Resources on easter

Easter, Death, Lent, Resurrection

Lent Without Easter

Joshua Vis | The Twelve

Article about Theology

In this article, Joshua Vis wrestles with the fact that we face death and do not experience a literal resurrection in this life. He encourages us to accept life as is without the hope of resurrection.

Easter, Lent, Cross, Death

Dealing With Children's Hard Questions

Ellen Shepard | Ministry Matters

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Recognizing that children have difficult questions about death, resurrection, and new life, Ellen Shepard provides some basic information about Lent and Easter to be used with children.

Easter, Death, Ash Wednesday, Lent

And yet…also…

Chris Ferguson | World Communion of Reformed Churches

A reflection on 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 by Chris Ferguson, who says that the Christian faith "is all about facing reality and yet receiving the gift of hope."

2 Corinthians 4:7-10

Easter, Lent, Reformed Churches, Hope

Ashamed No More

Dave Bergen | Together in Worship

Call to Worship

This resource contains outlines for Lent and Easter worship services. Outlines include song suggestions, visuals, sermon starter ideas, and other elements of worship.

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Joshua 5:9-12

Easter, Lent, Honor, Shame

Come Out

Richard Eslinger | Preaching Hope

This in-depth preaching commentary on John 11:1-45 by Richard Eslinger offers detailed notes on the text and several homiletic strategies, with a focus on how the text serves as a "sign narrative."

John 11:1-45

Death, Lazarus, Lent, Resurrection

For Death and Life

Re-Worship

Prayer of Intercession

A Lenten prayer of intercession inspired by Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-45. For the mourning and the dying, this prayer cries out to God who "entered into our tomb and called us out into new life."

Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45

Easter, Death, Lent, Resurrection

Not the Speech I'd Hoped for

Stephen McKinney-Whitaker | Day1

Reflecting on Mark 8:27-35, Stephen McKinney-Whitaker emphasizes the need to take seriously Jesus' demand that his followers deny themselves, take up the cross, and lose their lives for the gospel.

Mark 8:27-35

Easter, Death, Holy Week, Lent

Prayers of Intercession

Joe Milner | The Sunday Website

Prayer of Intercession

In this worship resource, Joe Milner offers intercessory prayer starters that touch on several topics including suffering, the Eucharist, death, immigration, and chronic illness.

Lent, Life, Forgiveness, Death

A Coming Alleluia

Erika Takacs | Earth and Altar

Poetry

Erika Takacs' poem affirms the reality of Christ's resurrection even in a very difficult time. "There is nothing you can do ... that can stop me rising."

Easter, Resurrection, Christ, Tomb

Die and Be Raised

Walter Brueggemann | The Work of the People

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Walter Brueggemann reflects on Matthew 23:27-28 and its implications for Lent, Good Friday, Easter and the "shutdown" of the way it used to be. He wonders whether or not we'll break out of patterns of death.

Matthew 23:27-28

Easter, Birth, Death, Good Friday

The Servant Suffers

Scott Hoezee | Groundwork

Article about Scripture

This podcast considers Isaiah 50 and 52 for insight into how and why the servant of the Lord endured suffering and how that suffering fits into the big picture of salvation.

Isaiah 50, 52

Lent, Suffering, Death, Salvation

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Ashes

John-Mark L Miravalle | Homiletic and Pastoral Review

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

John-Mark Miravalle argues that the penitential rite of Ash Wednesday is more than an empty ritual—it is a reminder of our origin and future, and also functions as an outward pledge to seek Christ's divine healing.

Ash Wednesday, Penitence, Healing, Lent

No One Asks

Whitney Rice | Episcopal Church

Jesus won't save us from the Cross, because he won't save himself from the Cross. And he won't save us from the Cross because straight through the Cross is the only path to resurrection.

John 11:1-45

Lent, Jesus, Resurrection, Cross

Secure in a Storm

The Living Church

"Baptized into Christ, we have put on Christ, vested for storm and battle. But offer the world no show of violence. Let Christ pull you from hell." A reflection on Genesis 9:8-17 and 1 Peter 3:18-22.

Genesis 9:8-17

Death, Hell, Descent Of Christ Into Hell, Lent

Life, Against a Backdrop of Death

Laura Stern | Faith and Leadership

Laura Stern reflects on Psalm 23 as she walks through historic cemeteries, considering the darkness of the Lenten season as an opportunity that allows for a deeper acceptance of our mortality.

Psalm 23

Death, Lent, Meditation, Cemeteries

Death and Life

The Living Church

Lent tells us about dried bones, hope that is lost, flesh that is going to death. However, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11, and John 11:1-45 speak to the life-transforming Spirit in our mortal bodies.

Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45 Romans 8:6-11

Death, Lent, Hope, Life

Practicing Dying

Russell Rathbun | The Christian Century

Commenting on John 12:20-33, Russell Rathbun describes Lent as a time to emphasize Jesus' suffering and death which makes God's extravagant love more real to us. We also reflect on "on our death-making behavior."

John 12:20-33

Death, Suffering, Lent, Servants

In the Midst of Life

Lawrence Lew | Torch

This sermon for Ash Wednesday helps us to see how Lent is the season in which we learn to die to sin.

Lent, Sin, Ash Wednesday, Death

A Heart Filled with Sorrow

John F Kavanaugh | The Sunday Website

Nothing less than a God who would face all of our suffering and even our death will suffice. John Kavanaugh reflects on the significance of Good Friday.

John 18, 19