Sermons (Page 4)
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son The Fourth Sunday of Lent March 31, 2019 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus told them this parable: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said…
Turn
Turn Third Sunday of Lent March 24, 2019 The Text: Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you…
Citizens of Heaven
Citizens of Heaven Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019 Sermon Texts Genesis 15.1-6 And Abram said, “You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.” But the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.” He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the…
Timshel
Timshel First Sunday in Lent March 10, 2019 As Oscar Wilde, the British novelist and playwright famously said, “I can resist anything but temptation.” Some of you know that I have a friend Gayle, and we talk to each other pretty much every day. Sometimes we talk about what we are up to, sometimes it is about the kids, sometimes it’s moral dilemmas, and this…
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday For Wellesley College’s Midday Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service and St. Michael’s Evening Ash Wednesday Service And Last week my daughter and I went to see the band Mumford and Sons in Providence, Rhode Island. I think I was the oldest person in the Dunkin Donuts Center, and definitely the oldest person in the pit – such is my love for my daughter and…
The Feast of Transfiguration
The Feast of the Transfiguration Last Sunday of Epiphany March 3, 2019 Readings Exodus 34:29-35, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, Luke 9:28-36, 37-43a This past Wednesday, my daughter Elizabeth and I went to Providence, Rhode Island, to see one of my family’s favorite bands, Mumford and Sons. It is actually the second time we have seen Mumford and Sons in a little over 2…
Values
Values Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 24, 2019 Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42, Luke 6:27-38 A couple of weeks ago, in the advice column of the Boston Globe, there was a letter to Miss Conduct. The title of the column was “Advice: A friend tries to get out of paying her share. I’m sick of it. No one in our group wants to confront her.” from Anonymous,…
Feedback
Feedback Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany February 17, 2019 Luke 6:17-26 As many of you know, I am the dean of the Concord River Deanery, which has about 12 churches and 2 Episcopal Schools in its area. Once a month the deans, there are 12 of us, go into the diocesan headquarters in Boston to talk about what is going on in our deaneries and the diocese. Right now a…
Affirmation
Affirmation Fifth Sunday of Epiphany February 10, 2019 I need to make a disclaimer at the beginning of my sermon – and that is, if you do not like Tom Brady you might want to stick your fingers in your ears, and repeat over and over again “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you” for the next 60 seconds. I am not sure if you heard Tom Brady being interviewed this last week on…
The Called and the Chosen
The Called and the Chosen Fourth Sunday after Epiphany February 3, 2019 Graceann Ridlon was my sophomore English Teacher. Miss Ridlon seemed ancient back in 1984 when she taught me. We did not know very much about Miss Ridlon’s private life. I think after high school I found out that she was a lifelong spinster who kept horses. She had a…