SERMONS
Liberating Joy
Sermon on the 3rd Sunday in Lent 2024
Texts: Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-22
Expectant Joy
Sermon on the 2nd Sunday in Lent 2024
Texts: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 and Mark 8:31-38
Refracted Light
Sermon on the 1st Sunday in Lent 2024
Texts: Genesis 9:8-17 and Mark 1:9-15
Jonah and Jesus
Sermon on the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 and Mark 1:14-20
It's Never Easy to Be a Prophet
Sermon the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 2024, and Martin Luther King Day
Texts: 1 Samuel 3:1-20 & John 1:43-51
David & Mary: Sheltering God?
Sermon on the 7th Sunday of Advent 2023
Texts: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 and Luke 1:26-38, 46-55
Out of Time
Sermon on the Fifth Week of (7-week) Advent, 2023
Texts: Isaiah 40:1-11, and Mark 1:1-8
End Times
Sermon on the Fourth Week of (7-week) Advent, 2023
Texts: Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37
Time is Relative
Sermon on the 2nd Sunday of (7week) Advent, 2023
Texts: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Uncertain Time
Sermon on the First Sunday of Advent, 2023
(At Trinity, we’ve been observing a 7-week [well, 7-Sunday] Advent season every year since 2020.)
Texts: Amos 5:18-24 and Matthew 25:1-13
The Ten Commandments and Freedom
Sermon on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost 2023
Texts: Exodus 20:1-20 and Matthew 21:33-46
(Sidenote from Pr Chris: Sometimes the still image that YouTube chooses from these videos makes me laugh out loud. This one is a good example!)
Manna Enough
Sermon on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023
Text: Exodus 16:2-15 (and 16-18)
Crossing thru the Sea
Sermon on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost 2023.
A rare sermon in which I invite some sharing from the congregation.
Text: Exodus 14:19-31