Sermons

December
11
2022

Advent 3A; Matthew 11:2-11

Today, Advent 3, is the Sunday of Joy. Almost all of our scripture texts today have joy as a prominent piece of the reading. Isaiah is joyful from beginning to end. “The desert shall rejoice,...

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December
4
2022

Second Sunday of Advent; Matthew 3:1-12

Every year on this Second Sunday of Advent we hear from John the Baptist. One of the things early Christian writers, such as the Evangelists, tried to do was show that Christianity, or this...

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November
27
2022

First Sunday of Advent (Mrs. Kelly Gearhart)

Happy Advent! Today marks the beginning of Advent, the season when we prepare for the coming of Christ, a season when we hear again the Church’s emphasis on hope and future. Part of what we...

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November
20
2022

Sermon; Christ the King Sunday

Today is the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. It is the last Sunday of the long, green season of Ordinary Time. Next week begins a new year and the beginning of “liturgical time.” What I...

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October
23
2022

Proper 25C; Luke 18:9-14

My Wednesday Word last week touched on following Jesus as art, not science. I hadn't ever put discipleship into those words before, but the more I think about it, the more I like it.

In science...

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