Sermons (Page 22)
May We Also Say YES To God: Advent 4
The Fourth Sunday of Advent: December 20, 2020 Year B: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38; Canticle 15 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”[1] I can only imagine Mary’s distress, Mary’s fear when this young woman heard this from a stranger, “Greetings favored one, the Lord is with you.[2] She was “greatly distressed at…
We Are Witness to the Light: Advent 3
The Third Sunday of Advent: December 13, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Most of us know that the season and the mood of Advent is one of great expectation, great waiting. There are three purple candles and a pink candle, and then of course, the white candle in the center, which is…
Let Life Be Shaped By Hope: Advent 2
The Second Sunday of Advent: December 6, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The perennial challenge during this time of year is to hear anew, to hear with fresh ears, to see with fresh eyes, the familiar stories we all know. We hear, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord”.[1] We know what…
Jesus Walks As Our Neighbor: Advent 1
The First Sunday of Advent: November 29, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When Advent falls immediately following Thanksgiving it feels a bit rushed because then the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day is short. We don’t have a full month, but here they are – Advent and Christmas are upon us. We…
Who Is King Of Your Life? Christ The King Sunday
Christ The King Sunday: November 22, 2020 Year A, Proper 29: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Today, we celebrate New Year’s Eve, so to speak. No, I haven’t lost touch with time in these many months of being at home. But today, this Last Sunday after Pentecost, which is also designated the Feast of Christ the…
Be Ready For Jesus’s Return: Pentecost 23
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: November 8, 2020 Year A, Proper 27: Psalm 78:1-7; Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ “The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise”.[i] As I pondered this Gospel, I found myself laughing just a little…
Sinners Who Are Saints: All Saints Day
All Saints Day: November 1, 2020 Year A, Proper 26: Psalm 34;1-10, 22; Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 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. The text of her sermon is also below the video. Homilist: The RT. Rev. Susan Goff, Bishop of Virginia “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Jesus said. That blessing is…
Our Daily Decision: Pentecost 21
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost: October 25, 2020 Year A, Proper 25: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Today’s Gospel is part of the series of debates that Jesus engages in with religious opponents in the Jerusalem temple during the last week of his life. For the last several weeks we have heard Jesus’ authority questioned, the…
Our Invitation To The Great Feast: Pentecost 19
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: October 11, 2020 Year A, Proper 23: Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Exodus 32:1-14, 7-9, 12-20; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We often talk a lot about the differences in context and culture between first-century Palestine and 21st- – century America. There were different expectations around marriage back then, but some of the trappings were very much the same.…
Tragedy Is No Match For God’s Love: Pentecost 18
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: October 4, 2020 Year A, Psalm 19; Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This parable begins with a landowner who plants a vineyard, puts a fence around it, digs a winepress in it, builds a watchtower, entrusts that watchtower, that vineyard, that winepress to tenants, and departs…
Who Is Really In Charge? Pentecost 17
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: September 27, 2020 Year A, Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 This service was outdoors at Shrine Mont, so there was no recording. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Authority is an age-old issue of power dynamics. There’s the authority that comes with power and dominance; there’s authority that comes with true leadership, authority that has come about because a leader cares about the people and causes they lead. Anyone who’s ever had a brother or sisters, or…
Embracing God’s Divine Economy: Pentecost 16
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: September 20, 2020 Year A, Proper 20: Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45; Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 20:1-16 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Our young people led the readings today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Our gospel today begins with Jesus telling a parable. It’s fair to say that many of us struggle to understand the parables of Jesus, because somehow they just don’t seem to make sense. We need to…