Acts 4:32-35 In the grave they laid the love by hatred slain, thinking that Jesus would not wake again, laid in the earth like grain sleeps unseen; Love is come again like wheat rising green . (John Crum, Chalice Hymnal 230 vs. 2) Easter Sunday has come and gone, but as this hymn reminds us, “Love is come again like wheat rising green.” Because we are Easter people, we celebrate the resurrection not only when we gather on Sunday but in every moment of our lives. That’s because the one laid in the grave is alive and present with us. Therefore, let us sing: “Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!” The Book of Acts tells the story of how the Holy Spirit empowered the church to proclaim the good news that Christ the Lord is risen. According to Luke this community centered around Jesus’ resurrection was “one in heart and soul.” To be “one in heart and soul,” as one commentator notes, “reflects an intensity of mutual devotion and shared existence that was...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan