Sermons

Radioactive Faith Lectionary 26 February 2017 Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 1 March 2017 (Ash Wednesday) Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 51:1-17 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Text to Life In the liturgical calendar, this Sunday seems at first somewhat schizophrenic. It is “Transfiguration Sunday,” the…

Overtone Living Lectionary 19 February 2017 7th Sunday After Epiphany Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 Text to Life So many of the life’s best inventions, life’s best moments come from “mixing things up.” Being “on the road” and yet being “at home” equals “RVs.”…

The Ten Commandments of Fighting Fair Lectionary 12 February 2017 6th Sunday After Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 Text to Life Taking care of newborns is tough stuff. They cry for no reason. They have no predictable sleep cycle. They constantly need to be changed,…

To God Be the Glory, Glory Lectionary 5 February 2017 5th Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) Psalm 112:1-9 (10) 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Matthew 5:13-20 Text to Life This week’s sermon is taken from 02 February 2017, the “Presentation of the Lord”: Luke 2:22-40   How do you “tuck…

Litany of Life: Faith Seeking Understanding Lectionary 29 January 2017 4th Sunday After Epiphany Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 I Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12 Text to Life Human history is full of proverbs, maxims, old saws, nuggets of wisdom which have later been exposed as annoying pebbles of disinformation stuck to…

Present Your Sentness Lectionary 22 January 2017 Third Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 4-9 I Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Text to Life There are two ways to look at the church. One way is to say we are individuals who are bound together in a faith community. A…

Get Off the Grid Lectionary 15 January 2017 Second Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 40:1-11 I Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Text to Life Insider trading. In the world of Wall Street, few things are worse, or can get you in more trouble. Insider trading may be the biggest sin…

Treasure Hunt Lectionary 8 January 2017 Epiphany / Baptism of Our Lord Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Text to Life As of today, it is now officially too late to give a “Christmas”…

Receive the Day Lectionary 31 December 2016 / 1 January 2017 Watch Night / New Year’s Day / The First Sunday After Christmas Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Psalm 8 Revelation 21:1-6e Matthew 25:31-46 —- Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Text to Life It is hard to think “New Year’s”…

We Are an Extended Family Lectionary 24/25 December 2016 The Birth of Our Lord Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) Text to Life The story of Jesus commences at a stable, and culminates at a table. But the stable itself had a table called a manger, in…