Sermon for Pentecost, Year B May 20, 2018
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Our reading from Ezekiel is a favorite among many who enjoy singing the old spiritual song, Dem Bones. …
Sermon for Easter 7, Year B May 13, 2018
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Next Sunday is Pentecost, the day we celebrate the birth of the church, and the day we read about the …
Sermon for Easter 6, Year B May 6, 2018
Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 I’ve been enjoying our readings from the Acts of the Apostles this Easter Season because they provide us with an account …
Sermon for Easter 5, Year B April 29, 2017
Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22: 24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Our reading this morning from the Acts of the Apostles is one that says so much more than we …
Sermon for Easter 4, Year B April 22, 2018
Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Every year since becoming a priest, I have gone on vacation immediately after celebrating the Easter Services and taking communion to …
Sermon for Easter Sunday, Year B April 1, 2018
Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 When Saul was on the road to Damascus he was stopped by our risen Lord and his life was changed …
Homily for Maundy Thursday March 29, 2018
Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 116: 1, 10-17 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 This service is about the last supper. We participate in the last supper each time we celebrate the …
Sermon for Lent 5, Year B March 18, 2018
Jeremiah 311:31-34 Psalm 51:1-13 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 Next Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week – arguably, the most important week of our church year. During Holy Week we …
Sermon for Lent 2, Year B February 24, 2018
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22: 22-30 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 In my college World Literature class, my professor explained the concept presented in a book by saying, “You are only …
Sermon for Lent 1, Year B February 18, 2018
Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Last Wednesday, after the school shooting in Florida, there was a picture of the parents who had gathered outside the …