The Danger of this Moment I was enjoying my time in Maine with my family when hell broke loose in Charlottesville, rattling the national psyche. How is it possible for someone to think it is a good thing to follow ideologies that enslaved human beings in the 19th century and...
Sermon 12 Pentecost—16-A August 27, 2017 William Bradbury Isaiah 51:1-6, Psalm 138, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus says to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answers, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Friday night, Stephanie and I went to see a new movie titled...
Sermon The Transfiguration of Jesus August 6, 2017 William Bradbury Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99 or 99:5-9, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Luke 9:28-36 One of my few vivid memories of Kindergarten was spilling orange juice on myself repeatedly. I learned very quickly that humiliating myself was something to be avoided at all...
Given by Rev. Jon Mackenzie – guest priest
Sermon 6 Pentecost—10-A, July 16, 2017 William Bradbury Isaiah 55:10-13, Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14, Romans 8:1-11, Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Imagine your favorite beach….Matthew says Jesus is sitting on the beach at the Sea of Galilee. It’s an arresting image: Jesus, doing the thing we like to do, sitting in front of a...
Sermon 5 Pentecost—9-A, July 9, 2017 William Bradbury Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145:8-15, Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Growing up at Saint Anne’s, Atlanta most of the prayers I heard from the prayer book ended with the phrase, “through Jesus Christ, Our Lord”, so naturally I figured Christ was Jesus’s last name....
Sermon 4 Pentecost—8-A, July 2, 2017 William Bradbury Jeremiah 28:5-9, Psalm 89:1-4,15-18, Romans 6:12-23, Matthew 10:40-42 I saw a bumper sticker in a recent movie that said: “Have a great day, unless you’ve made other plans.”
Sermon 3 Pentecost—7-A, June 25, 2017 William Bradbury Jeremiah 20:7-13, Psalm 69: 8-11, 18-20, Romans 6:1b-11, Matthew 10:24-39 Mark Twain was once asked, “Do you believe in infant baptism?” To which he responded: “I not only believe it, I’ve seen it!” We’ve all seen a baby dressed in a white gown get...
Sermon 2 Pentecost—Proper 6-A, June 18, 2017 William Bradbury Exodus 19:2-8a, Psalm 100, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35-10:23 What do you think when you see crowds? It depends on the context, doesn’t it? +If you’re working at Best Buy on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, you may think: I hope I...
