Sermon for Easter Sunday, Year C
April 17, 2022 Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 John 20:1-18 I love John’s account of the resurrection. Not only does it include a foot race to …
Sermon for Palm Sunday, Year C
April 10, 2022 Luke 19:28-40 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50: 4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 22:14-23:46 Last Sunday I said, “There can be no Easter without Good Friday.” Holy …
Sermon for Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C
April 4, 2022 Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 This is the last Sunday in Lent and it ends with John’s account of Mary anointing …
Sermon for Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C
March 27, 2022 Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 3 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Stories. Stories are told for entertainment and stories are told to teach. Some stories provide both. …
Sermon for Second Sunday in Lent, Year C
March 13, 2022 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 In his letter to the church in Philippi, the apostle Paul warns its members of the “enemies …
Sermon for First Sunday in Lent, Year C
March 6, 2022 Deuteronomy 36:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 Luke tells us that Jesus, after his baptism, is lead by the Spirit into the wilderness …
Sermon for Ash Wednesday
March 2, 2022 One of my favorite parts of this service is the Invitation to a Holy Lent which I will issue to you after my sermon. In it we …
Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday, Year C
February 27, 2022 The face of Moses shines after he speaks with God, and on the mountain where Jesus goes to pray, his face changes and his clothes become …
Sermon for Epiphany VII, Year C
February 20, 2022 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Yesterday we held the 150th annual diocesan convention virtually. The bishop remarked that he …
Sermon for Epiphany VI, Year C
February 13, 2022 Jeremiah 17: 5-10 Psalm 1 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 In Jeremiah the analogies of tree roots and a stream are used to represent a faith …