Sermon 7 Epiphany—Year C/February 24, 2019 William Bradbury Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50, Luke 6:27-38 Through the years I’ve heard many reasons why a person goes to church. Things like: I go for the kids, so they’ll learn right from wrong; I go for the music; Only time all week I...
Sermon 6 Epiphany—Year C–February 17, 2019 William Bradbury Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 6:17-26 I go back to the day as a kid in Atlanta when I listened to my music on AM radio. That’s where I heard for the first time the early Beatles songs like “I want to...
Sermon 5 Epiphany—Year C, February 10, 2019 William Bradbury Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13], Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Isaiah cries out: The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost!” As a kid I...
Sermon 4 Epiphany – Year C- February 3, 2019 Jonathan MacKenzie Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30
Sermon 3 Epiphany—Year C–January 27, 2019 William Bradbury Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21, Psalm 19 Jesus, quoting Isaiah says, “”The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” If you and I were poor, what would constitute good news?
Sermon 2d after Epiphany; January 20, 2019 Deacon Bruce Nickerson John 2:1-11 NEW WINE May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight O God, our creator, redeemer and sustainer. What a gospel. It’s powerful enough to make an AA member weep!
Sermon 1 Epiphany: Baptism of Our Lord-January 13, 2019 William Bradbury Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 I want to start with a couple of questions: With a show of hands: how many of you have been baptized? Now, how many can remember your baptism? I certainly can’t remember mine and that raises...
Sermon The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ-January 6, 2019 William Bradbury Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7,10-14, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 Because of Christmas pageants across the years, most of us have melded together Luke’s and Matthew’s story of the birth of Jesus. Fortunately our Church calendar pulls them apart, so that we read...
Sermon Christmas 1–December 30, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Psalm 147 or 147:13-21, Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7, John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. How we see God, how we imagine God, will determine how we understand the meaning and the force...
Sermon Christmas Eve 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-14(15-20) On my way to Mass General Wednesday afternoon to visit All Saints’ sick toddler Molly and her mother, Cassy, my travel app had me on Blossom Street, when the traffic slowed and I saw something amazing: Santa and Mrs....
