Welcome to the Pulpit Fiction Podcast. This is The Thursday Night Special, where two local pastors and friends sit down to talk about books, movies, music, and more. I’m Robb McCoy also known as the Fat Pastor, and I’m joined by my good friend Eric Fistler.
Tonight we are going to be talking about Holy Week. A little late than we had hoped, but we are fitting it just under the wire.
Maundy Thursday
- Foot Washing
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- The icky sacrament.
- Peter has to allow himself to be served, and then is commanded to serve.
- Mutuality of service, not just creating hierarchy of the one serving and the one being served.
- The icky sacrament.
- Last Supper
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- Song recommendation:“Come to the Feast,” by Christopher Grundy
- Blog about “Come to the Feast” by Robb on Fat Pastor
- Song recommendation:“Come to the Feast,” by Christopher Grundy
- Garden of Gethsemane
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- Jesus faced with choice – to run, or follow God’s will. He made the choice to stand up and follow the path that was set before him. After this point, his path points directly to cross.
- “Jesus went to the cross not because God the Father needed him to die. He went to the cross because in our brokenness humanity could not let him live.”
- Blog article on Gethsemane by Robb on Fat Pastor
- Jesus faced with choice – to run, or follow God’s will. He made the choice to stand up and follow the path that was set before him. After this point, his path points directly to cross.
- Liturgy
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- Potluck Service by Eric (with Drama from the Iona Community)
- Living Last Supper Drama- Leonardo Davinci
- Dramatic service of the Last Supper, by Nancy Townley
- Maundy Thursday Liturgy, by Robb on The Fat Pastor. Includes an extended responsive reading, where congregation reads words of disciples. Ends with congregation reading Peter’s words of denial.
- Potluck Service by Eric (with Drama from the Iona Community)
- Great article on Hacking Christianity about Atonement by Jeremy Smith
- Tell the story - Don’t Gloss it over
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- Cross probably not more than ten feet high
- Jesus completely naked, exposed along a busy road
- Feet probably not together on the bottom of the cross, but spread on each side.
- Resource about crucifixions in history: Stuff You Missed in History Podcast
- Cross probably not more than ten feet high
- Leave it uncomfortable and open ended
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- Crucifixion – part of life, not a historical execution
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- We experience crucifixion, pain, death, agony
- We experience crucifixion, pain, death, agony
- Crucifixion – part of life, not a historical execution
- Earthquake- recalls “Jerusalem in Turmoil” from Palm Sunday
- Seven Last Words
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- Luke 23:34: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.
- Luke 23:43: Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.
- John 19:26-27: Woman, behold your son. Behold your mother.
- Matthew 27:46: My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?
- John 19:28: I am thirsty.
- Luke 23:46: Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.
- John 19:30: It is... finished.
- Luke 23:34: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.
- Jesus Barabbas or Jesus Christ.
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- Do we want Jesus, son of the father, a more human and perhaps understandable Jesus or Jesus the Christ the Messiah, the Savior - which says that we need to be saved.
- Jesus the Messiah is not an ethical teacher, but a savior from God
- Do we want Jesus, son of the father, a more human and perhaps understandable Jesus or Jesus the Christ the Messiah, the Savior - which says that we need to be saved.
- Liturgy
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- UCC Tenebrae Service of Light and Darkness
- Adapted, shorter Tenebrae by Eric
- A service of stones and shadows, by Erica Shemper, The Young Clergy Women Project.
- Strip the Altar
- Organ blast at the death
- Tolling for the 39 lashes
- Agadio for Strings, Op. 11 (arr. For Organ) by Samuel Barber and William Strickland
- UCC Tenebrae Service of Light and Darkness
Thank you
Our featured musician for Lent is Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, we played his song “My God, O My God” which is based on Psalm 22 from his album Sharing the Road, vol. 1 of the Psalms Project.
You can find out more about Richard’s music at worldmaking.net
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