THE MAN FROM ARIMATHEA (2 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 27:57-66
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The Man From Arimathea (2 of 4)
Series: What The Cross Meant To...
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:57-66
(I entered the auditorium from the side entrance to our baptistery - reading a scroll and entranced in thought. Much of the message was presented on floor level with me standing close to the audience and speaking directly to them)
(Looking up, a bit surprised) Oh... shalom.
I am afraid I am a bit distracted. I have been reading from this scroll. Our church here at Jerusalem has collected many scrolls. We have copies of the writings of Matthew and Mark. We have several of the writings of John and, of course, Peter. And we have some new scrolls - copies of the writings of a man named (pause) Paul. I've never met the man myself.
But he writes well.
We guard these documents closely for they are the words of men who have been with Jesus. These are the words of God telling us who Jesus was and what He means to us. This scroll here is one I copied myself. It's the Gospel of Luke and I am almost at the end of his book and I've reached the part where he writes about ... ME.
Oh, I must apologize. I have not introduced myself. My name is Joseph and I come from a wealthy family in a town called Arimathea. It is a small village about 8 miles North and West of Jerusalem.
It says here in Luke's Gospel that I was a good and righteous man (sigh). There are those who would think that of me (placing scroll on communion table). But as I look back over my life I have not always been good or righteous. Now, I may have once viewed myself in that way because I truly thought I was being a good man and a righteous man. But I really was not.
Now my father - he was a good man, a gentle man, a righteous man. (pause) I loved my father. One day I wanted to grow up to be just like him. He was a rabbi you know. And he was highly respected, not just in our little village, but people would come from miles around to ask him questions and to hear him tell of God's Word and His w ...
Series: What The Cross Meant To...
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:57-66
(I entered the auditorium from the side entrance to our baptistery - reading a scroll and entranced in thought. Much of the message was presented on floor level with me standing close to the audience and speaking directly to them)
(Looking up, a bit surprised) Oh... shalom.
I am afraid I am a bit distracted. I have been reading from this scroll. Our church here at Jerusalem has collected many scrolls. We have copies of the writings of Matthew and Mark. We have several of the writings of John and, of course, Peter. And we have some new scrolls - copies of the writings of a man named (pause) Paul. I've never met the man myself.
But he writes well.
We guard these documents closely for they are the words of men who have been with Jesus. These are the words of God telling us who Jesus was and what He means to us. This scroll here is one I copied myself. It's the Gospel of Luke and I am almost at the end of his book and I've reached the part where he writes about ... ME.
Oh, I must apologize. I have not introduced myself. My name is Joseph and I come from a wealthy family in a town called Arimathea. It is a small village about 8 miles North and West of Jerusalem.
It says here in Luke's Gospel that I was a good and righteous man (sigh). There are those who would think that of me (placing scroll on communion table). But as I look back over my life I have not always been good or righteous. Now, I may have once viewed myself in that way because I truly thought I was being a good man and a righteous man. But I really was not.
Now my father - he was a good man, a gentle man, a righteous man. (pause) I loved my father. One day I wanted to grow up to be just like him. He was a rabbi you know. And he was highly respected, not just in our little village, but people would come from miles around to ask him questions and to hear him tell of God's Word and His w ...
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