“Listen, God has made you free in a tomb that is empty.”
(Robert Troutman, my dad, sermon from 1981).
Excerpt from the sermon, “An Easter for all Seasons.”
“This freedom can be in any kind of society or structure. It can be in any country in the world. …This freedom can come at any place, any time when somebody walks into an empty tomb and understands it was for them. That’s what the church’s message is about. That’s the message that you and I must proclaim… there’s freedom in Jesus Christ. We can ride all the white horses of defending truth all we want to, and we can play the games that all the rest of the world plays, but …the central truth for preaching is to tell people… Jesus has made us free through the empty tomb… that is what Easter is. It is an Easter for all seasons of the year, all times, all places, anywhere, everywhere.” (Robert Troutman, 1981).
Happy Easter!
Enjoy these baskets of fresh sun-decorated Easter eggs!
