Tag: Incarnation
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When It’s No Longer My Way or the Highway – A Sermon on Luke 18:9-14
Luke 18:9-14 May the Christ in me see and honor the Christ in you, and the Christ in you see and honor the Christ in me. What if that was our expectation every time we met someone? What if that was the attitude underlying our national conversation and our recent presidential debates? What if that Read more
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What Is Your Christmas Story? – A Christmas Sermon on Luke 2:1-20
“Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place.” That’s what the shepherds said after the angels had left them and gone into heaven. It wasn’t enough to just hear the good news. It wasn’t enough to just receive the birth announcement. Somewhere deep within they wanted to be a Read more
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The Proclamation of the Birth of Christ
Most years our Christmas liturgy at St. Philip’s begins with the processional hymn, O Come All Ye Faithful. Along the way the procession stops at the creche to place Jesus in the manger and offer prayers. This year we will first hear The Proclamation of the Birth of Christ and then begin the processional hymn. The Read more
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From Fact to Meaning – A Christmas Day Sermon on Luke 2:8-20
So what’s next? The crowds have dispersed, the hymns have been sung, and Christmas Eve has given way to the dawn of a new day. This morning’s light has overcome the night’s darkness. The waiting is over. The child has been born and the angel has announced the good news of great joy. So now Read more
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The Manger of Christ Never Disappoints – A Christmas Eve Sermon on Luke 2:1-14
“To you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:1-14) That says it all. That’s the Christmas truth. It’s the only thing that needs to be said or really even can be said. And it’s the only thing I have to tell you tonight. Read more
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On the Feast of the Annunciation, Speaking the Creator into the World
“In the days of creation of the world, when God was uttering his living and mighty “Let there be,” the word of the Creator brought creatures into the world. But on that day, unprecedented in the history of the world, when Mary uttered her brief and obedient, “So be it,” I hardly dare say what Read more
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Where is the Child? – An Epiphany Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12
“Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews?” (From Matthew 2:1-12, Feast of the Epiphany) I received an anonymous letter in this afternoon’s mail. There was nothing to indicate who or where it was from. Everything was handwritten. It was a single piece of notebook paper. It said, “God please forgive Read more
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Holiness Always Wins – A Sermon on Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
“Now after the wise men had left….” How strange that that is how today’s gospel (Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23; Second Sunday after Christm) begins. We hear of their departure before we hear of their arrival. The wise men left before they’ve even arrived. At least that’s what happens as the readings are presented to us Read more
Interrupting the Silence 