03/30/2018
Isaiah 52:14 & 53:1-6; John 18-19
Chris Breslin
“Like the lynching tree in America, the cross in the time of Jesus was the most ‘barbaric form of execution of the utmost cruelty,’ the absolute opposite of human value systems.” –James Cone
“Paul understood not as an accumulation of misdeeds, but as a Power with a death grip on the whole human race.” –Fleming Rutledge
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
O Perfect Life of Love by Baker/Haman
God with Us by Ingram/Jordan
Man of Sorrows, What a Name! by Bliss
Up on a Mountain by Aiuto
Never Said a Mumblin’ Word by Traditional
O Sacred Head Now Wounded by St. Bernard/Hassler
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? by Traditional
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Watts/Mason
Wood and Nails by Watts/Wardell/Cunningham
Nothing But the Blood of Jesus by Lowry
Go further:
Alexamenos Graffito (“Alexamenos worships his god.”)
The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge
The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple by Richard Bauckham
The Death of the Messiah by Raymond Brown
The Gospel According to John (Part 11) by Raymond Brown
The Gospel of John: A Commentary by Frederick Dale Bruner
Entering into the Heart of Jesus: Meditations on the Indwelling Trinity of St. John’s Gospel by George Maloney
John: A Commentary by Marianne Meye Thompson
Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of John by John Vanier
Lent Reading:
God is on the Cross by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved) by Kate Bowler
Good Dirt (Lent, Holy Week & Eastertide) by Lisa Finn Borgo & Ben Barczi
Sweet Deliverance: A Lenten Reader ed Chris Breslin
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
Living the Christian Year by Bobby Gross
Cross-Shattered Christ by Stanley Hauerwas
God for Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent & Easter ed Greg Pennoyer
The Seven Last Words from the Cross by Fleming Rutledge
Listening at Golgotha: Jesus’ Words from the Cross by Peter Storey
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