Sermons on John/Juan (Page 7)
The Gospel of John
Come Out and Live: Lent 5
The Fifth Sunday in Lent: March 29, 2020 Year A: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 At the time of this posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. Today we hear about death and new life, about the end of some things, and, perhaps, the beginning of others. Death is always a topic close to home, one that seems to get closer every year. With what’s happening in the world around us, and on the eve…
Live as Children of the Light: Lent 4
The Fourth Sunday in Lent: March 22, 2020 Year A: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 At the time of this posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. I want to welcome you all to this celebration of Morning Prayer. I welcome all of Beckford Parish, Emmanuel and St. Andrew’s who are able to gather with us virtually, and to all our friends who may be joining us. This is a different way of worshiping…
Our Invitation to “Come and See:” Epiphany 2
Second Sunday After Epiphany: January 19, 2020 Year A : Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-2; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 CLICK HERE to listen to an audio recording of this sermon. When I first looked at today’s Gospel, I was struck by the continuation of the baptism theme that we heard in the Gospel of Matthew last week. It’s easily a reading where baptism is easily preached. But it is also one of the few instances in our weekly readings that…
Embrace The Mystery: Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday (The first sunday after pentecost): June 9, 2019 Year C, Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. Jesus says something curious in today’s gospel: “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” Why do you suppose that Jesus said that? He was speaking to his disciples. What did he mean? Did he know…
Pentecost’s Invitation Today: Pentecost
The Day Of Pentecost: June 9, 2019 Year C, Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. Imagine you were part of the scene at Pentecost: The city of Jerusalem was teeming with tourists in town to offer the first fruits of their spring wheat Harvest. You are trying to get to the Temple, but you find it is crowded with other…
Follow Where The Holy Spirit Beckons: Easter 6
Sixth Sunday of Easter: May 26, 2019 Year C, Acts 16:9-15; Psalm67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. On Friday, I attended an event that I will attend only once in my lifetime, I am sure: a graduation at the United States Naval Academy. A flyover by the Blue Angels that the program said would be at 10:04 and at exactly 10:04 according to the Jumbotron clock that…
The Way Of Love: Easter 5
Fifth Sunday of Easter: May 19, 2019 Year C, Acts 11:1-18; Psalm148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 This sermon was preached by lay leaders at Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, May 19, 2019 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.” With these eleven words, Jesus turns the world order upside-down—in first-century Palestine and here, today. “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.” Jesus tells us that everyone will…
Inspired By Tabitha: Easter 4
Fourth Sunday of Easter: May 12, 2019 Year C, Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 At the time of this posting, there was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. Most of you have met my dog, Pal. Many of you haven’t met the one I sometimes lovingly call “crazy cat”. She and Pal don’t get along too well and as long as Pal is in the house, she tends to dwell in the lower level…
Good News For Our Lives: Easter 3
Third Sunday of Easter: May 5, 2019 Year C, Acts Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Click HERE to listen to the sermon. In our Collect for this Third Sunday of Easter, we read, “Open the eyes of our faith that we may behold him in all his redeeming work.” If we could neatly summarize all of God’s salvation into easy sentences, this would be at the top of my list, especially the end phrase “in all his…
The Lessons Of Thomas: Easter 2
Second Sunday of Easter: April 28, 2019 Year C, Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 At the time of this posting, there was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. “I am the Alpha and the Omega”, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come.” This the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrected Lord of Easter Day who speaks to the disciples. The Lord who is and who was and who…
Alleluia, Christ Is Risen! Easter Day
Easter Day: April 21, 2019 Year C, Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18 At the time of this posting, there was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia! Today we have heard one of the Easter Morning Resurrection stories from John’s Gospel. It begins with a solitary figure walking through darkness. Mary Magdalene has broken through her fear in order to tend the body…
Where Is God? Good Friday
Good Friday: April 19, 2019 Year C, Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42 There was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. In his book Night, Elie Wiesel describes the gruesome execution of a boy in the concentration camp. He talks about other prisoners being forced to watch him hang in prolonged suffering and eventual death on those gallows, about another prisoner asking the question any one of us might ask: Where is God? Indeed. Where is God, in moments like…