A11: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2020)
Listen as Phillip Martin, pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia sheds light on today’s passage from Matthew 5:13-20. He says, “While your light is important, Jesus is not speaking about individual lights here....
A10: The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2020)
“These are not your grandma’s beatitudes…In your grandma’s beatitudes, people are happy because their actions have led to some observable reward,” says Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, in Richmond, Virginia. In...
A09: The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2020)
“Where are you a local?” asks Reverend Amy Starr Redwine, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage, Matthew 4:12-23, we learn that Jesus does not go to his local places to find...
A08: The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2020)
Perhaps you are familiar with the Irish rock band U2’s song lyrics, “I have climbed highest mountain, I have run through the fields…but I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, ” begins Jim Somerville,...
A07: The Baptism of the Lord, Year A (2020)
Today’s sermon, titled “Identity Statement” is based on Matthew 3:13-17, the baptism of Jesus. Dr. Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, summarizes the account of...