Sermon for Proper 6, Year B, June 13, 2021
Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 Mark 4:26-34 The closing verse of today’s gospel says, “Jesus did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained …
Sermon for Proper 5, Year B, June 6, 2021
Genesis 3:8-15 Psalm 130 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 Today’s gospel reading is one of those challenges me. I firmly believe the gospels contain the Good News of …
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, Year B, May 30, 2021
Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 On this Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost, our church celebrates one of its major feasts – Trinity Sunday. We speak …
Sermon for Pentecost, Year B, May 23, 2021
Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:25-35 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Pentecost is the day we celebrate the birth of the church. On this day in Jerusalem, the …
Sermon for Easter 7, Year B, May 16, 2021
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 In our reading from Acts, Peter is speaking to a crowd of over 100 people. He speaks of the …
Sermon for Easter 5, Year B, May 2, 2021
Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 In our reading from Acts, Philip is told by an angel to go where he encounters a eunuch in …
Sermon for Easter 2, Year B, April 11, 2021
Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 Thomas may just be my favorite disciples because he questions. Most people refer to him as Doubting Thomas, because in today’s …
Sermon for Easter Sunday, Year B, April 4, 2021
Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18 Here we are, gathered on this Easter Sunday to celebrate an unbelievable story. Jesus of Nazareth, who was executed and placed in a …
Homily for Good Friday, March 2, 2021
The passion narrative is so powerful that it is easy to overlook our first reading for today, the passage from Isaiah. It is one of what is referred to the …
Sermon for Palm Sunday, Year B, March 27, 2021
The Liturgy of the Palms: John 12:12-16 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 15:1-39 Blessed be God, our doors are open! This …