Robert T. Young - "And After It Is Finished, What Then?" Easter Service 11:00 am (March 26, 1978)
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- | Easter Sunrise Service. | 0:04 |
March 26th, 1978. | 0:06 | |
- | I'd like to move up a little bit closer. | 1:27 |
It might seem a little more at home | 1:29 | |
for people sitting back around the back, | 1:31 | |
you might wanna move up a little bit closer. | 1:34 | |
Hallelujah, Christ is risen. | 2:53 | |
- | Glory to thee (mumbling). | 2:56 |
(lively trombone music) | 3:00 | |
♪ Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Alleluia ♪ | 3:33 | |
♪ Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia ♪ | 3:42 | |
♪ Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia ♪ | 3:51 | |
♪ Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia ♪ | 3:59 | |
♪ Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia ♪ | 4:09 | |
♪ Where, O death, is now thy sting, Alleluia ♪ | 4:18 | |
♪ Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia ♪ | 4:26 | |
♪ Where thy victory, O grave, Alleluia ♪ | 4:35 | |
♪ Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia ♪ | 4:45 | |
♪ Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia ♪ | 4:53 | |
♪ Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia ♪ | 5:02 | |
♪ Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia ♪ | 5:10 | |
♪ Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia ♪ | 5:21 | |
♪ Foll'wing our exalted Head, Alleluia ♪ | 5:29 | |
♪ Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia ♪ | 5:38 | |
♪ Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia ♪ | 5:47 | |
- | Good morning, welcome to the Sunrise Service. | 6:10 |
It's a little bit early, it's a little bit damp | 6:13 | |
but it's Easter and it's gonna be a nice day | 6:14 | |
whether it's nice weather wise or not | 6:18 | |
and after yesterday, it couldn't be bad, | 6:20 | |
especially in view of tomorrow (chuckling). | 6:24 | |
Could we all join in praying a prayer | 6:27 | |
to our great God? | 6:29 | |
- | Forgive us our God | 6:32 |
as did the first of our number, | 6:34 | |
who fled from the empty tomb | 6:37 | |
in trembling and astonishment. | 6:39 | |
So do we, who claim a like experience, | 6:43 | |
instead of staying to marvel in praise, | 6:47 | |
start running away. | 6:49 | |
Instead of glorying in the gift of new life, | 6:52 | |
and passing it on as we can, | 6:56 | |
we hurry off under the burden | 6:59 | |
of our same old anxieties. | 7:01 | |
Instead of passing on, | 7:04 | |
you can be sure, | 7:06 | |
instead of being lifted up by the Easter promise, | 7:08 | |
we argue it away or save it for one day | 7:11 | |
as if we prefer to stay afraid, unsure, (mumbling). | 7:16 | |
Forgive us, our gracious God | 7:22 | |
on this day of all days. | 7:25 | |
- | Amen. | 7:28 |
Blessed be the God and Father | 7:31 | |
of our Lord Jesus Christ. | 7:33 | |
By God's great mercy, | 7:35 | |
we have been born anew to a living hope | 7:37 | |
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. | 7:40 | |
(congregation mumbling) | 7:45 | |
(tranquil harp music) | 8:08 | |
(soloist singing) | 8:22 | |
♪ My risen Lord is he ♪ | 9:57 | |
(soloist singing) | 10:01 | |
- | Let us bow our heads in prayer. | 11:07 |
Lord, open our hearts and minds | 11:12 | |
even as you opened the tomb. | 11:14 | |
Roll away our blindness | 11:17 | |
as you rolled around the stone | 11:19 | |
that as your word is read and proclaimed, | 11:22 | |
we may hear it with joy | 11:25 | |
and may truly reflect it in all our lives. | 11:27 | |
In the name of Christ our risen Lord we pray, amen. | 11:31 | |
Hear now the good news according to Saint Mark. | 11:39 | |
"And when the Sabbath was passed, | 11:44 | |
"Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome | 11:46 | |
"bought spices so that they might go and anoint him | 11:50 | |
"and very early on the first day of the week, | 11:56 | |
"they went to the tomb | 11:58 | |
"when the sun had risen | 12:00 | |
"and they were saying to one another, | 12:02 | |
"who will roll away the stone for us from the door | 12:05 | |
"of the tomb? | 12:07 | |
"And looking up, they saw that the stone | 12:09 | |
"was rolled back for it was very large. | 12:11 | |
"And entering the tomb, | 12:16 | |
"they saw a young man sitting on the right side dressed | 12:17 | |
"in a white robe | 12:21 | |
"and they were amazed | 12:23 | |
"and he said to them, | 12:26 | |
"do not be amazed, | 12:28 | |
"you seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. | 12:29 | |
"He has risen, he is not here. | 12:34 | |
"See the place where they laid him | 12:38 | |
"but go tell his disciples | 12:41 | |
"and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. | 12:44 | |
"There you will see him as he told you. | 12:48 | |
"And they went out and fled from the tomb | 12:53 | |
"for trembling and astonishment had come upon them | 12:56 | |
"and they said nothing to anyone | 13:00 | |
"for they were afraid." | 13:03 | |
Amen. | 13:06 | |
- | You and I as Christians | 13:12 |
are not creatures of the dark. | 13:15 | |
Nor are we creatures of decay | 13:19 | |
or a winter of the soul. | 13:24 | |
We are creatures of a new dawn, | 13:27 | |
children of light. | 13:30 | |
And as creatures of new beginnings, | 13:34 | |
the new life that surrounds us here | 13:37 | |
in the beauty of this sanctuary | 13:39 | |
is clearly a reminder | 13:41 | |
that before we arrived here this morning, | 13:44 | |
God was at work bringing new life | 13:48 | |
to all that we now behold. | 13:52 | |
But not only was God at work just before we arrived, | 13:57 | |
he was also at work throughout the long, cold winter | 14:01 | |
when we had forgotten the beauty, | 14:07 | |
the fragrance, the colors of life. | 14:10 | |
There were times when winter seemed | 14:16 | |
like it would not release us | 14:18 | |
from its icy grasp. | 14:20 | |
But deep down, we knew that spring would come | 14:24 | |
and with it the flowers, | 14:30 | |
the budding leaves, the fresh breezes, | 14:33 | |
the life-giving sunshine, | 14:38 | |
the gentle rain. | 14:41 | |
Behold the miracle. | 14:45 | |
Behold the miracle | 14:49 | |
that out of Christ's death on the cross came new life, | 14:53 | |
new life for a carpenter's son, | 15:00 | |
for God's son. | 15:05 | |
New life for you and me. | 15:10 | |
For God was at work early that first Easter morning, | 15:15 | |
rolling the stone away. | 15:19 | |
He was at work all during the long, dark hours | 15:24 | |
of Jesus's passion. | 15:27 | |
He was at work | 15:30 | |
when the disciples themselves gave in to utter despair. | 15:33 | |
And God is still at work in us | 15:39 | |
and for us | 15:42 | |
if we will only respond to his gift of salvation | 15:45 | |
through Christ's resurrection. | 15:51 | |
And the response? | 15:56 | |
Faith. | 15:59 | |
Now, it is not only a faith in the resurrection | 16:02 | |
of Jesus, it is a faith | 16:05 | |
that says Easter is our resurrection too. | 16:08 | |
It is a faith that says because Christ lives, I live-- | 16:13 | |
but it is not me that lives | 16:19 | |
but Christ who is in me. | 16:21 | |
Because of the resurrection, | 16:24 | |
we know Jesus as a living presence today | 16:26 | |
right here, | 16:32 | |
right in this chapel, right now. | 16:34 | |
He lives. | 16:39 | |
His presence is real. | 16:41 | |
W.B. Henson, a preacher from Oregon, | 16:51 | |
after finding out that he had a terminal illness | 16:55 | |
would take walks through the magnificent forests near | 16:59 | |
where he lived. | 17:02 | |
And he'd say to those trees, | 17:06 | |
"You trees, I may not see you many more times, | 17:08 | |
"but when you're gone, | 17:14 | |
"I will be alive in God's presence. | 17:16 | |
"Majestic mountains, I may not see you many more times | 17:22 | |
"but when you're gone, | 17:27 | |
"I'll be alive in God's presence. | 17:30 | |
"Moon and stars, | 17:35 | |
"I may not see you many more times | 17:37 | |
"but when you're gone, | 17:42 | |
"I'll be alive in God's presence." | 17:45 | |
My friends, because our Lord is a living Lord | 17:51 | |
whose presence is with us, | 17:56 | |
there are always new wonders and new truths waiting | 18:00 | |
to be discovered, not the least of which | 18:05 | |
is the presence of new life | 18:11 | |
which springtime so abundantly displays. | 18:13 | |
Surely by living out our faith as Christians, | 18:18 | |
you and I believe | 18:22 | |
that Christ broke forth from his tomb and lives | 18:25 | |
that we may break forth from our tombs | 18:30 | |
of sin and despair, | 18:35 | |
our own winters, into the newness of life. | 18:38 | |
Surely as Christians, you and I must heed the words | 18:44 | |
which the white-robed young man spoke | 18:49 | |
to the women who discovered the empty tomb. | 18:51 | |
"Go, tell his disciples and Peter." | 18:55 | |
My brothers and sisters in Christ, | 19:02 | |
let us go and tell | 19:05 | |
that Christ is risen, | 19:08 | |
he is with us even now-- | 19:11 | |
and because this is so, | 19:16 | |
we can experience his presence in our everyday existence. | 19:17 | |
And it is in a quiet moment like this | 19:27 | |
that Jesus is most likely to appear to us. | 19:31 | |
Not with a clap of thunder | 19:37 | |
or blast of the trumpet, | 19:40 | |
but in the stillness of dawn, | 19:44 | |
the rustle of leaves, | 19:48 | |
the touch of a hand, | 19:51 | |
the glitter of a tear, | 19:54 | |
the joys of life, even the sorrow. | 19:57 | |
Jesus lives today in the midst of us, | 20:02 | |
not above us, but in the very midst | 20:06 | |
of our lives. | 20:11 | |
Therefore, | 20:15 | |
wherever we are, | 20:18 | |
God is also. | 20:20 | |
He is with us in the form of the risen Christ. | 20:23 | |
Praise be to God, who gives us the victory. | 20:29 | |
Christ is risen, he is risen indeed. | 20:34 | |
Amen. | 20:39 | |
(choir humming) | 21:49 | |
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♪ Amen ♪ | 25:55 | |
- | Hear the word of God | 26:49 |
from the 20th chapter of the Gospel according | 26:51 | |
to Saint John, verses one through 18. | 26:54 | |
"Now, on the first day of the week, | 26:58 | |
"Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early | 27:01 | |
"while it was still dark | 27:04 | |
"and saw that the stone | 27:06 | |
"had been taken away from the tomb. | 27:07 | |
"So she ran and went to Simon Peter | 27:10 | |
"and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved | 27:14 | |
"and said to them, | 27:18 | |
"they have taken the Lord out of the tomb | 27:19 | |
"and we do not know where they laid him. | 27:22 | |
"Peter then came out with the other disciple | 27:26 | |
"and they went toward the tomb. | 27:29 | |
"They both ran but the other disciple outran Peter | 27:32 | |
"and reached the tomb first | 27:36 | |
"and stooping to look in, | 27:38 | |
"he saw the linen cloths lying there | 27:40 | |
"but he did not go in. | 27:43 | |
"Then Simon Peter came following him | 27:46 | |
"and he went into the tomb | 27:49 | |
"and he saw the linen cloths lying | 27:51 | |
"and the napkin which had been on his head, | 27:53 | |
"not lying with the linen | 27:56 | |
"but rolled up in a place by itself. | 27:58 | |
"Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, | 28:02 | |
"also went in and he saw and believed | 28:06 | |
"for as yet they did not know the scripture | 28:10 | |
"that he must rise from the dead. | 28:13 | |
"Then the disciples went back into their homes. | 28:15 | |
"But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb | 28:19 | |
"and as she wept, she stopped | 28:23 | |
"to look into the tomb | 28:25 | |
"and she saw two angels in white sitting | 28:27 | |
"where the body of Jesus had layen, | 28:31 | |
"one at the head and one at the feet. | 28:33 | |
"They said to her, woman, why are you weeping? | 28:37 | |
"She said to them, because they have taken away my Lord | 28:41 | |
"and I do not know where they have laid him. | 28:45 | |
"Saying this, she turned round | 28:49 | |
"and saw Jesus standing | 28:51 | |
"but she did not know that it was Jesus. | 28:53 | |
"Jesus said to her, woman, | 28:56 | |
"why are you weeping? | 28:59 | |
"Whom do you seek? | 29:00 | |
"Supposing him to be the gardener, | 29:02 | |
"she said to him, sir, | 29:05 | |
"if you have carried him away, | 29:07 | |
"tell me where you have laid him | 29:09 | |
"and I will take him away. | 29:11 | |
"Jesus said to her, Mary. | 29:14 | |
"She turned and said to him in Hebrew. | 29:18 | |
(speaking in foreign language) | 29:21 | |
"Which means teacher. | 29:22 | |
"Jesus said to her, | 29:24 | |
"do not hold me | 29:26 | |
"for I have not yet ascended to the Father | 29:27 | |
"but go to my brethren and say to them, | 29:30 | |
"I am ascending to God my Father | 29:33 | |
"and your Father, to my God and your God. | 29:35 | |
"Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, | 29:39 | |
"I have seen the Lord. | 29:43 | |
"And she told them that he had said these things to her." | 29:45 | |
blessed be the reading and the hearing of God's word. | 29:49 | |
- | Blessed are you, oh God | 30:00 |
for this day of glad celebration | 30:01 | |
when everything on Earth quickens to new life. | 30:05 | |
(congregation mumbling) | 30:09 | |
Where can we look, beloved God | 30:21 | |
but to the future which you have opened for us, | 30:24 | |
a future filled with hope and promise, | 30:27 | |
the excitement of a world which is ours to build. | 30:30 | |
(congregation mumbling) | 30:35 | |
- | We bless you and praise you, oh God | 30:47 |
through your Son Jesus Christ | 30:50 | |
who's our brother and our Lord now and forever. | 30:52 | |
- | Amen. | 30:58 |
(inspirational trumpet music) | 31:13 | |
(congregation singing) | 31:51 | |
- | My friends, it takes some faith | 34:35 |
to come to a sunrise service | 34:38 | |
when we can't see the sunshine | 34:39 | |
but we know it's there. | 34:41 | |
Let's all pray together. | 34:47 | |
- | God in Heaven, | 34:52 |
author of all truth, | 34:54 | |
a people once in darkness | 34:57 | |
has listened to your word | 34:59 | |
and followed your Son as he rose from the tomb. | 35:01 | |
Hear the prayer of this newborn people, | 35:05 | |
that is us, and strengthen your church | 35:08 | |
to answer your call. | 35:12 | |
May we rise and come forth | 35:14 | |
into the light of day | 35:17 | |
to stand in your presence until eternal dawns. | 35:19 | |
In the name of Christ our Lord we ask, amen. | 35:24 | |
- | Now receive this benediction. | 35:31 |
The grace and peace of our risen Lord | 35:33 | |
be with you all now and forevermore. | 35:36 | |
Amen. | 35:41 |
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