A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! “There’s still more!” What wonderful words! You’re at a concert of your favorite performer. The music is beautiful. You’ve had an incredible evening. The musicians leave the stage as the crowd rises for a standing ovation. It seems that’s all there is. The crowd continues cheering for a few minutes: “More! More!” The band comes back for an encore. They play several more songs, including a couple of their best, which you’ve been waiting for. There’s still more! In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus is debating with a group of religious leaders known as the Sadducees. The heart of the controversy is between two points of view. Jesus, on one side, is saying, “There’s still more.” The Sadducees are on the other side, are saying, “That’s all there is.” What were they talking about? The resurrection from the dead. There came to [Jesus] some Sadducees, those who deny that there is...

  Click here to listen to this sermon. “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death” (1 Corinthians 15:19–26). Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Many of you may remember Ron Popeil, an American inventor and marketer of various products, including the Popeil Pocket Fisherman...

"The Resurrection of the Body" by Luca Signorelli Click here to listen to this sermon.