Sermons from December 2025
Christmas Day – 12/25 – Remembering the Miracle that is The Beginning
John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God,…
Christmas Eve – 12/24 – “Christmas Spirit” as Fuel for Purpose
Are you feeling some Christmas spirit here this afternoon? “Christmas spirit” is a phrase we might hear a lot at this time of year, and I think it’s worth having a think about … and, there are all sorts of surprising places to learn a little bit about what Christmas Spirit might mean, and why it might be important for us. I wonder if you’ve seen the movie, Elf. In it, a human, Buddy, is accidentally raised by Christmas toy-making…
Advent 4 – 12/21 – Taking Spirituality Seriously
The Collect of the Day: Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Every Sunday when we gather for worship, our prayers begin with what’s called the “Collect of the Day.” It’s a short prayer, so it can be forgotten as easily as…
Like Mary, Like John – Prophets Then And Now
Matthew 11:2-11 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is…
The Prophetic Imagination of Children
Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of counsel and might,the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see,or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,and decide with equity for…
The Internal Tyrant
Matthew 24:36-44 Jesus said to the disciples, “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept…