Category: Sermon
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It’s Just One Thing After Another – A Sermon On Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Do you ever have days when you just go from one thing to the next? Sometimes they are planned appointments or errands. Sometimes they are interruptions of your plans. And often it’s both in the same day. That’s the kind of day Jesus is having in today’s gospel (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26). And it started even Read more
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Faithful Doubters – A Sermon On Matthew 28:16-20 For Trinity Sunday
It’s Trinity Sunday but I’m not going to say much about the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit. Today I want to focus on the fourth person of the Trinity. You might be thinking, “That makes no sense. Four persons in the Trinity? How can that be? The Trinity is by definition three.” You Read more
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We Have Some Decisions To Make – A Pentecost Sermon On Acts 2:1-21 And John 20:19-23
We have some decisions to make – as individuals, as a parish, and as a city. They are important decisions, not unlike the decision facing the disciples in today’s gospel (John 20:19-23) I say that in light of and specifically in reference to last Wednesday, May 24th, the first anniversary of the Robb School shooting. Read more
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People Of The Light – A Sermon On The First Anniversary Of The Uvalde Shooting
It’s been one year. It’s been one hell of a … year. Some days I feel the intensity, the rawness, and the pain of what has happened and what we’ve lost like it happened just yesterday. Other days it feels like it’s been twenty-one years, even a lifetime. It never goes away. I suppose this Read more
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Who Will Restore The Kingdom? – A Sermon On Acts 1:6-14
“Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” That’s the question the apostles ask Jesus in today’s first reading (Acts 1:6-14). In one form or another it’s probably a question we’ve all asked at times throughout our lives. Aren’t there things in your life and world today in need of Read more
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Making Space And Place For Others – A Sermon On John 14:1-14
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” Today’s gospel (John 14:1-14) is a favorite for many. The imagery of the Father’s house with many dwelling places is expansive and inclusive. The assurance that Jesus goes to prepare a place for us that where he is we may be also is comforting and hopeful. Read more
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Let’s Not Be Sheepish About Abundance – A Sermon On John 10:1-10
I have a riddle for you from today’s gospel (John 10:1-10). When is a sheepfold not a sheepfold, a gate not a gate, a thief and a bandit not a thief and a bandit, a shepherd not a shepherd, a sheep not a sheep, and a gatekeeper not a gatekeeper? When they are a figure Read more
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Instructions For Living An Easter Life – A Sermon On Luke 24:13-35
As I began preparing this sermon one of my first reactions to today’s gospel (Luke 24:13-35) was, “Good for them.” Jesus was “made known to [Cleopas and his companion] in the breaking of the bread.” Good for them. Their hearts burned on the road to Emmaus as Jesus “interpreted to them the things about himself Read more
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Sermons For Easter Sunday And Holy Week 2023
Alleluia. Christ is risen. Thank you for reading and supporting Interrupting the Silence. I am grateful for your presence through this past Holy Week and into Easter. Below are the sermons I preached. Easter peace be with you. O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and Read more
Interrupting the Silence 