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Hallelujah. Christ is risen.
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If Christ had not been raised,
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your faith is futile and you
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are still in your sins.
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Then also those who have fallen
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asleep in Christ have perished.
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If in Christ our hope is
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in this life only,
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we are to be pitied
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more than all men.
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But in fact,
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Christ has been raised
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from the dead,
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the first fruits of those
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who have fallen asleep.
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Alleluia.
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It has been said,
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because I am right
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now saying it,
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that there are more than 300
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billion sermons latent in
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Christ's resurrection
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from the dead.
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And I'd say there are more than
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a thousand sermons going on in
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this dazzling resurrection
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window behind me.
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But I, this morning,
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being just one man and a
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disciplined homiletician,
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will confine myself to just
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mixing together ten or twelve
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of these sermons.
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O glorious day when the
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crucified one burst forth from
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death and the grave.
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Early in the morning,
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the women made their way to
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the tomb toward dawn,
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Matthew tells us,
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just as the dazzling sunrise was
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ready to break forth on the
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horizon on this glorious morning.
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When the creation's first
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utterance was finding its great
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fulfillment in the resurrection
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of the Son of God.
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Let there be light.
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The women came to the tomb and
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the stone was rolled back,
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and a holy angel from God's
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own presence was there,
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seated on the stone,
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right beside the opening
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of the tomb.
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He said to the women,
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do not be afraid.
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I know that you seek the
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crucified Jesus. He is not here.
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He was raised as he said,
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come see the place where he lay.
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Then go quickly and tell his
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disciples he was raised from
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the dead. And behold,
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he will go before you
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into Galilee. There
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you will see Him.
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The seminary has produced a
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booklet which presents and
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explains our new chapel
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stained glass windows.
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And that booklet has an
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introduction which mentions
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three purposes for
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these windows.
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And I think it's a great
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expression of the purposes of
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the windows as a collection,
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and also a wonderful explanation
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of the purposes of this Central
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Chancel window of Christ's
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Resurrection.
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First,
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the booklet says the light,
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color and design of the windows
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invite us to join with saints
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and angels and all creation in
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praising our triune God.
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These windows invite us to join
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in the company of the saints and
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angels and all creation in this
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great ongoing song of praise to
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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Secondly,
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they set our minds on Jesus
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Christ and his saving work and
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reign and his imminent
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return in judgment.
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And third,
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they remind us each day of the
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purpose of the Seminary as they
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portray the power of God's word
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and sacraments and the sweet
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good news of Jesus which our
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future pastors and deaconesses
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will be called to share
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to all the world.
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We see that theme prominently in
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this central window with the
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downward facing sword of God's
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Word wielded in Christ's hand
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the flowing waters of
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baptism and life,
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the descending grapes from the
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cup of the feast of Christ's
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body and blood.
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This paragraph expressing all
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these purposes says
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that the light,
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color and design of the stained
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glass windows serves
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these purposes.
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And that's certainly true in the
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case of this resurrection
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window.
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An explosion usually catches
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your eyes and captures your
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attention. And here,
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without question,
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the most striking aspect of the
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color and design of this window
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is the explosion of flame and
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fire bursting forth from the
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tomb and streaming forth in
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Christ's train as he stands
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crucified yet risen from the
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grave like a mighty fiery
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phoenix arising from
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its own death.
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Let's consider for a few minutes
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this depiction of our risen
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Savior rising in and risen from
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such a swirling inferno.
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Now, I love birds.
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Birds are so interesting,
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diverse. They're beautiful.
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And so I love the use of the
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ancient phoenix imagery here
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in the Easter window.
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Like I love the pelican imagery
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at the foot of the cross in
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the crucifixion window.
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And of course,
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Christ as a rising phoenix in
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the central window pairs nicely
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with the image of the Holy
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Spirit as a descending dove.
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But even beyond the
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phoenix metaphor,
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all of this striking swirling
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red and yellow and orange of
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fire invites us to meditate
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on other aspects of the
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resurrection as well.
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Just who is this Risen One?
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And
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what has his resurrection
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accomplished?
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This is not the only of the
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new chapel windows,
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which portrays fire in bright,
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hot color.
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The creation and patriarch's
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window,
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visible from the balcony
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on the south side,
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has right in its center the fire
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and the knife of the near
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sacrifice of Abraham's
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son Isaac.
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The Exodus and King Window
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portrays King David gazing up at
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an image of the temple that his
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son Solomon will build.
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And the temple is depicted
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as structured buildings,
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but also the altar of sacrifice
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with flames of fire ascending
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from the altar.
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The fire of Old Testament
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sacrifice.
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A knife which slays and pours
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out atoning lifeblood.
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The fire that consumes and sends
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up the propitiating
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smoke to God.
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And here, in our Chancel,
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above the altar,
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behold the resurrected Christ
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bearing the marks
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of crucifixion,
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the marks of sacrifice emerging
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from the flames of atonement
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alive forever for you.
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Restored by the Father and
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restored to the Father,
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whose hand reaches down to the
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beloved Son in joy and welcome.
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The sacrifice has been accepted.
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You are not still in your sins.
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God and man are reconciled,
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and the Son,
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the only Son whom the Father
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loves, has not been forfeited,
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but stands vindicated forever.
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He has passed through the fiery
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trial and emerged beyond it,
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like the three men in the fiery
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furnace whom he had walked
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among centuries before.
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And there is more fire
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in these windows.
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The fire of Theophany,
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or Divine Presence,
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visible among men.
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At the bottom left corner of the
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Exodus and King's window,
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we see the flames of the burning
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bush and also a portrayal
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of Mount Sinai.
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There at the bush,
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there at Sinai,
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the Holy God came down from
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heaven in fire and met with men.
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Spoke with men.
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Called men.
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Rescued men,
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commanded men, forgave men,
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dwelt among men.
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Fire of Theophany,
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fire of divine presence.
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When the Tabernacle was
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built and set up,
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the glory of the Lord filled it.
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The cloud of Yahweh was over
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the Tabernacle by day,
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and the fire of Yahweh filled
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it by night. In
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the sight of all the house of
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Israel throughout all
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their journeys.
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And here in our chancel,
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above pulpit and altar
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and lectern,
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behold the resurrected Christ,
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standing and appearing in the
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fire of divine holiness and
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divine presence among men.
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God has not abandoned you or his world.
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The Son of God,
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risen from the grave,
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is with us always,
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to the very end of the age.
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He beckons us near to Himself,
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to stand with Him on holy
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ground, to forgive us,
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to rescue us, to dwell with us.
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Therefore, let us worship God,
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acceptably with reverence
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and awe,
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for our God is a consuming fire.
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And let us take heart
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for our Emmanuel
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our Holy Lord is truly with us
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in this age and forever
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in the age to come.
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What the angel said to the women
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at the tomb is a message for
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us also today you seek
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the crucified Jesus.
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He has been raised,
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just as he said,
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but instead of saying
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he is not here,
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he goes before you to Galilee.
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The message for us is different.
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Our Lord Himself assures us
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where two or three are
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gathered in My name,
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there I am in the midst of them.
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And I will not leave
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you as orphans
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I will come to you. And behold,
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I am with you always,
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even to the end of the age.
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And we say in reply,
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my Lord and my God.
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And we say here, O Lord,
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I see you face to face,
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even as we wait for the day when
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we will literally see his face.
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There is more fire
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in other windows.
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In the apostles and
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martyrs window,
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on the New Testament
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side of the nave,
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the fire of martyrdom
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burns bright
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towards the top of the window.
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There's a Christian being
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burned at the stake,
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while the angels of heaven
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comfort and encourage him.
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When we see our resurrected Lord
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portrayed rising in fire,
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and from the fire here
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in the Chancel,
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we could explore the theme of
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Jesus as the vindicated martyr,
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Jesus Christ,
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the faithful martyr,
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and the firstborn from
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among the dead,
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as John calls him in the first
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chapter of Revelation.
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But we don't have time to
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explore that this morning,
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especially since I'm,
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as a disciplined homiletician,
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trying to keep only ten or
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twelve different images
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swirling around. So
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I'll just mention this and leave
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the exploring to you.
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The resurrection of Christ
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as a fiery explosion.
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What an awesome marvel and
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an unfathomable blessing.
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And just what is it that is
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exploded and destroyed
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by his triumph?
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Your sin.
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You are no longer in your sin.
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Your death, your grave.
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First to burst the
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bars of death,
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He has opened heaven to faith.
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What has been exploded and
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destroyed by His triumph?
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Your condemnation before God,
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the tyranny of Satan,
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all your pain,
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all your brokenness.
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The curse and the darkness
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of this present age,
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Jesus,
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the Crucified One has burst
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forth from the tomb.
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The new has come.
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The old is being consumed.
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And like an exploding
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pomegranate,
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the sweet seeds of His Gospel
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and his kingdom are going
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forth to all the world,
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making disciples, baptizing,
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teaching the bright sword of His
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mighty word speaks forth the
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saving power of His
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cross and wounds.
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The baptismal river and waters
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of life flow forth to you and to
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me and to all nations with the
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power of his resurrection life.
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What was curse and thorn and
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toil and death is blossoming
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forth in flower and fruit and
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feast and the new creation.
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So much life and joy and praise
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and energy in this window,
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so much swirling around in this
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image that at first it's
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hard to take it all in.
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But amidst all of the movement
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and exploding fire and flowing
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water and swooshing angels wings
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below the Father's gesturing
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hand and above the diving
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dove of the Spirit,
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there is one image in this
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window that is fixed
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and central.
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Your dear Lord,
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the beloved Son of God,
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Jesus, the crucified one.
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His face is turned toward you.
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His gracious gaze upon
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you forever.
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Likewise,
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may our faces always be turned
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toward Him until that day when
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we see Him as he is.
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O glorious morning,
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when this fiery explosion
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took place,
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when Jesus was raised
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for you and for me.
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All glory and praise be to Him
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from saints and angels and all
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creation, now and forever.
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Amen.