C16: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
“If you knew there was a Bible story about a woman and Jesus and some perfume, but you couldn’t quite remember who the woman was or when in Jesus’ ministry she went to him or...
C15: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
“Jesus told some wonderful stories, but the one in today’s Gospel reading, Luke 15:11-32, is perhaps his best-known and best-loved. It’s the parable of the Prodigal Son, and in so many ways it reveals the...
C14: The Third Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
A sermon from Luke 13:1-9 for the Third Sunday in Lent by the Rev. Rachel May, who begins with the question: “If you had just one shot to ask God any question you wanted to...
C12: The First Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
On this first Sunday of Lent, Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, asks a thought-provoking question. He tells of watching a panel of political analysts discussing candidates. Renninger asks,...
C13: The Second Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and co-founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, begins today’s sermon on Luke 13:31-35 with a reference to “The Chronicles of Narnia,” by C.S. Lewis. “During some...
B17: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B (2015)
Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, interim pastor of National City Christian Church in Washington DC, preaches a sermon from John 12:22-30 called, “Celebrity Sighting.” She says, “Once I had dinner in the very same restaurant where...