Encountering the resurrection

The music is out in brassy force, the altar flowers are in full
bloom, and the sanctuary is full of people not seen since December.
Ironically, even the visitors know the story, or imagine they do, and
the lectionary readings are always the same—Matthew or John. What does
the preacher say in her second, or 22nd Easter sermon that wasn’t said
before?

A sermon could be preached focused on one or all of the
disciples in John’s account. The three types of discipleship will be
represented in your congregation on Easter morning. I suggest that each
of the following types represents one of the classic virtues of faith,
hope, and love.

• the beloved disciple, the disciple of faith