“A Taste of Salt” (A11: Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany)
Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12); Psalm 112:1-9 (10); 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16); Matthew 5:13-20 Hamilton-Poore explores how Jesus’ call for his followers to be “salt of the earth” is a call for us to “transform what is...
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....
B45: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
Andrew Connors, Pastor of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, preaches a sermon from Mark 9:38-50. Why are we so fascinated with the concept of hell? This passage feeds that interest. “It...
A11: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A (2017)
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon from Matthew 5:13-20 called, “Light Up the World.” Some Christians are finding it especially hard to shine these days, but...