The dramatic events that followed upon the final entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem cry out for explanation. God’s King in God’s House with God’s Heart was rejected. The crowds went from hanging on his every word to demanding that he be hung on a cross. And he was hung on a cross. Crucifixion. But then God raised him from the dead. Resurrection. Trace the story and the question arises: What happened? What was going on? Answer: the Rejected Stone was made the Cornerstone.
The Cornerstone
March 24, 2019 • Larry Kroon • Luke 20:1–18
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Proclamation
April 28, 2019 • Larry Kroon • Luke 24:44–53
Luke’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus. Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and finally Ascension. That sequence raises a natural question for us:“What happens now?” Jesus answers that question in our scripture reading today: Proclamation.