Sermon for Proper 10, Year A July 16, 2017

Isaiah 55:10-13                  Psalm 65: 9-14 Romans 8:1-11                   Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Today’s gospel reading is among my favorite.  Jesus tells the parable we refer to simple as the Parable of the …

Sermon for Proper 9, Year A July 9, 2017

Zechariah 9:9-12               Psalm 145:8-15 Romans 7:15-25a              Matthew 11:16-19,25-30 Our reading from Romans begins with Paul saying something I believe we can all relate to:  “I do not understand my own …

Sermon for Proper 8, Year A July 2, 2017

Jeremiah 28:5-9                Psalm89: 1-4, 15-18 Romans 6:12-23                Matthew 10:40-42 “Jesus said, ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.’”  As I read the …