Sermons from January 2017

4 Epiphany – January 29, 2017 Matthew 5:1-12 See if you can finish this sentence: “I’ll be happy when….” There must be a thousand possible endings for that sentence. “I’ll be happy when….” I’ll be happy when I grow up and move away from home. I’ll be happy when summer comes and I don’t have to go to school. I’ll be happy when I fall in love and get married. I’ll be happy when I can buy a new car.…

3 Epiphany – January 22, 2017 Matthew 4:12-23 On Epiphany Sunday I spoke about hope. That the Epiphany story is one of hope. Today, I continue that theme in the midst of geography. How so? you ask.  What does geography have to do with it?   Well, our gospel passage begins with Jesus’ hearing the news that John has been arrested. It’s rather ominous. Soon after Jesus starts to live into his baptism, he hears that John, his baptizer and…

Epiphany – January 8, 2017 Matthew 2:1-12 I have always loved the Epiphany story, the story of the Magi – those Wise Men from the East – searching for the baby Jesus. I love it because, for me, it is a story of hope. The wise men were following a star, a star that would lead the way to the king of the Jews. They made it to Jerusalem, but they needed some additional help, some assistance, so they asked…