Sermons on Pentecost/Pentecostés (Page 9)
How Can We Proclaim Christ Today? Pentecost 12
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: August 23, 2020 Year A, Proper 16: Psalm 124, 16-22, 45b; Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In our gospel reading from Matthew today, perhaps the teachers among us noticed a subtle shift in the teaching technique Jesus used to make his disciples understand. Instead of preaching to them or telling them…
We Are Called To Live Into The Truth of God’s Love: Pentecost 11
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: August 16, 2020 Year A, Proper 15: Psalm 133, 16-22, 45b; Genesis 45:1-15, 12-28; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service and sermon on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I had a difficult time deciding which lesson to choose to preach about this morning. The story from Genesis about Joseph reuniting with his brothers was heart-wrenching for me as I…
God Shows Up In Unexpected Ways: Pentecost 10
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: August 9, 2020 Year A, Proper 14: Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b; Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Today’s gospel is set in the aftermath of last week’s lesson. Jesus had received the heart-breaking news that John the Baptist has been killed at the direction of Herod. As you know the story unfolds and…
KIDS CHURCH: Abandon Fear; Live in Generosity: Pentecost 9
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: August 2, 2020 Kids Church! Year A, Proper 13: Psalm 23; Genesis 32:22-31;Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That’s one of the most famous stories of the Gospel – it’s one of the miracles that we always hear. Jesus fed 5,000 people. It is one of Jesus’ great miracles, maybe THE great miracle. Jesus has taken…
Embrace the Way of Love: Pentecost 8
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost: July 26, 2020 Year A, Proper 12: Psalm 105:1-11, 45b; Genesis 29:15-28; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service on Facebook. CLICK HERE to view or download the bulletin containing the entire service order. View the sermon below from YouTube. The text is below too. Homilist: The Rev. Becky McDaniel, Chaplain, St. Catherine’s School, Richmond In today’s gospel, Jesus gives us some of the most powerful…
God Will Use Us: Pentecost 7
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: July 19, 2020 Year A, Proper 11: Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23; Genesis 28:10-19a; Romans 8:11-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 CLICK HERE to view the video recording on Facebook. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The scene in today’s Gospel is the same as last week’s gospel. Jesus is still out on the boat, talking to the same people he was talking to on the beach about seeds. As the story continues, the field is planted, and inexplicably, there are all sorts of weeds…
The Seeds of Faith Know No Bounds: Pentecost 6
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: July 12, 2020 Year A, Proper 10: Psalm 119:105-112; Genesis 25:19-34; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 CLICK HERE to view the video recording on Facebook. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The kingdom of God is like… The kingdom of God is like…what? We don’t hear that phrase in this particular gospel passage, but it is the fundamental question that will confront and challenge us over the next few Sundays. Over these coming weeks, our Gospel readings are drawn from what…
Take My Yoke…And You Will Find Rest: Pentecost 5
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost: July 5, 2020 Year A, Proper 9: Psalm 45: 11-18; Genesis 24:34-38, 42029, 58-67; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service on Facebook. CLICK HERE to view or download the bulletin containing the entire service order. View Bishop Goff’s sermon below or CLICK HERE to view it on YouTube. The text of her sermon is also below. Homilist: The RT. Rev. Susan Goff, Bishop of…
We Are Missionary People Who Welcome Others: Pentecost 4
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: June 28, 2020 Year A, Proper 8: Psalm 13; Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 CLICK HERE to view the video recording on Facebook. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I was tempted to preach on our lesson from Genesis – it’s a reading fraught with tension and full of action, a rather chilling story that I suspect grips most of us with fear, maybe even a little anger. How could a parent ever consider what Abraham considered – killing his…
We Can’t Check Our Values At The Door: Pentecost 3
Third Sunday after Pentecost: June 21, 2020 Year A, Proper 7: Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-29 CLICK HERE to view the video recording on Facebook. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We’re in a season right now where so many commencement speeches that were to be delivered were never delivered – probably to the relief of many a parent and graduate because anyone who has sat through a commencement speech know that speeches can drag on interminably. I’d say that what…
Hope Does Not Disappoint Us: Pentecost 2
Second Sunday After Pentecost: June 14, 2020 Year A, Proper 6: Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7); Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service on Facebook. NOTE: Bishop Goff delivered the sermon in Spanish. Our Rector, The Rev. Kathleen Murray, read Bishop Goff’s text during the service. Homilist: The RT. Rev. Susan Goff, Bishop of Virginia CLICK HERE to view Bishop Goff delivering the sermon in Spanish. A translation in English…
What Does The Trinitarian Life Look Like? Trinity Sunday
The First Sunday After Pentecost: June 7, 2020 Year A, Trinity Sunday: Psalm 8 (or Canticle 13); Genesis 1:1-2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 CLICK HERE to view the video on YouTube. CLICK HERE to listen to an audio recording. CLICK HERE to download the written sermon or read below: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Homilist: The Rt. Rev. Porter Taylor, ASsisting Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia Today is Trinity Sunday: one of the major feast days in the Church, and yet –…