Sermon 26 Pentecost—Proper 28-C-2 November 13, 2016 William Bradbury Malachi 4:1-2a, Psalm 98, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke 21:5-19 On Wednesday morning after the election someone emailed me an article with the title: “Today is a difficult day to be a Christian in America.” As I thought about that, two things occurred to me. First,...
Sermon All Saints’ Sunday November 6, 2016 William Bradbury Daniel 7:1-3,15-18, Psalm 149, Ephesians 1:11-23, Luke 6:20-31 I was with my grandkids in Connecticut last Monday and so had the great fun of celebrating Halloween with them. Their parents made bat costumes for the three kids and told them what Halloween was and...
Sermon 24 Pentecost—26-C—2 October 30, 2016 William Bradbury Isaiah 1:10-18, Psalm 32:1-8, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Luke 19:1-10 Have you enjoyed the moves you have made in your life, moving from one city to another, one house to another? I haven’t. First there is all that work to pack up your belongings and then you...
Sermon 23 Pentecost—25C-Track 2 October 23, 2016 William Bradbury Sirach 35:12-17, Psalm 84:1-6, 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18, Luke 18:9-14 These two men in Jesus’ parable look different to us, but the truth is they have a lot in common. +Both are at the Temple; +Both address their prayers to God. +Both believe what...
Sermon 22 Pentecost—24-C-Track 2 October 16, 2016 William Bradbury Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 121, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Luke 18:1-8 He has everything a man could want, but he is in the middle of a crisis that is shaking him to his core. His brother, whom years ago he cheated and wounded,...
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...
