by Patricia Templeton | Feb 14, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany, those weeks between Christmas and the beginning of Lent. Epiphany ends every year with the reading we heard today, the story of the Transfiguration – the ultimate mountaintop experience where...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 7, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah finds the people of Israel in deep despair, wondering if they’ve been abandoned by God. The land that God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the land that God led them to...
by Misty Bentz | Jan 31, 2021 | Sermons, Visting Reverand's Sermons
The Rev. Deborah SilverSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 31, 2021Epiphany 4 There is a car that someone drives around my neighborhood that is covered in bumper stickers. Many of these bumper stickers espouse a liberal cause. Here are some that I especially...
by Misty Bentz | Jan 24, 2021 | Sermons, Visting Reverand's Sermons
The Rev. Bill DenekeSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 24, 2021Epiphany 3 Both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospel tell stories of being called to get up and follow where God is leading. In Mark’s account several fishermen were called to follow Jesus who said I...
by Misty Bentz | Jan 17, 2021 | Sermons, Visting Reverand's Sermons
The Rev. Deborah SilverSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 17, 2021Epiphany 2 May we, like the prophet Samuel, say, “Speak for your servant is listening.” We stand this morning at a strange juncture in time. On one side, we look back ten days ago to the horrific spectacle that...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 10, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
There is a common theme running throughout all three Scripture readings today. Did you notice it? The Holy Spirit appears in each of the lessons. In Genesis we hear that the Spirit, appearing as wind, was with God at the first moment of...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 24, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined.” Usually on Christmas Eve preachers don’t pay a lot of attention to the first two readings of...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 13, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
This third Sunday of Advent we light the pink candle on our wreath to symbolize the joy expressed by Mary when she learns she will bear a son who will be the Savior of the world. Mary bursts into song at this unexpected news, the...
