Sermon for Lent 2, Year A, March 8, 2020
Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 One day in my Old Testament class, our professor, James Sanders, said that whenever the people of Israel defined God …
Sermon for Lent 1, Year A, March 1, 2020
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 The temptations of Christ in today’s gospel may be presented as magical – but they are temptations that many of …
Sermon for Epiphany 5, Year A, February 9, 2020
Isaiah 58:109, Psalm 112: 1-10, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16, Matthew 5:13-20 Paul writes, “I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom.” Clearly, …
Sermon for the Presentation of Our Lord, February 2, 2020, Epiphany 4
This Sunday we celebrate the presentation of Jesus at the temple. The presentation of a first-born son at the temple was an important ritual in the Jewish tradition. In …
Sermon for Epiphany 3, Year A, January 26, 2020
Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27: 1, 5-13, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23 After preparing the Annual Reports for today’s meeting, we began preparing the Parochial Report which must be submitted …
Sermon for Epiphany 2, Year A, January 19, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day The book of Isaiah spans more than a life-time. Isaiah begins before the fall of Israel and concludes after the people have returned and begun …
Sermon for the Baptism of our Lord, Epiphany 1, Year A, January 12, 2020
Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 29, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17 Today is the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord. Our lesson from Matthew takes us to Jesus with John at …
Sermon for Advent 4, Year A, December 22, 2019
Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 “The Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, …
Sermon for Christmas Eve 2019, 10:00 pm.
Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-20 There are times of the year when our focus is naturally drawn to the Gospel – Easter and Christmas are two such …
Sermon for Advent 2, Year A, December 8, 2019
Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 “Prepare the way of the Lord” John the Baptist says, quoting Isaiah. This is not the reading from Isaiah we …