Sermons

Saints and Sinners Both

Year C Sirach 35:12-17 Psalm 84:1-6 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… The Book of Sirach was written during the four-hundred-or-so year period…  after the last book of the Jewish Testament… Malachi…  was written…  and before the first book of the Christian Testament…  1 Thessalonians…  was written…  which...

Justice, love, and Prayer

Year C Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 121 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Jacob wrestled with an angel… and is re-named Israel… which means… striven with God… 2 Timothy tells us to be persistent in proclaiming the message…  because…  the writer claims…  the time is coming when people will not...

Faith is But the Beginning

Year C 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… We talked last week…  about how faith…  even the size of a mustard seed…  is enough… because our lives…  our work…  our challenges…  our successes…  our formation…  and maybe especially our growth into boundlessness… ...

Mustard Seed Faith

Year C Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 37:1-10 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Every year…  on the first Sunday in October…  Christians around the globe celebrate World Communion Sunday…  which is a day to remember that Jesus is the Head of the Church…  and on this day…  people draw...

Mind the Gap

Year C Amos 6:1a,4-7 Psalm 146 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… On June 23, 2013…  34-year-old Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk a high wire…  across the Little Colorado River Gorge in Arizona…  Wallenda wasn’t wearing a safety harness as he made his way across the...