05/28/2017
John 17:1-11
Chris Breslin
“The glory of God is humanity fully alive.” –Irenaeus
“To embrace the ascension is to heave a sigh of relief, to give up the struggle to be God (and with it the inevitable despair at our constant failure), and to enjoy our status as creatures: image bearing creatures, but creatures nonetheless.” –N.T. Wright
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Abide by White
Holy, Holy, Holy by Heber/Dykes
Arise My Soul, Arise by Wesley/Twit
God With Us by Ingram/Jordan
Never Once by Redman/Ingram/Wanstall
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies by Wesley/Gordon
Doxology
Go further:
Believe into God, Believe into Me Also 5/21 sermon on Jn 14
Ascent, Descent, & Human Destiny by Peter Leithart (First Things Article)
What Does it Mean to be Human? by Cherith Fee Nordling (Grace Communion International Interview)
The Humanity of God: An Ascension Day Reflection by Scott Jones (Mockingbird Post)
Ascension and Ecclesia by Douglas Farrow
The Gospel of John: A Commentary by F. Dale Bruner
John: A Commentary by Marianne Maye Thompson
John for Everybody (Part 2) by Tom Wright
Reading Scripture in Light of the Resurrection (chapter in the Art of Reading Scripture) by Richard B Hays (and Ellen F. Davis)
Can These Bones Live?: A Theology in Outline by Robert Jenson
Miracles by C.S. Lewis
The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona
Prototype by Jonathan Martin
Resurrection & Moral Order by Oliver O’Donovan
Living the Resurrection by Eugene Peterson
Practice Resurrection by Eugene Peterson
Resurrection and the Son of God by N.T. Wright (academic)
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright (accessible)
