Sermons on Teaching of Jesus (Page 4)
Jesus Wept
We see God’s fierce love for us through the prophetic imagination of Ezekiel and encounter the humanity of Christ as he weeps for his friend Lazarus. When have you experienced Christ in the world in new or surprising ways this week?
God blesses the small
Episcopal churches are small. But size is not what is important in God’s
terms.
Community and Compassion
Intention as well as actions matter in community life.
Fulfilling the Law – a Paradox
Jesus says not one little bit of the law may be ignored, but Paul said that we are no longer under the law. Who is right?
Getting Back to Jesus of Nazareth
Bishop Michael Curry has encouraged us to get back to Jesus of Nazareth to counter Christina Nationalism and other ideologies that conflate Christianity with political agendas. What could be more “Jesus of Nazareth” than the Beatitudes?
The Lamb in your Telescope
The Webb Space Telescope is bringing us many new images of the universe and changing the way we understand it. In a similar way, John the Baptizer gave us the image of Jesus as the Lamb of God and that has influenced our understanding ever since.
Unity is not uniformity
Conflict is sure to happen when intelligent and creative people get together and try to create anything, especially a faith community. What keeps us together is not ignoring the conflict but finding our unity in following Jesus’ model of loving respect and listening for God’s purpose.
God’s Love, available to everyone
In the time of Jesus, all physical illness was considered to be the result of sin so healing the sick was declaring God’s love for everyone, even sinners. But this isn’t the kind of Messiah his cousin John was expecting.
Be Ready!
The central theme of Advent is to be ready for Jesus’ coming whether in Bethlehem or in the clouds. Readiness is putting on the armor of light which requires deep inner work as well as practical expression in the way we live.
It’s All About Power!
Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43 It’s all about power! Who has it! What it looks like! And how it is executed! On this Feast Day of Christ the King, power is the subject of today’s sermon. On October 31, 1922, Benito Mussolini and his Black Shirts marched into Rome. Mussolini was a fascist, meaning someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use violence…