{"id":4883,"date":"2025-04-29T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=4883"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:14:59","slug":"2nd-sunday-of-easter-2","status":"publish","type":"wpfc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?wpfc_sermon=2nd-sunday-of-easter-2","title":{"rendered":"2nd Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"

In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. <\/strong>
\nBecause it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty <\/strong>
\ndays (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist will <\/strong>
\nprovide sign after sign celebrating Jesus\u2019 victory over death. Because it is hard to <\/strong>
\nbelieve, the risen Jesus will return to us again and again in the mystery of holy <\/strong>
\ncommunion, inviting us to touch and taste his presence, and offering us his peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist will provide sign after sign celebrating Jesus\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":4364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[],"wpfc_sermon_series":[],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[140],"wpfc_service_type":[6],"class_list":["wpfc_bible_book-john","wpfc-sermon-single","post-4883","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-sunday-worship-service"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t