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Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Sermon Notes
Luke's Beatitudes
Sermon on a level place
Blessings and woes
Among the blessings
Blessed are you who weep
Speaks to me
And I think to our parish
In a season of loss
As dear brothers and sisters in Christ pass through
the grave and gate of death into the blessed rest of everlasting life
So if you share in this season of weeping
May this message bring encouragement, hope, a plan, and renewed purpose.
Encouragement from Scripture
I Corinthians 15
The resurrection of the body
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Hope from our tradition
Burial Office
concerning the service
“The liturgy for the dead is an Easter liturgy. It finds all meaning in the resurrection. Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we too, shall be raised. . .The liturgy, therefore, is characterized by joy, in the certainty that "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." This joy, however, does not make human grief unchristian. The very love we have for each other in Christ brings deep sorrow when we are parted by death. Jesus himself wept at the grave of his friend. So, while we rejoice that one we love has entered into the nearer presence of our Lord, we sorrow in sympathy with those who mourn.
The liturgy speaks of Christ’s resurrection as the promise of our own
Catechism
The Christian Hope
The Christian hope is to live with confidence in newness and fullness of life, and to await the coming of Christ in glory, and the completion of God's purpose for the world.
What do we mean by the resurrection of the body?
We mean that God will raise us from death in
the fullness of our being, that we may live with Christ
in the communion of the saints.
What do we mean by everlasting life?
By everlasting life, we mean a new existence,
in which we are united with all the people of God,
in the joy of fully knowing and loving God and each other.
What, then, is our assurance as Christians?
Our assurance as Christians is that nothing,
not even death, shall separate us from the love of God
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Creeds teach the resurrection of the body
Defense against Gnosticism
Spirit good
Matter bad
A Voice from Our Anglican Tradition
John Donne
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.. . . any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
A timeless reminder we are all in this together
A Plan
Funeral Plan
Estate Planning
Renewed Purpose
To realize this life is preparation for eternal life
To say with Paul
For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Philippians
Make Christ highest priority
Live for him
prayer and worship
live through him
Evangelism and mission
live in him
fellowship, contemplation, devotion
Until that day when we fall asleep in Jesus and awaken with him
