04/01/2018
John 11:17-44
Chris Breslin
“I would not be a Christian apart from those tears. Jesus’ wasteful tears.” –Steve Garber (recounted in Makoto Fujimura’s Tears for Fragile Emanations
While the symbolism of hot cross buns doesn’t share the sacredness of bread and wine, it still serves to remind us of the dark wonder of this day. We cannot make it to Easter Sunday without marking the day of death; we cannot escape the scent of a buried Christ. The spicy sweetness of hot cross buns holds the juxtaposition of this odd day—while we mourn the darkness, we know the light is on its way.” –Kendall Vanderslice (One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Pagan Buns from Christ and Pop Culture)
“As Lazarus’ raising gives glory to God and confirms Jesus’ special relationship to the Father, so Jesus’ resurrection glorifies God and validates his identity as the one sent from the Father” –Rebecca Eklund, Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus’ Laments in the New Testament
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Christ the Lord is Risen Today by Wesley
Praise the Savior, Now and Ever by Fortunatus/Moore
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed by Montgomery/McCracken
Jesus, What a Beauitful Name by Riches
How Can I Keep from Singing? by Lowry
Doxology: In Christ Alone by Townend/Getty
Easter Reading:
Reading Scripture in Light of the Resurrection (chapter in the Art of Reading Scripture) by Richard B Hays (and Ellen F. Davis)
Can These Bones Live?: A Theology in Outline by Robert Jenson
Miracles by C.S. Lewis
The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona
Prototype by Jonathan Martin
Resurrection & Moral Order by Oliver O’Donovan
Living the Resurrection by Eugene Peterson
Practice Resurrection by Eugene Peterson
Resurrection and the Son of God by N.T. Wright (academic)
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright (accessible)
){kind=link}