EPISODE · Mar 31, 2024
Mark 16:1–8 — Resurrection People: Easter Sunday
from Christ our Hope Anglican Church Valparaiso · host Arron Kau
Jesus upends the Pharisees accusations on the Sabbath: man was not made in order to satisfy God's expectations, God's expectations, commands, and laws were made to bless and ennoble us. There is no performative goodness that can increase our standing before God — we weren’t in fact made because he needed servants — and there is no goodness we can obtain for ourselves that is better than what he graciously offers. Jesus himself, the true King, the Son of God, came not to be served, but to serve, and to give himself as a ransom.
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Our question for today is: what does Jesus’ resurrection have to do with us? In the waters of baptism, we are buried with Christ, but today of all days, you ought to know that there is not fear in such a burial. Because the tomb in which you all were buried, Jesus’ tomb, is empty. Here’s my paraphrase: Hey you, you resurrection people: look up. Look up at Jesus enthroned in heaven. Let him and his victory be the longing of your heart and the light of your steps. In Christ, you’ve already dealt with this tomb-world and there’s nothing for you here: in fact, you’re already dead and so this world has no power over you.
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Mark 16:1–8 — Resurrection People: Easter Sunday
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