Sunday, March 15, 2020, was our last “normal” worship service before the pandemic hit in force. Looking back, parts of this sermon are (charmingly?) naive, but I do still appreciate the words from Martin Luther with which I concluded this
Sunday, March 1, 2020 is the second Sunday in Lent of RCL Year A. Today’s sermon touches on all four readings, which are Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; and John 3:1-17. Grace and peace to you from God
Sunday, March 1, 2020, is the first Sunday in Lent, and the gospel reading is Matthew 4:1-11, the temptation of Jesus. In writing this sermon, I found helpful this commentary from Elle Dowd, and this devotional from James Boyce. Let
Thanks to 2020, I got way behind in posting sermons, so it’s mid-October as I’m posting this sermon from February 23. At the time, I was back from parental leave and ready to focus on leading our congregation to improve
This week’s sermon is on Matthew 5:21-37. I found Marcia Y. Riggs commentary in Feasting on the Word, Year A, Volume 1 helpful, especially page 356. Here’s the sermon: This is our third week in a row looking at Matthew