Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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GOD is here
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6 min read
a Sermon for Epiphany 4C Text: Luke 4:21-30 The teacher is kicked out of school Jesus approaches the front of the synagogue, is given one of the scrolls of Isaiah and Jesus reads out: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He…
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Saul or Paul?
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5 min read
a Sermon for the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Text: Acts 26:9-21 From Saul to Paul In the story of the Conversion of Paul, we have perhaps the ultimate Christian example. Paul speaks of his old self, a conversion, and a transformation. Before he became Paul, he was Saul: a self-proclaimed zealot. He was…
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Drink Up!
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6 min read
a Sermon for Epiphany 2C Text: John 2:1-11 first things first Jesus has been baptized by John in the Jordan. GOD has spoken. The Spirit has descended like a dove. Last week, we got the kickoff to Jesus’s ministry in the world with a big show. All three parts of the Trinity showing up in…
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Mary, the Witness
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a Sermon for Advent 4C Text: Luke 1:39-55 Learning about Mary One of the things that excited me as a priest and presbyter of the church is how many people have mentioned Fr. Steve Bancroft’s sermon a year ago. Several people have come to me and spoken of that moment in which they heard for…
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Worthy
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6 min read
a Sermon for Advent 3C Text: Luke 3:7-18 (audio will come soon) Hearing of Tragedy I couldn’t go to sleep Friday. Most of the day, I avoided the details that were flowing in about the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. I picked Sophia up from preschool and took her to the park on a sunny and…
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Change Every Thing
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6 min read
a Sermon for Advent 2C Text: Luke 3:1-6 If GOD wants to change the physical world… The evangelist we call Luke compares John the Baptizer to what was written in the scroll of Isaiah, saying that his “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” is like “the voice of one crying out…