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Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

By The Rev. Mike Mayor May 14, 2023Sermons

ReadingsActs 17:22-31Psalm 66:7-181 Peter 3:13-22John 14:15-21 The feast of one of the great mystics of the church, Julian of Norwich, occurred this past week. Julian, who lived in 14th century…

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

By The Rev. Mike Mayor May 7, 2023Sermons

Readings Acts:7:55-60Psalm 31:1-5, 15-161 Peter 2:2-10John 14:1-14 To say we are living in difficult times would be a gross understatement. We live in a time of climate crisis. We live in a…

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter

By The Rev. Mike Mayor April 23, 2023Sermons

ReadingsActs 2:14a,36-41Psalm 116:1-3, 10-171 Peter 1:17-23Luke 24:13-35 Sometimes it feels as if the world we live in is heading in the wrong direction. We live in a world where an honor roll student is…

Sermon for Easter Sunday

By The Rev. Mike Mayor April 9, 2023Sermons

ReadingsActs 10:34-43Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24Colossians 3:1-4Matthew 28:1-10 I have to confess to you that every year I struggle with what to say on Easter. Most of us are so familiar with…

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent

By The Rev. Mike Mayor March 26, 2023Sermons

ReadingEzekiel:1-34Psalm 130Romans 8:6-11John 11:1-45 This morning we hear the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. For most of us it is a familiar story. Jesus hears of Lazarus…

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

By The Rev. Mike Mayor March 19, 2023Sermons

Readings1 Samuel 16:1-13Psalm 23Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41 Like last week, we have a long Gospel reading for this morning. And again, it is a story where Jesus engages and encounters a…

Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent

By The Rev. Mike Mayor March 12, 2023Sermons

ReadingsExodus 17:1-7Psalm 95Romans 5:1-11John 4:5-42 Over the last 9 months I have been challenged around questions of gender and race. About nine months ago I took up a class sponsored…

Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent

By The Rev. Mike Mayor March 5, 2023Sermons

ReadingsGenesis 12:1-4aPsalm 121Romans 4:1-5, 13-17Matthew 3:1-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may…

Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent

By The Rev. Mike Mayor February 26, 2023Sermons

ReadingsGenesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7Psalm 32Romans 5:12-19Matthew 17:1-11 Today’s Gospel reading tells us the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. We are told that after his baptism Jesus is driven by…

Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany

By The Rev. Mike Mayor February 19, 2023Sermons

ReadingsExodus 24:12-18Psalm 992 Peter 1:16-21Matthew 17:1-9 I have a picture for us to look at this morning. Believe it or not, this picture spells out a very familiar word. And…