Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non- profit organization dedicated to ”spreading the Good News” by educating others about Jesus Christ. His new homilies are posted each week.
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"2nd Chances" -- Sermon from March 16, 2024
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Why does Luke include the dialogue between Jesus and the criminals in the account of the Crucifixion? Pastor Chad invites us to rePHRASE our understanding to see how Luke is emphasizing second chances. A justly condemned criminal is invited to join Jesus in Paradise. Jesus offers forgiveness to the people who were part of his execution while hanging on the very implement of his death. The executioner gets a second chance at life after he recognizes the sacrifice God made to offer him forgiveness. The whole world got a second chance at a connection with God, that was no longer separated and distant but near and among us in the pain and darkness of this world. Luke includes they dialogue because we need reminders that God is a God of 2nd Chances!
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Why does Luke include the dialogue between Jesus and the criminals in the account of the Crucifixion? Pastor Chad invites us to rePHRASE our understanding to see how Luke is emphasizing second chances. A justly condemned criminal is invited to join Jesus in Paradise. Jesus offers forgiveness to the people who were part of his execution while hanging on the very implement of his death. The executioner gets a second chance at life after he recognizes the sacrifice God made to offer him forgiveness. The whole world got a second chance at a connection with God, that was no longer separated and distant but near and among us in the pain and darkness of this world. Luke includes they dialogue because we need reminders that God is a God of 2nd Chances!
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