John 4:5-42 Last Sunday we heard a story of a man who came to Jesus in the dark of night, a seeker who was not yet ready to risk aligning himself publicly with Jesus’s controversial ministry. Jesus met him where he was, there in the dark and the early moments of conversion, walking with himContinue reading “The Unnamed Evangelist”
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Jesus our Teacher
John 3:1-17 Our Gospel passage today is one that is so frequently quoted that it has essentially developed a brand all of its own. John 3:16, the second to last verse in this passage, is printed on shopping bags, billboards, the backs of eighteen wheelers and even tattooed on the bodies of countless Christians. ForContinue reading “Jesus our Teacher”
Be Human.
Matthew 4:1-11 “Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished.” It is interesting that we meet Jesus at the beginning of our forty day fast as he reaches the end of his. Only a few days ago many of us received the sign of the cross in ashes upon our foreheadsContinue reading “Be Human.”
Holy Dust
This sermon is focused on the occasion of Ash Wednesday and the liturgy of the day, which can be found in the Book of Common Prayer beginning on page 264 or online here Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. In a culture that is both pervaded by death and obsessedContinue reading “Holy Dust”
Awakening
Matthew 17:1-9 Please note that some of the links in this sermon lead to descriptions of discriminative policies affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals and people capable of pregnancy. I include these policies to ensure that any narrative built around recent events at Asbury University do not leave out the violence done by such policies and the systemsContinue reading “Awakening”
Transforming Community
Matthew 5:21-37 Something I noticed for the first time while preparing for last week’s Wednesday Bible Study and for this morning’s sermon has really impacted me and how I’ve been hearing Jesus this week. For several weeks now we’ve been hearing passages from the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew’s Gospel. This is Jesus’s stumpContinue reading “Transforming Community”
Themselves for the Sake of the Kingdom
Matthew 4:12-23 A dear friend pointed out to me this past week that Jesus begins his public ministry not just after his baptism, but also after John has been arrested. She said “Jesus began preaching the kingdom right after it had become unequivocally clear that preaching the kingdom gets people in trouble with those inContinue reading “Themselves for the Sake of the Kingdom”
No Greater Legacy
John 1:29-42 John the Baptizer is remembered in scripture for the way he dedicated his entire life to his one true purpose, pointing toward the Messiah. Even before his birth, John was already acting instinctively to fulfill this vocation, pointing his mother’s eyes toward Mary and the salvation promise she carried within her. As aContinue reading “No Greater Legacy”
Made For Each Other
Matthew 3:13-17 The sermon referenced here can be found in a recording here beginning at minute 38, given by the Reverend Patricia Lyons, DMin at the ordination to the priesthood of Cara Modisett and Samson Mamour in the Diocese of Southwestern VA. Praise God for their ministries! Yesterday I had the privilege of attending theContinue reading “Made For Each Other”
Unexpect It.
Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 A key idea for this sermon came from Under the Whispering Door, a novel by TJ Klune. For four weeks we are called to wrap ourselves in expectation, anticipating the coming of an infant who is our God and Savior. We talk about expectant joy, preparing the way, clearing a path forContinue reading “Unexpect It.”
Mother A Writes 