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...
Sermon Easter 6—B May 6, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 10:44-48, Psalm 98, 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 WHEN DID YOU FIRST NOTICE GOD MAKING AN APPEARANCE IN YOUR LIFE?
Sermon Easter 5—B–April 29, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:24-30, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 An Ethiopian eunuch? Really?
Sermon Easter 4—B–April 22, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18 I’ve talked several times before about an ole boy in my parish in North Carolina who fell into a deep depression after his wife of 60 years died. His will to live ebbed away and we thought...
Sermon by William Bradbury Easter 3—B, April 15, 2018 Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36b-48 Did you see the eclipse this past August? My crew had those special sunglasses, so we could see the partial eclipse here. My sister and nephew, however, drove from Atlanta north in order to see the full eclipse....
Easter Day Year B April 1, 2018 William Bradbury Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18 “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb….” She had hoped to eat just one more meal or hear him tell one more of...
Sermon Good Friday March 30, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Psalm 22, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 All-loving God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross…. This afternoon...
Sermon Maundy Thursday March 29, 2018 William Bradbury Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14, Psalm 116:1, 10-17, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 You know the old story: a woman gets on her knees every night and prays: “Dear Lord, please let me win the lottery.” Night after night she perseveres in her prayer, until...
Sermon Sunday of the Passion—Year B March 25, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Psalm 31:9-16, Mark 14:1-15:47 I ask you: “What is so special about the crucifixion of a homeless Jewish rabbi?” After all, Rome crucified their conquered people on a regular basis. Some of you will remember the 1960 movie...
