To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, November 8th, 2026, the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 70; Amos 5:18-24; Matthew 25:1-13 The Text: Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. Psalms 9 and 10 probably belong together as a unit, since in Hebrew they are linked together by an acrostic pattern beginning with aleph in 9:1 and ending with taw in Psalm 10:17. Another reason the psalms probably belong together is Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for All Saints’ Day, Sunday, November 1st, 2026 The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Matthew 5:8 INTRODUCTION In his book The Moral Intelligence of Children, Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Coles Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, October 25th, 2026, the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 1; Exodus 22:21-27; Matthew 22:34-46 The Text: Matthew 22:34-40 INTRODUCTION When animal trainers go into a cage of lions, they carry whips and pistols. But invariably Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, October 18th, 2026, the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist The Lessons: Ecclesiastes 38:1-14; Psalm 147; 2 Timothy 4:1-13; Luke 4:14-21 The Text: Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION One of the most famous musicians of the nineteenth century was Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. In the numerical order of the Psalms, this is the first one that is a psalm of praise, and it follows psalms that plead with God for deliverance. The Prayer Book Psalter has the opening phrase read, “O LORD our Governor,” Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, October 4th, 2026, the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-19; Philippians 3:14-21; Matthew 21:33-44 The Text: Philippians 3:14-21 INTRODUCTION The first half of the New York City Marathon is a party. You are Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for September 27th, 2026, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 25:1-14; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; St. Matthew 21:28-32 The Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 INTRODUCTION On the Style Channel’s Clean House (aired from 2003-2011), experts sweep into a cluttered Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, September 20th, 2026, the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11; Psalm 145:14-21; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 20:1-16 The Text: Matthew 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION When the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, a young Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. Sermon for Sunday, September 13th, 2026, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 103:1-14; Ecclesiasticus 27:30 – 28:7; St. Matthew 18:21-35 The Text: St. Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION Richard Hoefler’s book Will Daylight Come? includes a homey illustration of how sin Read more