Lessons: Exodus 3:1-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. When I told my husband that I was going to talk about darkness this morning, he said, “You’re not going to make it one of those interactive sermons whereContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday in Lent by Suzy Jeffreys”
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Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett
Lessons: Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 This sermon is about forgiveness. I am going to talk about a church shooting, and I am going to talk about abuse in the church. We have to face these realities, and in order to face them bravely, we have to talk andContinueContinue reading “Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett”
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Psalm 1 When I sit in the pews or, in our online world, when I plug in my headphones and electronically join a congregation elsewhere, I don’t mind disagreeing with the preacher. I am not among those who see critiquing sermons as a form of impiety.ContinueContinue reading “Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Psalm 138 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” For the past few months I have been serving as a chaplain intern at Good Samaritan hospital. This is part of my preparation for ministry and the experienceContinueContinue reading “Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Psalm 71:1-6 Have you heard of the psychological phenomenon called Impostor Syndrome? Impostor Syndrome – and I mentioned this in passing a few weeks back on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, I’d like to go a little deeper this morning – is the fear, sometimesContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 Psalm 19 I’d like to start with a survey: how many of you remember the first time that you heard a story around a campfire? For me, the memory is indelible – it is a huge part of my personal mythology. I was away atContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Isaiah 62:1-5 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 We live in the moment. And then that moment is in the past. And we move on to new moments in the future, Many moments in time are forgotten, and even though they remain in our memory, we sometimes have difficultly pulling those memories backContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Dick Toll”
First Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 43:1-7 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Psalm 29 A while back I heard a short radio documentary. The feature began with a story about the reporter’s four-year-old nephew. The little boy was visiting a toy store with his mother and there he was terrified by a hideous creature, by a large statue ofContinueContinue reading “First Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
The Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm 72:1-7,10-14 On this feast of the Epiphany that ends the Christmas season, we still have the manger scene up, a very traditional sort of tableau that combines the birth stories we have in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. it’s a powerful symbol of what the gospelContinueContinue reading “The Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
First Sunday after Christmas by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 At the Yule Be Merry concert the week before last, there was an amazing moment. (Actually, there were multiple amazing moments – it was a glorious concert – but there is one amazing moment on which I am going to concentrate.) The model of theContinueContinue reading “First Sunday after Christmas by The Rev. Martin Elfert”