Sermons

ReadingsJeremiah 17:5-10Psalm 11 Corinthians 15:12-20Luke 6:17-26 How many of us, even taking into account the current inflation, are doing ok financially? Even if we don’t have significant investments, how many…

ReadingsIsaiah 6:1-8, [9-13]Psalm 1381 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11 I grew up with a dad who liked to fish. For many years he and I would share this pastime and I have…

ReadingsMalachi 3:1-4Psalm 24:7-10Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40 I want to start this morning’s homily with a question. Would you describe your life as holy? If the answer is no, then I would…

ReadingsNehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Psalm 191 Corinthians 12:12-31aLuke 4:14-21 Today we encounter Jesus after his sojourn in the wilderness. We hear that he’s been preaching in towns and villages throughout Galilee…

ReadingsIsaiah 62:1-5Psalm 36:5-101 Corinthians 12:1-11John 2:1-11 Today’s story is a troubling one. Oh, it may not appear so on the surface. But if we take time to consider what the…

ReadingsIsaiah 43:1-7Psalm 29Acts 8:14-17Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Today we hear again the story of the baptism of Jesus. For most of us this is a very familiar story. We hear in…

ReadingsMicah 5:2-5aCanticle 15Hebrews 10:5-10Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) Today we have the familiar story of Mary, who is pregnant with Jesus, visiting Elizabeth. But we would be wise not to romanticize what…

ReadingsZephaniah 3:14-20Canticle 9Philippians 4:4-7Luke 3:7-18 Traditionally today, the third Sunday of Advent, is called “Gaudete” Sunday. “Gaudete” is the Latin word for “rejoice.” It is the Sunday when our focus…

ReadingsJeremiah 33:14-16Psalm 25:1-91 Thessalonians 3:9-13Luke 21:25-36 When I was a kid, probably in the first or second grade, my parents took me to Disneyland for the first time I can…

ReadingsDaniel 7:9-10, 13-14Psalm 93Revelation 1:4b-8John 18:33-37 Today is the last Sunday after Pentecost before we transition to the season of Advent. It is a day we commonly call “Christ the…