Listen to Reading and Sermon 7Look! [Jesus] is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Audio reading and sermon (http://sunshinecathedral.org/sermons/audio/20091122_6.mp3)
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7Look! [Jesus] is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be.
Audio reading and sermon (http://sunshinecathedral.org/sermons/audio/20091122_6.mp3)
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The Good News Written
Revelation 1.8 (The Inclusive Bible, Priests for Equality)
“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says your God, ‘who is, who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’”
Louise Hay, The Power Is Within You
“If our lives are unhappy, or if we are feeling unfulfilled, it’s very easy to blame our parents, or them, and say it’s all their fault. However, if we do, we stay stuck in our conditions, our problems, and our frustrations. Words of blame will not bring us freedom. Remember, there is power in our words… Our power comes from taking responsibility for our lives… if we want to be responsible for our lives, we’ve got to be responsible for our mouths. The words and phrases we say are extensions of our thoughts.”
Mark 15.1-5 (The Inclusive Bible, Priests for Equality)
“As soon as it was daybreak the chief priests, the elders and religious scholars and the whole Sanhedrin reached a decision. They bound Jesus and led him away, and handed him over to Pilate who interrogated him. ‘Are you the King of the Jews?” he asked.
“Jesus responded, ‘You are the one who is saying it.’
“The chief priests then brought many accusations against him. Pilate interrogated Jesus again: ‘Surely you have some answer? See how many accusations they are leveling against you!’ But to Pilate’s astonishment, Jesus made no further response.”
The Good News Proclaimed
Preached by the Reverend Doctor Mona West at the Sunshine Cathedral on Sunday, November 22, 2009.
In our gospel lesson today we come to the end of Mark and the end of Jesus’ life. It might seem odd to talk about Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion just as we are about to enter into the Advent season which celebrates Jesus’ birth. This is the last Sunday in the Christian Liturgical calendar. In many traditions this Sunday is called Christ the King or the Reign of Christ. It was originally associated with the Ascension of Jesus and celebrated in the month of October. In 1969 Pope Paul VI moved it to the last Sunday of November as a transitional Sunday leading to Advent. (I guess that is one of the perks of being the Pope… you get to move religious holidays around.) The traditional theme for this Sunday is the sovereignty of Christ over all creation. On this New Year’s Eve of the church, Christians are called to take a look back at the significance of Christ in the world and their lives and to look ahead anticipating how the coming of this Christ once more into the history of the world challenges and gives hope for the future.
Pilate asked Jesus if he was the King of the Jews. Jesus’ life and teaching indicated over and over again that he came to redefine the world’s definitions of kingship and power. The disciples as well as Pilate were always missing it. They continually argued over who would be the first in the kingdom. Who would sit at Jesus’ right and who would sit at Jesus’ left? And Jesus was always correcting them. Telling them things like: “the first will be last and the last will be first,” “my kingdom is not of this world,” “the kingdom of heaven is like a great banquet that the rich and powerful refused but the poor and outcast attend,” “it is like getting paid for a full day’s work only when you have worked an hour,” “the kingdom… is within you!” Continue reading »
