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Category: Sermons

  • Reflections on the Holy Trinity

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, the day of The Holy Trinity. The gospel text was John 16:12-15. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity tells us that God is One, yet God is also Three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is a mystery. I don’t fully understand it,…

  • On Hogwarts and the Holy Spirit

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Day of Pentecost. The reading I preached on was Acts 2:1-21. Today we also celebrated the Confirmation of three of our young people, named Hannah, Lauren, and Owen. As I usually do on Confirmation days, I spoke to the confirmands for much…

  • The People Jesus Prays For

    This is an adapted form of a sermon I preached today, the Seventh Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 17:20-26. You may have heard all this before, everything I’m about to say. That’s the way it goes sometimes. These things get passed on and on. But I think that’s okay. I know I…

  • You Are Not Alone

    You Are Not Alone

    This is my sermon from today, the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The gospel text is John 14:23-29. Doctor Who fans might think of this as my “Face of Boe” sermon. Jesus said, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them. And we will come to them and make our…

  • The Trajectory of God’s Word

    The Trajectory of God’s Word

    This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached today, the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C). I preached on the first reading, Acts 11:1-8. Simon Peter got in trouble with the other church leaders in Jerusalem, because they thought he was going against God’s word. This takes place in the early church, just…

  • The Voice of the Shepherd

    The Voice of the Shepherd

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C), April 17, 2016. The gospel of the day is John 10:22-30. In this sermon, I focus on just how powerful and subversive God’s grace is. Don’t leave us in suspense anymore, Jesus. Tell us now, plainly. Are you…