Easter 2 April 24, 2022 The Sunday of Jesus’s Upper Room Appearances
Easter 2
John 20:19-31
April 24, 2022
Make the Good Confession: “Jesus is Lord!”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Either Jesus is Lord or Jesus isn’t Lord. You make the confession. That’s the way it is. Over the past month or so here are Trinity we’ve had a number of people make that good confession right here at this altar. Almost all of you have done the same at your Baptism or Confirmation and maybe other times as well. You’ve confessed that Jesus is Lord. In a smaller way we’ve all done it a minute ago when we said the Creed. Paul wrote to Timothy these words, “Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” Timothy made the good confession. Maybe at his baptism or his ordination to be a pastor. It’s hard to say. But he boldly confessed that Jesus is Lord.
Now what does this mean when any of you say these words, “Jesus is Lord”? You see how important these words are. I put a list of creeds and Bible verses with these words. These are three very important words, “Jesus is Lord”. Or even just two words if you put it this way, “Lord Jesus”. Why is it so important when you say, “Jesus is Lord”?
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