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Luke 24:45-48 (Common English Bible)
45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. 46 He said to them, “This is what is written: the Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and a change of heart and life for the forgiveness of sins must be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
Summary: Christ is Risen! Throughout Eastertide, we worship with the theme, “We,” for we are a people of the resurrection, we are the risen body of Christ!
To witness is to see an event take place or to testify as evidence to the event’s happening. As a people of the resurrection, we are witnesses. As witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus, we have a responsibility to testify to others the good news of hope through Christ to all people.
Reflection Questions:
- What have you witnessed God do in your life?
- What have you witnessed God resurrect in us as a church and community?
- How have you testified to God’s work this month? Where can you testify this week?
BIO FOR GUEST PREACHER:
REV. CAROLYN HABERSHAM, MA; MDIV
Rev. Carolyn Habersham was ordained an Itinerant Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in August 1996 and ordained an Itinerant Elder in August 1998. Prior to her retirement from the pastoral ministry in 2015, Rev. Habersham pastored churches in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana.
Rev. Habersham has served as Chairperson of the Board of Examiners; and as convener of the Theological Institute for the Louisiana Conference of the AME Church. Her job was to help plan, develop and implement a curriculum for continuing education for the Ministers in her Conference.
Rev. Habersham completed the Drug/Alcohol Studies and Drug/Alcohol Counseling Program at U.C.L.A. She holds a Master of Arts from Claremont School of Theology where her studies were focused toward Pastoral Care. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Center in Atlanta, GA with emphasis in Pastoral Care. She recently completed her six units of Clinical Pastoral Education and is pursuing her certification for professional chaplaincy.
Rev. Habersham currently works as a Chaplain at Long Beach Memorial Hospital and serves in Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Inglewood, California.
Rev. Habersham is mother of one son, Sterling, one daughter-in-law, April and three grandsons, Tobias, Allan and Ian.