{"id":101481,"date":"2021-04-20T12:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=101481"},"modified":"2021-04-20T18:46:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:46:39","slug":"the-rector-of-saint-michaels-easter-sermon-for-2021-dont-give-up-hold-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=101481","title":{"rendered":"The rector of Saint Michael&#8217;s Easter Sermon for 2021&#8211;Don\u2019t Give Up, Hold It Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disillusionment is too weak a word to describe Mary\u2019s crushing pain of feeling sucker punched.<br \/>\nYes that Easter Sunday\u2026Mary had given up on miracles. Have you?<\/p>\n<p>Miracles: Don\u2019t give up, hold it up 3<br \/>\nIf so, you\u2019re in good company. The male disciples don\u2019t even bother showing up at the tomb\u2026<br \/>\n1. Peter gave up<br \/>\n2. The James\u2019s gave up<br \/>\n3. John gave up<br \/>\n4. Andrew gave up<br \/>\n5. Bartholomew gave up<br \/>\n6. Jude<br \/>\n7. Matthew<br \/>\n8. Philip<br \/>\n9. Simon<br \/>\n10. Thomas all gave up<\/p>\n<p>Meaning\u2026If you\u2019ve given up on God&#8212;on miracles- You are not alone! There is No guilt-or<br \/>\njudgement in feeling as if that pattern of pain and sin will never break. WHICH IS WHY I SAY:<br \/>\nTHANK GOD FOR THE MIRACLE THAT IS EASTER!<br \/>\n\u2022 Divine Intervention<br \/>\n\u2022 Breaking all Patterns<br \/>\n\u2022 Never thought break-able!<\/p>\n<p>As the Disillusioned Marys and Salome walk to the tomb, literally, all HEAVEN breaks loose!<br \/>\nThe Miracle begins..<br \/>\n\u2022 First\u2026..the massive stone is gone from the entrance to the burial tomb!<br \/>\nAnd with eyes as wide as 50 cent pieces, the ladies WALK into the tomb. When a white robed<br \/>\nangel APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE AND SAYS five things that would break the GLOBAL<br \/>\npattern of sin and pain forever!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fear not<br \/>\n\u2022 I know you\u2019re looking for Jesus<br \/>\n\u2022 I know you saw Him killed<br \/>\n\u2022 He is not here<br \/>\nHE HAS RISEN!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stmichaelschurch.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-4-21-Rev-al-Zadig-Jr-sermon.pdf\">Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cResurrection is not an absurd event within the old world but the symbol and starting point of the new world&#8230;Jesus of Nazareth ushers in not simply a new religious possibility, not simply a new ethic or a new way of salvation, but a new creation.\u201d (N.T. Wright) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JroMeg4ZkC\">pic.twitter.com\/JroMeg4ZkC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.R. Turtle &#x2693;&#xfe0f; (@turtology) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turtology\/status\/1384534827706331144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disillusionment is too weak a word to describe Mary\u2019s crushing pain of feeling sucker punched. Yes that Easter Sunday\u2026Mary had given up on miracles. Have you? 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