Here is a sneak peak at tomorrow's sermon entitled, "God of the Ordinary":
Jesus’ comeback is so ordinary. If there was ever a justifiable time for pomp and circumstance it is after you conquered the grave. I mean, they spent 35 million dollars on the royal wedding. They drop hundreds of pounds of confetti after the super bowl win. And before the white house moved to lighting the national tree with more efficient LED lights, the bulbs shined using more than 50,000 watts. Jesus' comeback is so ordinary.
His resurrection appearances mirror his palm Sunday arrival…they are just plain ordinary. If Jesus had asked me, I would have planned something far more fanciful. Perhaps introducing him with trumpeters playing a mighty fortress wherever he went. I certainly would have picked something different then a dusty walk on the Emmaus Road and sharing bread—couldn’t he have least picked something fancier like a scone?
Jesus’ resurrection appearance, lacking in pomp and circumstance, affirms what the most grand event would obscure—our God is the God of the ordinary.
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