Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

So what's the big deal about the Ascension of Jesus that we celebrated on Thursday? Do you even know what the Ascension is? Why should Christians care? Why bother having an Ascension Sunday? Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about this important event in the life of the Church and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Acts 1.6-14; Psalm 68.1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4.12-14; 5.6-11; John 17.1-11.

As Christians, at our core we are fundamentally resurrection people. We have real hope because we believe Christ is risen and evil and death are ultimately defeated. But our resurrection hope must be more than about us and our future. It should motivate us to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with a world fundamentally hostile to God's truth but which is paradoxically starved for the truth. How else can we explain the plethora of false, man-made gods? But how do we proclaim the Good News to those who may not want to hear it? Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about it all and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Acts 17.22-31; Psalm 66.8-20; 1 Peter 3.13-22; John 14.15-21.

Fr. Maney concludes his two-part sermon on why we can trust that the resurrection of Jesus really did happen in history. This week, Fr. Maney concentrates on the positive evidence that God really did raise Jesus from the dead. Check it out and see what you think. May your resurrection faith be strengthened in the process. Lectionary texts for today are Acts 2.42-47; Psalm 23.1-6; 1 Peter 2.19-25; John 10.1-10.

The resurrection of Jesus is more than an oddity of history. It signals a turning point in history in which God has launched his new creation to reclaim is old fallen one from the grip of the dark powers and principalities. Jesus' resurrection is such a fantastic and mind-blowing event that from the very beginning many, including Jesus' own followers, have struggled to believe it's actually true. Today Fr. Maney begins a two-part series designed to show why we can believe that Jesus' resurrection really did occur and that God's promised new creation really has been launched. In this first part, Fr. Maney addresses common objections to the resurrection that have appeared in the form of competing theories. Next week he will present reasons why the NT teaching on the resurrection is trustworthy. Check it out and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today Acts 2.14a, 36-41; Psalm 116.1-3, 10-17; 1 Peter 1.17-23; Luke 24.13-35, with an emphasis on Luke's passage.

Bishop Ames is our guest preacher today. What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples that he was sending them out into the world in his name as the Father had sent Jesus? Check out what Bishop Ames has to say about this and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Acts 2.14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1.3-9; John 20.19-31.

Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. But what does that mean? What is resurrection all about? Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about Easter. It may not be what you think or expect. Lectionary texts: Jeremiah 31.1-6; Acts 10.34-43; Colossians 3.1-4; John 1.1-18.

On this Good Friday, Fr. Feister invites you to put yourself at Jesus' crucifixion. While there, ask yourself some hard questions to see if you fit in with the rest of the crowd. Check out this powerful and thought-provoking sermon and see what you think. Lectionary texts for tonight are Isaiah 52.13-53.11; Psalm 22; Hebrews 4.14-16, 5.7-9; John 18.1-19.42.

Tonight Fr. Sang talks about the importance and implications of Maundy Thursday. Check it out and see what you think. Lectionary texts for tonight are Exodus 12.1-14; Psalm 116.1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11.23-26; John 13.1-17, 31b-35.

Today we celebrate Palm (Passion) Sunday, the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem as Israel's Messiah. But what kind of Messiah did he intend to be? If we do not ponder long and hard on this so that we hear clearly what Matthew and the other evangelists are telling us, we are likely to miss how the kingdom comes on earth as in heaven. Listen to what Fr. Maney has to say about all this and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Isaiah 50.4-9a; Psalm 31.9-16; Philippians 2.5-11; Matthew 21.1-11.

Lent is a season for self-examination, confession, repentance, and self-denial. So why do we have these texts with their theme of resurrection for our lectionary readings today on this fifth Sunday in Lent? The short answer is that there is a good reason Christians engage in Lenten disciplines and it’s not necessarily about us and our needs. Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about this and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Ezekiel 37.1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8.6-11; John 11.1-45.