Sunday, March 15, 2015

“When I am lifted up”
March 15,2015

Jesus says, “I will draw all people to myself” (John 12:32).  And again, he says “the Son of Man will be lifted up, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness” for the salvation of all who will believe.  Many regard these poignant statements as specific references to the crucifixion that awaits him in Jerusalem.  Certainly for believers the death and resurrection of Jesus are pivotal events of human history.  But is there not even more that he is saying in these prophetic lines?  Is he not calling to be lifted up by people of faith – in the midst of a broken and searching world – as an invitation to gather to him and the life-giving Spirit he bears!  From the wilderness wandering to the highways and bi-ways of the modern world, we will explore what it means for Christ, the living grace of God, to be lifted up and made plain for all to see.