Category Archives: Sermons
Good Friday by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 Psalm 22
Palm Sunday and The Sunday of the Passion by The Rev. Amy Cox
Lessons: Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Psalm 31:9-16 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be aligned with your love, Oh God. Amen. Good Morning. Welcome to the Sunday of the Passion, the Sunday of Big Emotion, the Sunday of Highs and the Lowest of Lows. This isContinueContinue reading “Palm Sunday and The Sunday of the Passion by The Rev. Amy Cox”
Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Numbers 21:4-9 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Are there times when a poison is its own cure? Today we hear the story of Moses and the people of Israel meeting snakes in the wilderness. It is an extraordinary story, a weird story, and yet somehow a powerful story. With Moses’ help,ContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Third Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Psalm 19 One of my theological heroes, the Franciscan priest and author and activist, Richard Rohr, has said that in all of his years of attending church he has never ever heard a sermon on the Tenth Commandment:[1] You shall not covet. You shall not covet yourContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Second Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 Psalm 22:22-30 Is suffering necessary? Is suffering redemptive? The human experience is that suffering is inevitable. We have all experienced pain and suffering, from illness or injury, or the indignities of aging, from failure and setbacks in school or in work, from community disasters, from lossesContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Genesis 9:8-17 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Psalm 25:1-9 This is a Gospel story. It is a Gospel story that takes place in an apartment building. My friend Darcy is a residential property manager. His job takes him all across Canada, to apartment buildings in the North of British Columbia and in the SouthContinueContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Last Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett
Lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-12 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 Psalm 50:1-6 Many of you know this already, but this Sunday is called Transfiguration Sunday because of the Gospel reading – Jesus goes up to the top of a mountain with his friends Peter, James and John, and all of a sudden bright and beautiful raysContinueContinue reading “Last Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett”
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c We’re going to begin this morning with a quiz. Take out a piece of paper or open the drawing feature on your mobile device or call up a blank page in your mental notebook. And within the medium of your choice I am goingContinueContinue reading “Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c It’s the Sabbath, Jesus has gone to the Synagogue (as is his habit), and there he is teaching. And the people who are listening to him, Mark tells us in his tantalising brevity, are astonished because he teaches as one having authority.ContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”