Sermons

June
18
2023

Proper 6A; Matthew 9:35 - 10:8

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Today's gospel, specifically the first four verses, is...

Read More
June
11
2023

Proper 5A; Matthew 9:9-13

We have officially entered Ordinary Time. We've come through the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter, those times and seasons that focus on the events of Jesus' life, and have...

Read More
June
4
2023

Trinity Sunday A; 2023

Today is one of those days that tends to strike fear into the hearts of both preachers and listeners, because today is Trinity Sunday. It is the one day of the year when the Church explicitly...

Read More
May
21
2023

Easter 7A; Acts 1:6-14

“Is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”

People have been obsessed with God restoring kingdoms, or with God cleaning up the world's messes for probably as long as...

Read More
May
14
2023

Easter 6A; John 14:15-21

As I said last week, the last three Sundays of the Easter season rely on the Farewell Discourse for our gospel readings. This may be because, symbolically speaking, we are being prepared for a life...

Read More