating to what is happening here and now. “Jesus is raised,” [the apostles] say, “therefore he is the Messiah; he is the true Lord of the whole world; therefore we, his followers, have [...]
Tags: easter, eschatology, heaven, hope, joy, kingdom, theology, victory
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Call to Worship for Easter: "We have run to the tomb"
Friday, April 10th, 2009
From the Open Sourcebook: (about this website) We have run to the tomb. We have squinted inside the darkness. We have seen a pile of cloth where we expected a corpse. We have been reprimanded by the angel, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?’ We have been astonished, confused, exhilarated. We [...]
Tags: calltoworship, easter, joy, planning, scripture, tomb, triumph, victory
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