Sermon for Christmas 1 (All Years) December 30, 2018
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Our reading from Galatians is evidence that Paul was a theologian. A theologian can be defined as one who specializes in …
Sermon for Christmas Eve 2018
Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 “The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light; Those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on …
Sermon for Advent 4, Year C December 23, 2018
Micah 5:2-5a Canticle 15 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-46 One of my favorite places we visited when I was in Israel was the Chapel of the Visitation. Upon entering the gates, …
Sermon for Advent 3, Year C December 16, 2018
Zephaniah 3:13-20 Canticle 9 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Our reading from Luke this morning is John the Baptist speaking to a crowd of people who have specifically come to hear …
Sermon for Advent 2, Year C December 9, 2018
Malachi 3:1-4 Canticle 16 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 As we continue the season of Advent, we have Malachi saying the messenger of the covenant is coming and then asks the …
Sermon for December 2, 2018 Advent 1, Year C
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 This past Sunday, while on vacation, I decided to satisfy a curiosity and I attended Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Since …
Sermon for Proper 28, Year B November 18, 2018
Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16 Hebrews 10:11-125 Mark 13:1-8 The book of Daniel, like the Revelation to John, is apocalyptic, it focuses on the end of time using a person’s …
Sermon for Proper 27, Year B November 11, 2018
1 Kings 17:8-16 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 an armistice was signed between the Allied …
Sermon for Proper 25, Year B October 28, 2018
Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalm 126 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 Jesus says, “Go, your faith has made you well.” Whether or not we believe Jesus literally open the eyes of the blind …
Sermon for Proper 24, Year B October 21, 2018
Isaiah 53:4-12 Psalm 91:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 Last Sunday’s Gospel reading ended with Jesus saying, “Many who are first will be last, and the last shall …