Sermon 21 Pentecost—23-C October 9, 2016 William Bradbury 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, Psalm 111, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Luke 17: 11-19 Do you have a bucket list? You know a list of those things you want to do before you kick the bucket? I don’t have one yet, but I’m pretty sure...

Sermon Creation Care—Pet Blessing October 2, 2016 William Bradbury Genesis 1:26-31, Canticle 12, Romans 8:18-25, Matthew 6:25-34 Triune God said, “Let us make humankind in our image…” So what is the image of God? In the words of Franciscan Richard Rohr: Triune God is a divine dance in which “The Father does not dominate...

Sermon 19 Pentecost—21-C-Track 2 September 25, 2016 William Bradbury Amos 6:1a,4-7, Psalm 146, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 Early on in his ministry people listening to Jesus would say, where does this fellow get all this? He’s the carpenter’s son, not the rabbi’s son, right? Matthew 13:55 Well, it’s easy...

Sermon 18 Pentecost—20-C Track 2 September 18, 2016 William Bradbury Amos 8:4-7, Psalm 113, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, Luke 16:1-13 What would you think if I said, Jesus of Nazareth was not a religious figure? Think about it! He wasn’t a priest; he was not licensed by the powers that be as a Rabbi. As...

Sermon 17 Pentecost—19-C-Track 2 September 11, 2016 William Bradbury Exodus 32:7-14, Psalm 51:1-11, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10 A shepherd looks high and low for a lost sheep. A poor widow tears the house apart looking for a lost coin. In these images we meet the God with which we have to deal: this...

Sermon 16 Pentecost—18-C September 4, 2016 William Bradbury Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17, Philemon 1-21, Luke 14:25-33 Given what he says in the gospel today it appears that Jesus would not have been a successful pastor of a modern church! He’s got a large group of followers, but instead of praising them and making...

Sermon 14 Pentecost—16-C August 21, 2016 William Bradbury Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17 When I was in Nicaragua in 2004 and 2005 the people of Managua were still talking about the 1972 earthquake that hit that city the night before Christmas Eve. 10,000 people were killed and 250,000 were homeless....

In previous weeks, I have given some reasons to consider joining a church choir. Today, I will excerpt heavily from a 9/23/14 article by Jonathan Aigner that was included in a “Ponder Anew” blog. His article is entitled “9 Reasons to Keep the Church Choir Alive” and represents a lot...

Sermon 12 Pentecost—14-C August 7, 2016 William Bradbury   Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40 In Through the Looking Glass the Queen says to Alice: “I’m just one hundred and one, five months and a day.” “I can’t believe that!” said Alice. “Can’t you?” the Queen said in...

Sermon 11 Pentecost—Proper 13-C July 31, 2016 William Bradbury Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, 43,  Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21 As you know I’m a big believer in the importance and of reading the Bible—whether in great chunks or in small bits. God’s Word unleashes the power of the Spirit in a person’s soul—offering...