• 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 […]

  November 11, 2020 All Sermons

• 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 […]

  November 5, 2020 All Sermons

• 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 […]

  October 29, 2020 All Sermons

• 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 […]

  October 24, 2020 All Sermons

• 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 […]

  October 16, 2020 All Sermons

• Sermon for Proper 23A, October 11, 2020, YR A

  Matthew 22:1-14 The parable of the wedding feast is the last of three parables against Israel’s leaders set by Matthew in the context of Jesus’ final days in Jerusalem. This […]

  October 9, 2020 All Sermons

• Sermon for Proper 22A, October 4, 2020, YR A

  Matthew 21:33-46 Today’s allegorical parable of the wicked tenants is the second in a series of three parables Jesus told in response to the religious and civil authorities who questioned […]

  October 2, 2020 All Sermons

• Sermon for Proper 21A, September 27, 2020, YR A

  Matthew 21:23-32 Between last Sunday’s gospel reading and today’s, Matthew records two events that set the context for today’s reading. The first is Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (21:1-11), the result […]

  September 26, 2020 All Sermons

• Sermon for Proper 20A, September 20, 2020, YR A

  16 Pentecost – Proper 20A Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus told this parable to the disciples following his conversation with a rich young man who was unable to give up his possessions […]

  September 19, 2020 All Sermons

• Sermon for Proper 18, September 6th, 2020, YR A

  The early church's three-step process for dealing with disputes between believers.

  September 6, 2020 All Sermons