A11: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (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)
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)
In today’s sermon, from Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 and Romans 8:26-39, 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...
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...
A07: The Baptism of the Lord, Year A (2017)
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...