A11: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2023)
January 30, 2023
Will Willimon, Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School and one of the nation’s best-known preachers, preaches this Sunday’s text from Isaiah 58 in the context of marriage. Willimon states, “True...
A10: The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2023)
January 23, 2023
John Rohrs, Rector of St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, delivers a homily on the Beatitudes of Jesus from Matthew 5:1-12. We often hear Jesus saying that the poor, the meek, and the mourning...
A35: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
July 20, 2020
In today’s sermon Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, tells the story of Thelma, an African American woman who attended the cathedral in Richmond in June of 1969. People...
A07: The Baptism of the Lord, Year A (2020)
January 6, 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...
A07: The Baptism of the Lord, Year A (2017)
December 23, 2016
Rev. Mandy England Cole preaches a sermon from Matthew 3:13-17 for Baptism of the Lord Sunday in which she suggests that not only Jesus, but all of God’s children, are “beloved.” Good news for any...