• Sermon for Proper 10, July 12th, 2020, YR A

  “The parable of the sower” is the first and longest of seven such stories in the 13th chapter of Matthew.  The images Jesus uses in these parables are very different:  weeds, a mustard […]

  July 12, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for Proper 9, July 5th, 2020 YR A

           This weekend, in small towns and major cities across the United States, there have been celebrations of liberty and freedom.  Flags will be displayed and people will gather for picnics and […]

  July 5, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Third Sunday After Pentecost, June 21st, 2020, YR A

  Radical discipleship!  That’s what this gospel passage is all about.  The second of five great discourses of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew, Biblical scholars refer to this passage as “The […]

  June 21, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Day of Pentecost, May 31st, 2020, YR A

  Many years ago, when I lived in the Chicago area, I served for six years in a parish called the “Church of the Holy Comforter.”  Since it is located in Kenilworth, […]

  May 31, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 24th, 2020, YR A

  In the first chapter of The Acts of the Apostles Luke describes the Ascension of Jesus.  And he reports Jesus’ parting words to the apostles just before his ascension:  “You will receive power when […]

  May 24, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 17th, 2020, YR A

  Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) – May 17, 2020                        It’s very hard to have a relationship with someone you can’t see!  I suspect that’s why we find […]

  May 17, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Easter, May 3rd, 2020, YR A

  Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year A) – May 3, 2020             “The Lord is my shepherd.”  I can’t even count the number of times I have preached on these […]

  May 3, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 26th, 2020 YR A

  How do we know Jesus?  How shall we find him in our lives?  Will we recognize him when we find him?  What experiences have we had that made our hearts burn within us?  When have our eyes been opened to the Lord’s presence? What do […]

  April 26, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 19th, 2020, YR A

  Suddenly, Jesus is in the room with the disciples.  “Peace be with you,” he says.  At once their hope is awakened – Jesus is with them once again!  He shows them his pierced hands, and […]

  April 19, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch

• Sermon for Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2020 YR A

  I heard a story about a man and his family who lived high up in the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming.  One winter, after a tremendous storm, an avalanche buried their log […]

  April 12, 2020 All, All Sermons, Rev. Ken Dorsch