Sermon for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 25, Year C
October 23, 2022 Sirach 35:12-17 Psalm 84:1-6 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Our first reading today was from Ecclesiasticus. We have been reading from this book …
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24, Year C
October 16, 2022 Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 121 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 In the second letter to Timothy, we read: “As for you, continue in what you have learned …
Sermon for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23, Year C
Sunday, October 9, 2022 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to give thanks. Jesus asks, “Were …
Sermon for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22, Year C
October 2, 2022 Habakkuk 11-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 37:1-10 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 I confess that when I read lessons like the one from Luke, I have trouble. Jesus …
Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 21, Year C
September 25, 2022 Amos 6:1am 4-7 Psalm 146 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 Ouch! Most, if not all of us gathered here can identify with the rich man more …
Sermon for Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 20, Year C
September 18, 2022 Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Charges of squandering the master’s property are brought against a manager, so the master calls the manager to …
Sermon for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 19, Year C
Exodus 32:7-14 Psalm 51:1-11 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 The God of the Old Testament is often described as a jealous God, quick to rain down terror upon the …
Sermon for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 18, Year C
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 1 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 I won’t take the chance of embarrassing anyone here by asking for a show of hands as to who would …
Sermon for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17, Year C
August 28, 2022 Proverbs 25:6-7 Psalm 112 Hebrews 12:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 Humility is the word for today. In both Proverbs and Luke, we are told we should …
Sermon for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Proper 16, Year C
August 21, 2022 Isaiah 58:9b-14 Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 This past week I’ve had the opportunity to worship in other churches – first in Memphis last Sunday, …