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A Word to Good Friday and Easter

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Category: Holy Week & Easter

A Word to Good Friday and Easter
A Word to Good Friday and Easter
2 Mar 2022

Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Cross and Resurrection, the bad news that Jesus died and the good news that Jesus rose from the dead, right?…READ MORE

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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