02/25/2018 Sermon
John 4:46-54
Chris Breslin
“Jesus peculiarly dramatizes the dynamics of grace: what is needed by humans is unilaterally initiated by God.” –Marianne Meye Thompson
May it Last (Avett Brothers documentary)
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
I Believe in You by Madeira/McCormick/Altman
Those Who Trust by Chaffer
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed by Montgomery/McCracken
Heal Us by Cowper/Twit/Morgan
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Redman/Myrin
More Than Anything by Leonard/Ingram/Jordan/Garrard
Doxology
Go further:
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
