Sermon for Advent 4, December 20, 2020 B
Luke 1:26-38 “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” In today’s gospel reading, we see the power and beauty of Advent distilled and concentrated in the exchange between the […]
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Sermon for Advent 3, December 13, 2020 B
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Those familiar with the New Testament will recognize the Isaiah reading today. In Luke’s gospel, Jesus begins his public ministry in the synagogue in Nazareth where he […]
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Sermon for Advent 2, December 6, 2020 B
Mark 1:1-8 “Prepare the way of the Lord” For the next two Sundays, John the Baptist takes center stage. With his message of expectation and repentance, John is a key […]
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Sermon for Advent 1, November 29, 2020 B
Mark 13:24-37 Today we begin a new liturgical year with the Season of Advent. Advent means “coming” and originally it referred just to the feast of Christmas. But over time […]
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Sermon for Christ the King Sunday November 22, 2020
Matthew 25:31-46 Christ the King Sunday is the New Year’s Eve of the Christian year, the day we come full circle and end a journey that began with the First […]
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Sermon for Proper 28A, November 15, 2020, YR A
Matthew 23:14-30 What are we to make of Jesus’ Parable of the Talents? Jesus’ story about the three servants whose master entrusted his money to them to manage is one […]
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Sermon for Proper 27A, November 8, 2020, YR A
Matthew 25:1-13 What are we to do with Jesus’ parable of the wise and the foolish bridesmaids? It’s not easy to be sympathetic with any of the characters in this […]
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Sermon for All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2020, YR A
Matthew 5:1-12 All Saints’ Day, which dates to the ninth century, is not among the most ancient Christian festivals. Beginning in the tenth century, it became customary to set aside […]
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Sermon for Proper 25A, October 25, 2020, YR A
Matthew 22:34-36 In today’s gospel reading we conclude the ‘question and answer’ confrontations between Jesus and the Jewish leaders recorded in Matthew. The Pharisees and Sadducees, who were usually in […]
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Sermon for Proper 24A, October 18, 2020, YR A
Matthew 22:15-22 Death and taxes we are told are inevitable. Taxes, always a hot topic, was a white-hot debate among the Jews in Jesus’ time. When Jesus was asked by […]