Tag: Baptism of Jesus
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Becoming All Flame – A Sermon On Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Today is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. But I’m more interested in your baptism. If you don’t remember it, that’s okay. You can still tell a story about your baptism. And if you haven’t yet been baptized in the Church, that’s okay too. You can still tell a story about your baptism. I’m Read more
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Reclaiming The Kiss Of God – A Sermon On Mark 1:4-11
Today’s sermon will probably be a bit shorter than usual. Now don’t get too excited. That’s not my New Year’s resolution and it probably won’t happen next week. This week, however, I want to speak less and let the renewal of our baptismal vows speak more. It is the heart of this sermon. I don’t Read more
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Winnowing Our Life – A Sermon On Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
As you may know, today is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. This year we hear Luke’s version of that story (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22). And in a few minutes we will, as part of that story, renew our baptismal vows. Before we do, however, I want to ask you a few questions about your Read more
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All Are Responsible – A Sermon On Mark 1:4-11 And Acts 19:1-7
Last week, some of you may remember, I ended my sermon by asking this question: Will we, in 2021, be different from and better than how we were in 2020? There’s not much about the first ten days of 2021 that suggests we will. I think it’s still an open question and, I hope, still… Read more
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Consenting To Life – A Sermon On Matthew 3:13-17
What do you do when your prayer is not answered, the budget doesn’t work out, expectations are not met? What do you do when your plan doesn’t come together, a relationship ends, or life is interrupted? What do you do when it’s a hard day and you just want to say no and run away?… Read more
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Life Is Promise And Risk – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13
The promise and risk of life come to us asking for a response. Jesus had decisions to make. And so do we. We make decisions everyday of our life; decisions and choices about what to do, who we want to be, how we want to live. We sometimes call them temptations. We feel torn and… Read more
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With You I Am Well Pleased – A Sermon On Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
The question is never, “Do I get a yes? Am I the son or daughter of God, the Beloved, with whom God is well pleased?” That’s a given, the gift of God. It’s the insistence of God in each of our lives. The only question is whether we can discern that gift in the conditions… Read more
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He is Always Coming to Us – A Sermon on Matthew 3:13-17
“And do you come to me?” (From Matthew 3:13-17, Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, the First Sunday after the Epiphany) That’s the greeting Jesus receives from John. John almost seems surprised, taken aback, that Jesus has come to him. John has been in the wilderness preaching and baptizing. “Repent,” he says, “for the Read more
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A Sermon on Luke 3:15-17, 21-22: The Baptism of Jesus
A priest-friend of mine tells this story about a family he knows. It seems a young boy had been at home all day with his mother. He had been a terror all day long. With each incident the mother responded, “You just wait until your dad gets home.” Evening came and the dad got home Read more
Interrupting the Silence 