Message: John's Temporary Tomb (04/20/2025)

Name: Message: John's Temporary Tomb (04/20/2025)
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T12:15:02.000Z
Duration: 42 min 17 s
Description: Preaching through Matthew 14's account of John the Baptist's beheading on Easter Sunday, the sermon argues that Herod represents life lived with no real hope in the resurrection; swinging between hedonism and terror of death; while John represents life lived with hope in the resurrection, and that only the empty tomb makes sense of how to face death.

Preaching through Matthew 14's account of John the Baptist's beheading on Easter Sunday, the sermon argues that Herod represents life lived with no real hope in the resurrection; swinging between hedonism and terror of death; while John represents life lived with hope in the resurrection, and that only the empty tomb makes sense of how to face death.

Stories told

the beheading of john the baptist herod's birthday and salome's dance the parable of the rich fool the birth of john the baptist

Scripture referenced

Matthew 14 Matthew 14:1–12 Matthew 3 Matthew 11 Matthew 11:2 Matthew 12 Luke 12 Matthew 14:6 Matthew 14:7 Matthew 14:9 1 Corinthians 15