Sermons on Luke/Lucas (Page 9)
Courage To Choose Wisely: Pentecost 10
Tenth sunday After Pentecost: August 18, 2019 Year C, Proper 15: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18; Hebrews 11:29-12:2 ; Luke 12:49-56 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky,…
Faith Will Overcome: Pentecost 9
Ninth sunday After Pentecost: August 11, 2019 Year C, Proper 14: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14 ; Luke 2:1-14, [15-20] CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. By faith… by faith… by faith… These words pulse through today’s epistle like a heartbeat, buh-buh, buh-buh-buh. It’s a pretty safe bet for a preacher is a word like faith occurs repeatedly in a passage that’s a good thing to focus the sermon on. “By faith our ancestors received…by…
Comfort In Affliction and Affliction In Comfort: Pentecost 8
Eighth sunday After Pentecost: August 4, 2019 Year C, Proper 13: Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. Isn’t it true that Jesus makes us uncomfortable at times? Today, for example, he tells us to be on guard against all kinds of greed, that our life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. Well, if you’re anything like me, and you just need to check the Saint…
Hospitality Rooted In The Love Of Christ: Pentecost 6
Sixth sunday After Pentecost: July 21, 2019 Year C, Proper 11: Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28, 7-16; Luke 10:38-42 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. In today’s world, we think of hospitality as the custom of feeding family, friends, and neighbors in our homes or hosting these people for a night or two. Or hosting a community meal or food pantry. In the first century, and during the times…
The Kingdom Of God Has Come Near: Pentecost 4
Fourth sunday After Pentecost: July 7, 2019 Year C, 2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16; Luke 9:51-62 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. In last week’s Gospel lesson, Jesus began his journey to Jerusalem. The next thing in the Gospel of Luke is today’s reading. Jesus appointed seventy “others.” It doesn’t really describe them, but they were definitely not the twelve apostles. We assume they were Jesus’ disciples,…
A Profound Journey With Christ: Pentecost 3
Third sunday After Pentecost: June 30, 2019 Year C, 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. In this morning’s reading from Luke’s gospel, we’re confronted with a Jesus unlike the Jesus most of us know (or want to know). The Jesus we know is the most compassionate and caring individual in history – the one in Luke’s gospel might be called “cranky Jesus”. He appears at first glance…
The Challenge Of Freedom In Christ: Pentecost 2
Second sunday After Pentecost: June 23, 2019 Year C, 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 There is no recording available for this sermon. Please read the text below. Let’s look for a minute at the story of the Gerasene demoniac. This is one that often doesn’t get a lot of attention because I think preachers tend to shy away from having to talk about demons. I personally have often found it easier…
In God’s Kingdom, The Law Is Grace: Lent 4
Fourth Sunday in Lent: March 31, 2019 Year C, Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 This was a joint service held at St. Andrew’s. There was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. “There was a man who had two sons.” That begins one of the most memorable and famous stories in the New Testament, a story commonly called “The Prodigal Son”, or the Prodigal Son and His Brother”. The younger son demanded his…
We Are Standing On Holy Ground: Lent 3
Third Sunday in Lent: March 24, 2019 Year C, Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. Growing up I watched a lot of TV. One of the programs was the Rifleman. I alternately liked it and was scared of it because of the opening scene with the gunfire. There are times even now, I’ll still watch the Rifleman when I find it on a station. I don’t really know why, but…
Our Hope Is With Jesus: Lent 2
SEcond Sunday in Lent: March 17, 2019 Year C, Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. On this second Sunday in Lent, we hear in our gospel about Christ’s journey to Jerusalem is about as far apart in terms of time as you can get at least in the Gospel of Luke. We’ve jumped more than nine chapters in the Gospel of Luke, taking us from the very beginning of Jesus’…
Invitation To A Holy Lent: Lent 1
First Sunday in Lent: March 10, 2019 Year C, Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-3 No recording available for this sermon. Today’s Gospel passage begins with what seems to be paradox or contradiction. Luke tells us that Jesus is full of the Holy Spirit, but he is led into the emptiness or nothingness of the wilderness. Simultaneous fullness and emptiness. This seems to be irreconcilable – how can there be fullness and emptiness at the same time? Yet, stories…
We Are Forever Changed: Last Sunday After Epiphany
Last Sunday after the Epiphany: March 2, 2019 Year C, Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36; [37-43a] CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. This may be a little-known fact about Episcopal seminaries: like many colleges and universities, there’s a fair amount of competition between the schools. Which is more academic, which is more liturgically high church, which is positively medieval, which is most social-justice-oriented.? You get the picture. As most of you know, I attended General…