Sermon for Epiphany VII, Year C

February 20, 2022 Genesis 45:3-11, 15         Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42                      1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50     Luke 6:27-38           Yesterday we held the 150th annual diocesan convention virtually.  The bishop remarked that he …

Sermon for Epiphany VI, Year C

February 13, 2022 Jeremiah 17: 5-10                     Psalm 1                1 Corinthians 15:12-20                      Luke 6:17-26 In Jeremiah the analogies of tree roots and a stream are used to represent a faith …

Sermon for Epiphany V, Year C

February 6, 2022 Isaiah 6:1-8                         Psalm 138                                            1 Corinthians 15:1-11                      Luke 5:1-11 “But by the grace of God I am what I am,” Paul writes, “and his grace toward me …

Sermon for Epiphany IV, Year C

January 30, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10                Psalm 71:1-6                                       1 Corinthians 13:1-13                      Luke 4:21-30           After Jesus begins his ministry, he returns to his hometown where he was not received well.  As …

Sermon for Epiphany III, Year C

January 23, 2022 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 56, 8-10              Psalm 19                              1 Corinthians 12:12-31a                 Luke 4:14-21           We began today’s worship with a collect asking God for the grace to “answer readily …

Sermon for Epiphany II, Year C

January 16, 2022 Isaiah 62:1-5                       Psalm 36:5-10                                    1 Corinthians 12:1-11                      John 2:1-11           You’ve heard it said, “Behind every successful man is a good woman.”  The saying is a bit …