Sermons
Sermon: Proper 9, Year C 7/5/2026
Romans 15-25A; Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30 (The Message)
Romans 7:15-25a from The Message I can anticipate the response that is coming: “I know that all God’s commands are spiritual, but I’m not. Isn’t this also your experience?” Yes. I’m full of myself—after all, I’ve spent a long time in sin’s prison. What I don’t understand about...
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Sermon: Proper 8 Year A 6/28/2026
Obedience
I spent Thursday and Friday nights at our daughter, Erin’s house. While she worked on Friday, I spent the day hanging out with her two cats, Claudia and Myka. In the early afternoon, Claudia decided she needed attention. And most of us know that animals often express their des...
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Sermon: Proper 7, June 21, 2026
Matthew 10:24-39; Genesis 21:8-21
Happy Father’s Day! It seems a little weird to say that after listening to the readings today. At first blush, it feels like the readings are pointing out all the things that can go wrong in a family system—that family disfunction is the norm, and has been for generations. Abr...
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Sermon: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 6, Year A
Matthew 9:35-10:23
Did you catch it? Jesus sent the 12 out to find the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He was specific about that, so specific he told them to NOT go to the Gentiles or to the Samaritans. At this time, Jesus was sending these disciples out to be with the people who were, as we...
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Sermon: Proper 5, Year A
Genesis 12:11-9; Romans 4:13-18; Matthew 10:9-13, 18-26
I saw a joke online earlier this week, and I need to share it with you: Who was the smartest person in the Bible? Abram, because he knew a Lot! Well, as we heard in our first lesson, Abram, did know a person named Lot, his nephew, and together they followed the direction of Go...
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