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The Second Sunday of Easter 2020 – A Sermon by Bishop S. John Roth

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The Second Sunday of Easter 2020 – A Sermon by Bishop S. John Roth
The Second Sunday of Easter 2020 – A Sermon by Bishop S. John Roth
14 Apr 2020

Click here to download this video. Click here to download the manuscript of this sermon. Easter 2 John 20:19-31 April 19, 2020 19 When it…READ MORE

A Word to Maundy Thursday through Easter 2019
A Word to Maundy Thursday through Easter 2019
15 Apr 2019

Prayers and Pray-ers From Bishop John Roth Increasingly, our congregations are crafting the worship services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday as a…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2018
A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2018
30 Mar 2018

John 13:1 - “Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father.…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2017
A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2017
23 Apr 2017

“Death is ugly, a rotten deal,” writes author and preacher Fleming Rutledge.  And it is still a rotten deal even when it brings relief from…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2016
A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2016
28 Mar 2016

As we began Lent this year, I encouraged you to lift up in your own Lenten thoughts and reflections the apocalyptic dimension of the crucifixion…READ MORE

A Word to Easter
A Word to Easter
5 Apr 2015

“The good news of Jesus Christ is a thing of great comfort,” said C. S. Lewis. “But it doesn’t begin in comfort.  It begins in…READ MORE

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