Sermon 9 Pentecost—Proper 11-B, July 22, 2018 William Bradbury Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Is there a special church you’ve been in that seems to be filled with the presence of God? In this country I’ve always felt Presence in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, but the place that...
Sermon 8 Pentecost—Proper 10-B, July 15, 2018 William Bradbury Amos 7:7-15, Psalm 85:8-13, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:14-29 Several years ago Stephanie and I went into Boston to see Blue Man Group. It was a lot of silly fun, watching three men do all sorts of strange things, but what makes them stand out is...
Sermon 7 Pentecost—Proper 9-B, July 8, 2018 William Bradbury Ezekiel 2:1-5, Psalm 123, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13 “And Jesus could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.” Forgetting the caveat of a few sick...
Sermon 6 Pentecost—Proper 8-B, July 1, 2018 William Bradbury Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24, Lamentations 3:21-33, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43 What do you remember from high school? For me the day by day grind is largely forgotten, but certain moments, some quite trivial, are with me still. I think of 9th grade when...
Sermon 5 Pentecost—Proper 7-B/ June 24, 2018 William Bradbury Job 38:1-11, Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41 The disciples are on a night journey across a lake which is 13 miles long and 8 miles wide. Its maximum depth is 141 feet. It’s a gorgeous night with a light breeze and no...
Sermon 4 Pentecost—Proper 6-B, June 17, 2018 William Bradbury Ezekiel 17:22-24, Psalm 92:1-4,11-14, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,[11-13],14-17, Mark 4:26-34 In 1996, eleven years after moving to Eastern North Carolina on the Pamlico River, I experienced my first big hurricane. The coast had avoided hurricanes for a number of years so mostly folks were not too...
Sermon 3 Pentecost–June 10, 2018 William Bradbury Genesis 3:8-15, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 One day when I was ten, my parents told me not to ride my bike to an near-by neighborhood where some of my friends lived. But, of course, that’s exactly what I did and once I got...
Sermon Trinity Sunday-May 27, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17 If you’re are new to the Episcopal Church our opening hymn may seem like a ponderous thing. If you’ve been in the church for decades you may find it a familiar friend. Growing up in the church and...
Sermon Day of Pentecost–May 20, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:22-27, Psalm 104:25-35, 37, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 As Anglicans and Episcopalians we focus on Jesus, the Jew from Nazareth, who as Willimon says, “lived briefly, died violent, and rose unexpectedly”. He is the center of our faith—that is, our faith is in...
Sermon Ascension Day (Transferred to Sunday) May 13, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47 or Psalm 93, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53 When I was a kid my mother took us to the parking lot of our local A&P to watch a guy wearing a jet pack lift off the ground and go up...
