Today’s readings remind us of the “vanity” and emptiness of human wisdom and greed. Jesus tells the parable of the rich man who built ever larger barns to store his wealth, planning for his future, rather than using his wealth in the present for others. God said to him, “You fool!” This very night your […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
The readings for today remind us about perseverance in prayer. In prayer we ask, seek and knock, taking all things to God and making conversation with God the center of our lives. God hears and answers prayer and so strengthens all who call upon God’s name. As “the Psalmist writes, When I called, you answered […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus visited Mary and Martha revealing a God who seeks to dwell with us. We are often like Martha, too busy to spend time with Jesus, yet in spending time with Jesus, Mary received a gift of grace that could never be taken from her. In an anxious and distracted world, Jesus Christ is the […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
“What must I do to inherit eternal life?” The question is one that concerns us all. It is answered by how we live our lives now. Jesus told the Parable of the Good Samaritan so that we might know how to love not only those who are like us, but those who are different and […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Paul reminds us that we are to sow in the Spirit, not growing weary in doing what is right, so that we may reap at harvest time. Jesus sent his messengers into the world without purse, bag, and sandals, a reminder that the mission of the church relies upon the generosity those who hear the […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Third Sunday after Pentecost
Paul writes, “For freedom Christ has set you free,” meaning that Christian freedom is given for the purpose of loving and serving one’s neighbors. This is contrary to our often self-centered understanding of freedom, which can mean doing what I want when I want at the expense of others. Guided by the Holy Spirit, Christian […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Second Sunday after Pentecost
As we step into the season after Pentecost, we remember and give thanks for our unity in Christ Jesus. In Holy Baptism we are clothed with Christ and given a new identity as children of God. No matter what our world or culture says about us, or about who we are supposed to be, in […]
View the Sermon (PDF)The Holy Trinity
Today we celebrate The Holy Trinity, one God in three Persons, the mystery of our faith revealed in Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we have peace with God whose love, by the work of the Holy Spirit, pours into human hearts through faith, giving lasting hope. We celebrate the eternal One-in-Three, the Three-in-One, knowing that through […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Day of Pentecost
On Pentecost, we celebrate the Holy Spirit, the Advocate who abides in, helps, and leads the church. Jesus calls the Advocate “the Spirit of truth” whom those who love and keep Jesus’ commandments will see and know. Through the Holy Spirit, God speaks to humanity in every language so that the reality and truth of […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Seventh Sunday of Easter
In Jesus’ high priestly prayer, Jesus prays for us, for those who believe in him through his word. In holy baptism, through water and the word, we have had our robes washed in the forgiveness and righteousness of Christ, and we have become inheritors of the gift of life forever with all the saints. As […]
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