Sermon All Saints’ Sunday–November 4, 2018 William Bradbury Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9, Psalm 24, Revelation 21:1-6a, John 11:32-44 I’ve always felt All Saints Day services are a strange mixture of sadness and celebration, for as we remember those who have died—our grandparents, parents, children, family, and friends—we can’t help but re-experience the sadness...
Sermon 23 Pentecost—Proper 25-B/October 28, 2018 William Bradbury Jeremiah 31:7-9, Psalm 126, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 10:46-52 Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, cries: “Jesus, Son of David, (which means Messiah) have mercy on me!” Many sternly order him to be quiet. Have you noticed, in yourself and others, the strong don’t like it very much when the...
Sermon 22 Pentecost—Proper 24-B/October 21, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 53:4-12, Psalm 91:9-16, Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:35-45 It has been said as children we get our image of God about the same time we get our image of Santa Claus, but while all of us soon update our image of Santa, many never update...
Sermon by William Bradbury 21 Pentecost—Proper 23-B/October 14, 2018 Amos 5:6-7,10-15, Psalm 90:12-17, Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 Folks my age use to divide the world before and after November 22, 1963. Before that date many of us were living inside the myth called Camelot, a magical kingdom of prosperity and hope. After Kennedy’s assassination...
Sermon Creation Care Sunday/ October 7, 2018 William Bradbury Genesis 2:18-25, Psalm 148:7-14, Revelation 5:11-14, Matthew 6:25-34 Jesus says, “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” Some people get the meaning of this all wrong! They think Jesus is...
Sermon 19 Pentecost—Proper 21-B/ September 30, 2018 William Bradbury Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29, Psalm 19:7-14, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:38-50 Since our Gospel mentions it three times, we need to talk about hell. Some of us were taught by clergy and parents that hell is a real place in which God throws rebellious human beings, so that...
Sermon 16 Pentecost—September 9, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 35:4-7a, Psalm 146, James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37 The name of Spike Lee’s new movie is “BlacKkKlansman”, which is funny, while at the same time edge of your seat exciting, and at the end emotionally draining, yet oddly encouraging. This true story is set...
Sermon 15 Pentecost—Proper 17-B, September 2, 2018 William Bradbury Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9, Psalm 15, James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 They say that facts are stubborn things! Today Jesus gives us a fact that is as stubborn as a stone: Jesus says, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand…For...
Sermon 11 Pentecost—Proper 13-B August 5, 2018 William Bradbury Exodus 16:2-4,9-15, Psalm 78:23-29, Ephesians 4:1-16, John 6:24-35 I imagine most parents would agree with me that we learn more about ourselves and life from raising our kids, than our kids learn from us! My daughter’s here today and that certainly applies to her,...
Sermon 10 Pentecost—Proper 12-B/ July 29, 2018 William Bradbury 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalm 145:10-19, Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21 You’ve seen the old bumper sticker that reads, “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.” (Google tells me that is attributed to Jimi Hendrix, of all people!) Of course, what...
