Sermons by The Very Rev. Kathleen Murray (Page 18)
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…
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…
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…