Sermon Archives
C43: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
Rev. Rachel May dares to ask the question of how we read biblical texts. She wonders if we have been mis-reading the parable of the “Dishonest Manager” from Luke 16:1-13 all these years. Could we...
C45: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
“If I were making a list of all the things I wish Jesus never said, this saying about having faith the size of a mustard seed would be near the top…because it makes people think...
C46: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
In October, a month that often focuses on stewardship in churches, it could be tempting for a pastor to use today’s passage, Luke 17:11-19, the story of the ten lepers, to preach on tithing. Ten...
C49: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
Imagine a four year old dressed as Abraham Lincoln standing three deep in the crowd, trying to view the Halloween parade passing by. In order to get a better view, this mini Abraham Lincoln’s father...
C52: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year C (2016)
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon from Luke 23:33-43 called, “Today!” It’s one of the most powerful, consoling, and challenging words in the Gospel, and Jesus uses...