Sermons (Page 27)
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,…
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…