Sermon for Proper 27, Year A
November 12, 2023 Veteran’s Day Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 As our church year draws to a close, our scriptures …
Sermon for All Saints Sunday, Year A
November 5, 2023 Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 The sermon on the mount found in Matthew includes several verses which we might use to …
Sermon for Proper 23, Year A
October 15, 2023 Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 One the reasons I like the parables is that there are so many different people we can …
Sermon for Palm Sunday, Year A
April 2, 2023 Liturgy of the Palms: Matthew 21:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 In our liturgy today we move quickly …
Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A
March 19, 2023 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 That was a long Gospel reading! I remember my first Lent after ordination. I quickly discovered that …
Third Sunday in Lent, Year A
March 12, 2023 Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 I know the scriptures teach us that whenever two or three are gathered in God’s name, God is in …
Second Sunday in Lent , Year A
March 5, 2023 Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 “For God so loved the world . . .,” most everyone can finish this …
First Sunday in Lent, Year A
February 26, 2023 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Our readings today are rich with theology about sin. It is Lent, after all. In Genesis we …
Last Sunday of Epiphany, Year A
February 19, 2023 Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:109 Our reading from Matthew of Jesus and his disciples going up on the mountain is intended …
Ash Wednesday Sermon
February 22, 2023 Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Our reading from Isaiah begins with God instructing the prophet to “shout out” to the …