Transformative Salvation through the Resurrection, Luke 24:36-49

Jesus’ body was transformed through His resurrection and he appeared to his disciples in that glorified physical body. We too will be transformed in the final resurrection because Jesus has gone ahead of us. In the here and now, though, we have new life in us that also comes through Jesus’ resurrection to us that we might be made ready for the final resurrection ahead of us.

Image: The Risen Christ appears to his Apostles, photo taken by Lawrence OP. License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed (no changes made). Image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/49780661251.

Where Jesus is Found, Luke 24.13-35

Image: The Road to Emmaus, photo by Jim Forest, original painting located in National Gallery in Washington, license: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (no changes made). Image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimforest/3162933274

The New Reaching into the Old, Luke 24:1-12

When Jesus rises from the dead, everything changes! The women went to the tomb expecting to find a dead Jesus, having neglected his promises of death and resurrection for the salvation of the world. They find the tomb empty and realize through the words of the angel that all the good things have come true.

Image: Raphael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ascension and Revelation

Jesus’ ascension is an oft overlooked event in our Savior’s life, and yet, it brings a completion of redemption as he presents himself to his Father in heaven for our sake and becomes our eternal intercessor. Father Jeremiah considers a few of the implications of this reality in his sermon for the Sunday after the Ascension.

Image: Christ Ascending into Heaven (Detail from an embroidered in the Dominican convent at Stone, Staffordshire), photo by Lawrence OP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, no changes made. Image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/7214076440/in/photostream/

The Christ Who Undoes, Luke 24.26-49

When Jesus appeared before his disciples throughout the forty days before his ascension, he reveals to them all what he has undone about the brokenness in this world. Father Jeremiah reflects upon these undoings of Jesus in his sermon today.

Image: The risen Jesus appears to the disciples in the upper room, from Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, photo taken by Nick Thompson, no changes made, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pelegrino/4669927869

Ascended on Our Behalf, Luke 24.44-53, Hebrews 8

The Ascension of Jesus is a very important day in the Church calendar. Its observance is one that reminds us of all that is dependent upon Jesus returning to the Father. In this sermon, Father Jeremiah explains some important reasons for Jesus’ ascension and why it matters to us today.

The Word, the Sacrament, and the Savior, Luke 24.13-35

When two disciples are traveling to Emmaus, they never expected the stranger to come and reveal to them the Savior of the World and then for the stranger with them to be revealed as the Savior of the World. How should we respond to such a glorious truth?

Image: by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Public Domain. Image location: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_Emaus.jpg