Sermons from April 2008

By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonApril 27, 2008 Read: John 14:15-21 Jesus says today, “I will not leave you orphaned: I am coming to you.” Jesus spends a great deal of time in John’s gospel explaining to his disciples that he is about to die and what they need to know before he leaves them. Jesus is explaining his death as some kind of family reunion. He is going to the Father and in the meantime, the disciples are in…

By Patricia KirknerChildren’s SermonApril 20, 2008Read 1 Peter 2:10 Good Morning. Today we heard in the 2nd reading from 1st Peter, these words: “…let yourself be built into a spiritual house.” When I first read those words about building a house, I remembered one of my childhood stories; The Three Little Pigs. How many of you are familiar with that story? What do you remember? (pause) The story starts with the pigs being old enough to set out on their…

By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonApril 13, 2008 Read: Psalm 23 and John It’s Good Shepherd Sunday just in case you hadn’t noticed all those references to sheep in today’s scripture readings. It tends to make me think of fluffy, cute little sheep and Jesus holding a lamb gently in his arms. It’s a good thought. Jesus is the Good Shepherd and he does indeed desire to hold each of us in his loving arms. But is there more to…

By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonApril 6, 2008 Read: Luke 24:13-35 The road to Emmaus. We’ve all been on that road…that road to Emmaus. That long walk after losing an important game, that long walk after losing your job, that long walk after the death of a loved one. It’s the long road back to the empty house, the piles of unopened mail, to life as usual, if life can ever be usual again after our hopes and dreams are…