Sermon Illustrations on Redemptive Suffering
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⛪lens perspectiveAnglican
Genesis 50:15-26 - Catholic Perspective
In Genesis 50:15-26, the Catholic tradition emphasizes God's providence and the overarching theme of forgiveness. The passage illustrates how God can bring good even from human wrongdoing, echoing the belief in redemptive suffering and the transformative power of forgiveness mirrored in the sacramental life of the Church.
Embracing forgiveness in familial and communal relationshipsTrusting in God's plan during times of betrayal and sufferingLiving out the call to reconciliation in our daily lives
🎬movie analogyAnglican
The Passion of the Christ: The Suffering Servant Visually Realized - Catholic (Isaiah 53)
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ brings Isaiah 53 to visceral life: "His appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance." Every wound, every stripe, every drop of blood visualizes the prophecy
PassionsacrificesufferingIsaiah 53
adults
💬theological quoteAnabaptist
John Howard Yoder on Cross-Shaped Providence - Anabaptist (Romans 8:28)
"The cross is the model of how God works good out of evil. The worst thing that ever happened—the murder of God's Son—became the best thing that ever happened. Romans 8:28 follows the logic of the cro
crossredemptive sufferingworst to bestRomans 8:28
adults