Sermons

Transfiguration

Year A Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… We began our Epiphany journey on January 6…  with the coming of the Wise Men…  and the journey we’ve been on since then…  has been one of increasing light…  and it culminates today…  in light that...

Be Reconciled

Year A Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 May the words of my mouth…  O God…  speak your truth… Moses has been dealing with his mortality… he knows he’s about to die… the Israelites are at the Jordan river about to enter the promised land… and Moses is looking back on the highs and lows...

Salt and Light

Year A Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 112:1-9 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20 May the words of my mouth…   O God…   speak your truth…  In today’s Gospel…  which is a continuation of the Beatitudes…  Jesus addresses his disciples and says …  you are the salt of the earth…  you are the light of the world…  not become salt…  not strive...

In God’s Name

Epiphany 4A – 2023 – Kentwood and Wyoming – The Rev. Canon Valerie Ambrose The news this past week has been distressing.  We heard or more shootings, more mass shootings, violence by those committed to serve and protect, political rancor, rising inflation with food prices so high many families are struggling to feed themselves;...

Outer and Inner Change

Year A Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 May the words of my mouth…   O God…   speak your truth…  Something happened…  something on the outside…  but also something on the inside…  Jesus heard that his cousin John had been arrested… and in that moment… something in him shifted…  he may have become more aware...