12 min
Whom Are You Looking For? March 31, 2024 Raleigh Mennonite Church
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- Christianity
John 20: 1-18
Happy Easter to everyone! In this sermon Melissa Florer-Bixler preaches on the resurrection and the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene at his tomb. Jesus asks Mary, "whom are you looking for?" This is a loaded question, however, as Melissa shows us. The question asks us to look into our own selves, our own motivations, and our hopes when we seek out Jesus, who asked this probing question of Mary, his disciples, and also (tellingly) Judas. Whatever you come seeking for from Jesus you will find it, for even Judas got a quick payout. Ultimately, Melissa asks us to consider how we will live and conduct ourselves if all of this is true, just as the early Church sought to help the sick, the poor, and the downtrodden. This Easter when you consider the life, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus ask yourself, whom are you looking for?
John 20: 1-18
Happy Easter to everyone! In this sermon Melissa Florer-Bixler preaches on the resurrection and the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene at his tomb. Jesus asks Mary, "whom are you looking for?" This is a loaded question, however, as Melissa shows us. The question asks us to look into our own selves, our own motivations, and our hopes when we seek out Jesus, who asked this probing question of Mary, his disciples, and also (tellingly) Judas. Whatever you come seeking for from Jesus you will find it, for even Judas got a quick payout. Ultimately, Melissa asks us to consider how we will live and conduct ourselves if all of this is true, just as the early Church sought to help the sick, the poor, and the downtrodden. This Easter when you consider the life, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus ask yourself, whom are you looking for?
12 min