The Sermon for Sunday, May 14th, 2023, Rogation Sunday The Lessons: Psalm 148:7-14; Isaiah 41:17-20; John 15:1-11 The Text: John 15:1-11 INTRODUCTION On Wednesday October 11, 1994, NASA’s Magellan space explorer fell silent. The Magellan had circled Venus more than fifteen thousand times since arriving at the planet in 1990, Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, April 30th, 2023, the Third Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Nehemiah 9:6-15; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:13-25; John 10:1-10 The Text: 1 Peter 2:25 INTRODUCTION It is the nature of sheep to stray and get in harm’s way, whether from hungry wolves or steep canyons. For centuries, Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, April 16th, 2023, the First Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 111; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 The Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9 INTRODUCTION Alan Mairson wrote an article for National Geographic about beekeepers who raise and transport bees for a living. He told Read more…
Sermon for Palm Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 The Lessons: Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12; Psalm 22:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 27:1-54 The Text: Philippians 2:5-8 INTRODUCTION The cross is a powerful symbol of salvation and hope. John Bowring, who wrote the hymn “In the Cross of Christ I Glory,” was Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, March 19th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday in Lent The Lessons: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:1-14; John 9:1-13, 28-38 The Text: Ephesians 5:1-14 INTRODUCTION Len Sullivan wrote about his grandparents’ move into his grandfather’s old family home: In the late 1920’s my grandparents married and Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, March 12th, 2023, the Third Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 95; Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-26, 39-42 The Text: John 4:5-26, 39-42 INTRODUCTION The famous Boston pastor Dr. A.J. Gordon visited the World’s Fair in Chicago. In the distance he saw a man robed in bright, Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, February 26th, 2023, the First Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 51:1-12; Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 25 – 3:7; Matthew 4:1-11 The Text: Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION Robert Browning’s famous poem the “Pied Piper of Hamelin” was based on a story centuries old. Hamelin, a little German town Read more…
Sermon for Sexagesima & World Mission Sunday, February 12th, 2023 The Lessons: Psalm 67; Isaiah 49:1-7; Matthew 9:35-38 The Text: Isaiah 49:1-6 INTRODUCTION Though in the 1928 Prayer Book today is Sexagesima Sunday (so called since it is approximately sixty days to Easter), in the ACNA’s 2019 Prayer Book Lectionary, Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, January 29th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 37:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Micah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION “The only thing that God requires from us is to enjoy life – and love,” said singer Paul Simon in a February 2001 Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, the Third Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Psalm 139:1-18; Amos 3:1-11; Matthew 4:12-22 The Text: Amos 3:1-11 The Topic: The prophetic call to treat people justly INTRODUCTION The prophet Amos, though he lived in the village of Tekoa in the southern kingdom of Read more…