Sermon 20 Pentecost—Proper 25-A October 26, 2014 William Bradbury Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Ps 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Rabbis tell us that there are 613 commandments in their Scriptures—and all 613 come from God, not as a burden, but as a gift—for when we know the mind...
FORUM NOTES Self-help to God-help October 19, 2012 William Bradbury Philippians 2:12, 13 12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;13 for it is God who is at...
Sermon 19 Pentecost—Proper 24-A October 19, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 In today’s hyperventilated 24/7 “gotcha politics” media environment the question would have been: Okay, Jesus we know you’re slick but since you’ve recently driven out the money changers from the temple it’s...
Dear Friends in Christ, By now most of you have heard of the experiment in which subjects are asked to watch a video in which people are passing a basketball. The viewers are told to count the number of times the people dressed in white pass the ball to each...
Friends in Christ, Below is the diocesan announcement of Bishop Shaw’s death. He was a wonderful man and great bishop. I will deeply miss his Christ-centered, Bible-focused, prayerful companionship. Yours in Christ, Bill
Sermon 18 Pentecost—Proper 23-A October 12, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Years ago I was talking with a friend of mine, a good ole boy in Augusta, Georgia called Mr. John. He was telling me about a house wiring project he was...
Sermon Creation Care Sunday October 5, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 1:20-25 Canticle: A Song of Creation II Romans 8: 18-25 Matthew 6:25-34 Back 13 years ago there was an exceptionally bright boy in my son’s high school class. I asked his mother what it was like to raise such a...
Sermon 16 Pentecost—Proper 21-A September 28, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21: 23-32 Paul proclaims today: “…at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ...
September 23, 2014 Dear Friends in Christ, On August 2, 2014 the first American, desperately ill with the Ebola virus, Dr. Kent Brantly, was flown from Africa to Atlanta’s Emory Hospital, about 2 miles from my sister’s home where I had been visiting just the day before. As I watch...
Sermon 15 Pentecost—Proper 20-A September 21, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 I was watching Ken Burns new multi-part film called “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” when he was showing the horror of the Great Depression: 30% unemployment. Bread and soup...
