Sermons by The Very Rev. Kathleen Murray (Page 17)
I Believe! Pentecost 22
Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost: November 10, 2019 Year C, Proper 27: Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 18-22; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. In today’s gospel story Jesus replies to a difficult question with a difficult answer and one that we might not immediately understand. He’s given a sort of riddle about a woman who marries seven times – and just not seven times, but to seven brothers,…
The Saints Who Shaped Us: All Saints Sunday 2019
All Saints Sunday: November 3, 2019 Year C, All Saints Sunday: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. Good morning. Today is All Saints’ Sunday, one of the only feast days in the church calendar that we can celebrate on a Sunday in place of a regular Sunday schedule. If you look at the beginning of your Book of Common Prayer near the very beginning,…
God’s Mercy Covers Us: Pentecost 20
Twentieth sunday After Pentecost: October 27, 2019 Year C, Proper 25: Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 84:1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-17; Luke 18:9-14 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. Parables are a little bit like Halloween in that they full of attractive features – outsized characters, bright colors. We welcomed more than a few of those outsized characters and brightly colored costumes right out in the front of the church yesterday. Among the outsized characters…
Pray Without Ceasing: Pentecost 19
Ninteenth sunday After Pentecost: October 20, 2019 Year C, Proper 24: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 CLICK HERE to listen to an audio recording of this sermon. Bishop Susan Goff was our homilist today. There is no transcript of her sermon, but we encourage you to listen to this sermon of love and hope. “The church is not dying. The church is the body of Christ, and it is not dying, but it is certainly changing.”…
Gratitude Fuels Faith: Pentecost 18
Eighteenth sunday After Pentecost: October 13, 2019 Year C, Proper 23: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; Timothy 2:8-15, 16-17; Luke 17:11-19 CLICK HERE to listen to the audio recording of this sermon. “Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.” Jesus walked a lot. He covered a vast length of miles in the very short period of his ministry. It is evident from the stories about him that he…
When The Darkness Will End: Pentecost 16
Sixteenth sunday After Pentecost: September 29, 2019 Year C, Proper 21:Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 There was no audio recording of this sermon. From the earliest of times, people have told stories about the wicked getting their comeuppance. It’s rooted in the now-popular belief in karma, also known as “what goes around comes around”. Many are tempted to see this parable in that light, sort of a revenge mode, but it’s not. It’s more…
Forgiveness and Faithfulness: Pentecost 15
Fifteenth sunday After Pentecost: September 22, 2019 Year C, Proper 20: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 113, 14-16; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:19-31 CLICK HERE to listen to an audio recording of this sermon. The parable in today’s gospel has a reputation for being one of the most difficult to understand in Jesus’ ministry. This story has been called the parable of the Dishonest Manager, and the parable of the Dishonest Steward, the Unjust Steward. It’s also been called the Parable of…
God Never Gives Up On Us: Pentecost 14
Fourteenth sunday After Pentecost: September 15, 2019 Year C, Proper 19: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 There was no audio recording of this sermon. Today’s gospel reading is often referred to as the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin. We can see the similarities in these examples given by Jesus. One sheep from a hundred is lost; one coin from ten is lost. As a graduate student in public…
The High Cost Of Discipleship: Pentecost 13
Thirteenth sunday After Pentecost: September 8, 2019 Year C, Proper 18: Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 There was no audio recording of this sermon. It was prepared by The Rev. Kathleen Murray using Sermons That Work and preached by lay members of the congregations at services of Morning Prayer. Imagine coming to church some Sunday morning and hearing an entire book of the Bible. In fact, you just did. To be exact, you just heard read…
Christ Is Waiting For Us: Pentecost 12
Twelfth sunday After Pentecost: September 1, 2019 Year C, Proper 17: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 There was no audio recording of this sermon. It was prepared by The Rev. Kathleen Murray using Sermons That Work and preached by lay members of the congregations at services of Morning Prayer. The passage from the Gospel of Luke today focuses on a meal. It reminds us that hospitality and meals were important in the first century.…
Christ’s Invitation To Be Healers: Pentecost 11
Eleventh sunday After Pentecost: August 25, 2019 Year C, Proper 16: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29 ; Luke 13:10-17 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. The events of today’s Gospel reading take place on the Sabbath “at one of the synagogues”.[1] Jesus is at worship on the Sabbath day. He was teaching that day as he did on many other Sabbath days. There is a woman present who has suffered for almost twenty years from a crippling disease.…
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,…