We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - February 20, 2022
Unwitting Witnesses
In the wake of bleakest darkness, Jesus is buried. We might expect His burial to be included in the scene of darkness rather than dawn. But with Christ’s death on the cross a seismic shift has occurred. All is now pointing in a new direction. The descending darkness must give way to the rising radiance, despair to hope and death to life. Burial to us depicts the finality of death. And this is precisely the point. The burial of Jesus attests to the reality of His death and the factuality of His resurrection. This underrated scene is surprisingly significant. With insistent irony, several unwitting witnesses set the stage for the greatest dawn creation has ever seen.
Scripture References: Matthew 27:55-66
