Sermons from 2023 (Page 4)
Palm Sunday
Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord…
Fifth Sunday in Lent
John 11:1-45 The Death of Lazarus Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead…
Fourth Sunday in Lent
John 9:1-41 A Man Born Blind Receives Sight As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day;…
Third Sunday in Lent
John 4:5-42 So [Jesus] came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”(His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan…
Second Sunday in Lent
John 3:1-17 Nicodemus Visits Jesus Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.He came to Jesus[a] by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that person.”Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being…
First Sunday in Lent
Matthew 4:1-11 The Testing of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread…
Transfiguration of Our Lord
Matthew 17:1-9 The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. The TransfigurationSix days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah,…
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Matthew 5:21-37 The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. Concerning Anger“You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult a brother or…
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Matthew 5:13-20 The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said:] “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp…
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Matthew 5:1-12 The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. …