Sermons (Page 26)
Are You Ready For The God Movement? Advent 1
First Sunday of Advent: December 1, 2019 Year A: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 CLICK HERE to listen to a recording of this sermon. Anxiety! Exhaustion! Distraction! Urgency! These words seem to describe life in the world today. There are so many factors driving our sense of anxiety, distraction, and urgency. Turn on the news, and everything you hear and see is “BREAKING NEWS!” Now you have the endless banner running at the bottom of your TV…
When Does Jesus Come To Us? Christ The King Sunday
christ the king sunday: November 24, 2019 Year C, Proper 28: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Canticle 4; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom”.[1] Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. A criminal understood, a criminal knew who Jesus was even when the soldiers and the high priests, and the Sadducees, and even some of the disciples, perhaps, did not. Today…
God Is Still Here In Times of Uncertainty: Pentecost 23
Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost: November 17, 2019 Year C, Proper 28: Isaiah 65:17-25; Canticle 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-10 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. “Surely, it is God who saves me; I will trust in Him and not be afraid”. Surely, it is God who saves me; I will trust in him and not be afraid.[1] These are reassuring words that we hear in our Canticle today, a canticle that is…
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…