The Rev Charlie HoltThe Greeks Bring the Party – The Rev Charlie Holt https://revcharlieholt.com Engaging Truth Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:46:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://revcharlieholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cropped-MG_6883-32x32.jpg The Greeks Bring the Party – The Rev Charlie Holt https://revcharlieholt.com 32 32 The Greeks Bring the Party https://revcharlieholt.com/the-greeks-bring-the-party/ https://revcharlieholt.com/the-greeks-bring-the-party/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:06:52 +0000 Charlie Holt https://revcharlieholt.com/?p=2245 Sermon from John 12:20-36 This passage opens with the arrival of a group of Greeks to the Jewish feast, saying “We wish to see Jesus.” I’m reminded of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. My step-mother is from a Greek family, and so I am familiar with what a Greek party looks like, and […]]]>

Sermon from John 12:20-36

This passage opens with the arrival of a group of Greeks to the Jewish feast, saying “We wish to see Jesus.” I’m reminded of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. My step-mother is from a Greek family, and so I am familiar with what a Greek party looks like, and that movie does not miss the mark. When Greeks show up, they bring the party! So although commentators debate at whether John meant actual Greeks or just generic Gentiles, I smile imagining a group of Greeks busting into this Jewish feast ready to party. So whether it was Greeks or Gentiles, the disciples of Jesus did not know what to do with them when they arrived.

Continue Reading

]]> https://revcharlieholt.com/the-greeks-bring-the-party/feed/ 1