Christ the Redeemer

Various Texts - Resurrection 22.04.2019 18:47 ↓

“Resurrection” — Various Texts — April 21, 2019 The point of the death of Jesus is the Resurrection. Thousands upon thousands upon thousands were crucified in the Roman Empire. But it is the Resurrection of Jesus that makes our faith utterly unique. Fulfilled It could be easy to think that the Resurrection were something that just happened and that it was really something unexpected and really new...

Psalm 22 - An Unshakeable City 17.04.2019 37:12 ↓

“An Unshakeable City” — Psalm 22 — April 14, 2019 Today is Palm Sunday. As we have heard in the third Suffering Servant Song (five of them: Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 49:1-6; Isaiah 50:4-7; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; 63:1-3), we hear the Suffering Servant sing: 6 I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. 7 But the Lord GOD...

Psalm 126 - Sown in Tears 08.04.2019 34:44 ↓

Our difficulties with accepting a situation started with our first parents—Adam and Eve in the Garden. After they had sinned and realized what they did, they hid from God. They didn’t want to face the reality that they had rebelled against their loving Creator. They sewed fig leaves together to not have to look at their shame. They blamed others for what got them into the predicament in the first...

Psalm 34 - Brokenhearted & Crushed 31.03.2019 37:07 ↓

“Brokenhearted & Crushed” — Psalm 34 — March 31, 2019 During this season of Lent we have been spending time in the Psalms. The Psalms are not merely a collection of poems of the Hebrew people, they are a collection of songs that resonate with us because they are unabashedly honest in the struggle of life. They are ecstatic reflections on God’s goodness in the face of man’s sinfulness. They giv...