Tag: Lectionary

• Beholding and Becoming Perfection – A Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48, Epiphany 7A

  February 22, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 5:38-48. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on Read more
• Flavoring the World, Dispersing Darkness – A Sermon on Matthew 5:13-20, Epiphany 5A

  February 6, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 5:13-20. Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and Read more
• Longing – A Reflection on the Feast of the Presentation, Luke 2:22-40

  February 2, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Feast of the Presentation may be found here. The story of Jesus’ presentation in the temple is found in Luke 2:22-40. —– They met in the temple, Mary and Joseph, Anna, Simeon, Jesus. How did they get there? What brought them to that place of meeting? What brings us Read more
• The Way Forward – A Sermon on the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:1-12

  January 30, 2011

  The collect and readings for today, The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, maybe found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 5:1-12. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, Read more
• Looking For The Way Home – A Sermon On John 1:29-42, Epiphany 2A

  January 17, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 1:29-42. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me Read more
• Immersed in Each Other’s Lives – A Sermon on Matthew 3:13-17, Baptism of our Lord

  January 9, 2011

  Today, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. The collect and readings may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by Read more
• A Sermon for The Feast of the Epiphany – Matthew 2:1-12

  January 6, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Feast of the Epiphany may be found here. —– I wonder what they saw in the sky that first night. What was it that got them thinking? What was it that motivated them to pack and begin a journey to who knew where? Something had been revealed to them. Read more
• Growing Up And Moving Home – A Sermon On Luke 2:41-52

  January 3, 2011

  The lectionary offers three options for the Second Sunday After Christmas. My parish will be celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. We used the Matthew option last year. So this year I choose Luke 2:41-52 as our gospel text. Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Read more
• The Manger Is Not In Bethlehem – A Christmas Sermon On Luke 2:1-20

  December 25, 2010

  The collect and readings for Christmas may be found here. Every one of us could probably tell the Christmas story. We know it well. A young virgin named Mary conceives a child by the Holy Spirit. She and her betrothed, Joseph, travel to Bethlehem by order of the emperor. There Mary gives birth in a Read more