Friends,
I think that I have finally cracked the Dropbox Code - this means that my Sermons as MP3s are back.
This was preached on Labor Day Weekend.
Here is a link to the readings.
Here is the sermon.
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sermon for a Good Friday
Friends,
Many of you have asked if I might share the full text of the sermon that I preached last Good Friday. Our previous bishop had asked that we not post full texts of sermons, as he was plagiarized and did not want us to fall prey to the same fate. Nevertheless, we have a new bishop with no such policy (yet), so here is the full text since there was no recording available from that service.
Enjoy!
Sermon Preached on Good Friday, Year A, April 22, 2011, at St. Paul's, Chatt., by RKL
In the Name of the One, Holy, Undivided Trinity. Amen.
In the formal discernment process for the priesthood, a wise counselor asked me if
I was prepared for the representation that the priesthood is. Was I prepared for or had I given thought to what I, as priest, would represent? I told her that I had thought about the fact that clergy represent God to the people – pronouncing God’s blessing and presiding at God’s Sacraments. She agreed, but added that the clergy also represent humanity before God. I did not know then, and I am only starting to know now what she meant and I am still surprised by the new ways that Incarnational Ministry affected Christ Jesus and still affects us as ministers of the Gospel.
At the heart of this representation of the sacred to the profane and the profane to the sacred is the mystery of the Incarnation. Whether God, in the person of Christ, is dragged down to earth or Christ, in the person of God, drags earth up to heaven, these reconciliatory movements happen through the mystery of the Incarnation.
I know what you are thinking, this is typical Bob: at Christmas, he preaches Incarnation; at Pentecost, he preaches Incarnation; at baptisms, he preaches Incarnation; and now on Good Friday, big surprise – Incarnation. But, as Anglicans, our tradition holds the mystery of the Incarnation – that the Person of God in Christ, would put on the mortal coil, being born into human likeness, in the person Jesus of Nazareth – Anglicans hold this divine mystery most sacred.
Today, this Good Friday, is a day our minds turn to thoughts of Christ’s dying for us. But today is also a day to consider the living God, living for us and all aspects of life that are touched by that divine presence. At Christmas, we heard that Christ was born for us. At Holy Week we hear that Christ died for us. On Easter, we will hear that Christ is raised to new life for us. Common to all of these statements is that God has been there before. In the person of Christ, God has been to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows that humanity has to offer – from the top to the bottom. And in all of these places, where the Incarnate Word has dwelt, dwells now, and will dwell, God's presence there deigns to make the basic stuff of life, the experiences that make up the human experience, Christ’s presence there makes them Holy.
Through the mystery of the Incarnation, experiences of the body are not separate from spiritual experiences. Christians do not have a spirit-is-good and flesh-is-bad understanding of the world. Christ Jesus walks with us as one of us and this human life, even with all of its brokenness, is pronounced Holy by the very presence of God. In the person of Christ Jesus, God knows friendship, in his family and in his disciples; and God knows emnity, in the religious authorities, agents of empire, and participants in the status quo who were threatened by His ministry.
In the person of Christ Jesus, God hears music, dances at weddings, weeps at the grave of a friend, is put on trial, and prays for deliverance, that this cup might pass from his lips. In the person of Christ Jesus, God knows the cool wetness of rivers, like the Jordan, God knows the embrace of a loving mother, and God knows the joy of new discovery – learning to walk and talk and eat. In the person of Christ Jesus, God smiles at children, laughs at jokes, knows victories and defeat – peaks and valleys; strikes and gutters.
And on this Good Friday, in the person of Christ Jesus, God knows what it is to be betrayed, abandoned, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and God knows what it is to suffer injustice and to be agonizingly murdered. Christ has been there, and is there still, and will be there from generation to generation – not suffering for the sake of suffering, but suffering that we may not be left, ultimately, alone. The Incarnational Christ is Emmanuel, God with us.
Through the mystery of the Incarnation, Christ is still there with us, sharing in our joys and sorrows along with us, and there is nothing too great for the shoulders of Christ to bear, because he has already borne the sins of the whole world on his back, and even in that moment, Christ was working His redemptive works of love and reconciliation. Christ is with us still – in our highest of highs and our lowest of lows, and everyplace in between, and yes, Christ is even at the bottom.
I don't know where the bottom is for you. Maybe it was early in your life, when your father died unexpectedly. Maybe, it is yet to come in losing battle to cancer. Maybe it was recently in a terrible divorce, in a failure of nerve, in a loss of faith, or in the betrayal of a friend. Maybe it has been in a life of extended hardships and brokenness, never seeming to be able to make it better or to dig yourself out. I don't know where the bottom is for you, but I do know this: Christ is there. In
pain, and in sorrow, and in loss, and in betrayal, and even in death, Christ is there at the bottom: redeeming the seemingly irredeemable and reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable.
I have told some of you this story before, but it has been such in important part of my ministry, since hearing it, that I must share it with you again, especially today. Our story takes place at the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, long before I was a student there, even before Donald was a student there back when it was still called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia at Alexandria. In the late 1950s, the dean of the Virginia Seminary, was a man named Jesse Trotter, of the Trotter family with ties to Chattanooga. Dean Trotter was a Holy Man, and much beloved, by both students and faculty alike.
As seminary dean, his house was provided on campus, beside a major green-space that is now called the Trotter Bowl. Dean Trotter, and his family that included his wife and teen-aged son, lived just next to the Virginia Seminary Chapel – the same chapel that I preached about earlier this year, after it had burned to the ground. Dean Trotter was a staple at chapel services, always present at Good Ole' Morning Prayer, or GOMP, as the seminarians affectionately called it. After years of battling mental illness, the Trotters' teenage son, eventually succumbed to the terminal symptom of depression and took his own life in their house just next to the chapel. For days, Dean Trotter came to chapel services and said nothing. Days turned into weeks, as he came to worship services in the chapel, and still said nothing – participating in the service as much as his heart would allow – hearing the comforting words, even if unable to speak them fully. Dean Trotter lost weight, his health declined, and many, many prayers were directed his way and the way of his family.
Weeks turned into months and still Dean Trotter could not bring himself to speak during chapel services, until finally at the end of a service of Good Ole' Morning Prayer, Dean Trotter stood up, climbed, trembling, into the pulpit, and addressed his spellbound congregation. The chapel knew a silence that I am sure it had not known before or since, as he spoke these words: “I have seen the bottom and Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom holds.” I have seen the bottom and Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom holds.
I don't know where the bottom is for you. Maybe it was early in your life, maybe it is yet to come, or maybe it is today. Whenever or where ever you hit bottom, know that Christ has been there and is there now and will be there again, and his presence there dares to make even those places at the bottom, Holy.
Today, as Christ Jesus reaches the bottom, we are blessed to witness two arms of love outstretched on the hard wood of the cross: we see the bottom . . . and we should not be surprised to find that Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom will hold. Amen.
Yours humbly in Christ,
Bob
Many of you have asked if I might share the full text of the sermon that I preached last Good Friday. Our previous bishop had asked that we not post full texts of sermons, as he was plagiarized and did not want us to fall prey to the same fate. Nevertheless, we have a new bishop with no such policy (yet), so here is the full text since there was no recording available from that service.
Enjoy!
Sermon Preached on Good Friday, Year A, April 22, 2011, at St. Paul's, Chatt., by RKL
In the Name of the One, Holy, Undivided Trinity. Amen.
In the formal discernment process for the priesthood, a wise counselor asked me if
I was prepared for the representation that the priesthood is. Was I prepared for or had I given thought to what I, as priest, would represent? I told her that I had thought about the fact that clergy represent God to the people – pronouncing God’s blessing and presiding at God’s Sacraments. She agreed, but added that the clergy also represent humanity before God. I did not know then, and I am only starting to know now what she meant and I am still surprised by the new ways that Incarnational Ministry affected Christ Jesus and still affects us as ministers of the Gospel.
At the heart of this representation of the sacred to the profane and the profane to the sacred is the mystery of the Incarnation. Whether God, in the person of Christ, is dragged down to earth or Christ, in the person of God, drags earth up to heaven, these reconciliatory movements happen through the mystery of the Incarnation.
I know what you are thinking, this is typical Bob: at Christmas, he preaches Incarnation; at Pentecost, he preaches Incarnation; at baptisms, he preaches Incarnation; and now on Good Friday, big surprise – Incarnation. But, as Anglicans, our tradition holds the mystery of the Incarnation – that the Person of God in Christ, would put on the mortal coil, being born into human likeness, in the person Jesus of Nazareth – Anglicans hold this divine mystery most sacred.
Today, this Good Friday, is a day our minds turn to thoughts of Christ’s dying for us. But today is also a day to consider the living God, living for us and all aspects of life that are touched by that divine presence. At Christmas, we heard that Christ was born for us. At Holy Week we hear that Christ died for us. On Easter, we will hear that Christ is raised to new life for us. Common to all of these statements is that God has been there before. In the person of Christ, God has been to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows that humanity has to offer – from the top to the bottom. And in all of these places, where the Incarnate Word has dwelt, dwells now, and will dwell, God's presence there deigns to make the basic stuff of life, the experiences that make up the human experience, Christ’s presence there makes them Holy.
Through the mystery of the Incarnation, experiences of the body are not separate from spiritual experiences. Christians do not have a spirit-is-good and flesh-is-bad understanding of the world. Christ Jesus walks with us as one of us and this human life, even with all of its brokenness, is pronounced Holy by the very presence of God. In the person of Christ Jesus, God knows friendship, in his family and in his disciples; and God knows emnity, in the religious authorities, agents of empire, and participants in the status quo who were threatened by His ministry.
In the person of Christ Jesus, God hears music, dances at weddings, weeps at the grave of a friend, is put on trial, and prays for deliverance, that this cup might pass from his lips. In the person of Christ Jesus, God knows the cool wetness of rivers, like the Jordan, God knows the embrace of a loving mother, and God knows the joy of new discovery – learning to walk and talk and eat. In the person of Christ Jesus, God smiles at children, laughs at jokes, knows victories and defeat – peaks and valleys; strikes and gutters.
And on this Good Friday, in the person of Christ Jesus, God knows what it is to be betrayed, abandoned, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and God knows what it is to suffer injustice and to be agonizingly murdered. Christ has been there, and is there still, and will be there from generation to generation – not suffering for the sake of suffering, but suffering that we may not be left, ultimately, alone. The Incarnational Christ is Emmanuel, God with us.
Through the mystery of the Incarnation, Christ is still there with us, sharing in our joys and sorrows along with us, and there is nothing too great for the shoulders of Christ to bear, because he has already borne the sins of the whole world on his back, and even in that moment, Christ was working His redemptive works of love and reconciliation. Christ is with us still – in our highest of highs and our lowest of lows, and everyplace in between, and yes, Christ is even at the bottom.
I don't know where the bottom is for you. Maybe it was early in your life, when your father died unexpectedly. Maybe, it is yet to come in losing battle to cancer. Maybe it was recently in a terrible divorce, in a failure of nerve, in a loss of faith, or in the betrayal of a friend. Maybe it has been in a life of extended hardships and brokenness, never seeming to be able to make it better or to dig yourself out. I don't know where the bottom is for you, but I do know this: Christ is there. In
pain, and in sorrow, and in loss, and in betrayal, and even in death, Christ is there at the bottom: redeeming the seemingly irredeemable and reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable.
I have told some of you this story before, but it has been such in important part of my ministry, since hearing it, that I must share it with you again, especially today. Our story takes place at the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, long before I was a student there, even before Donald was a student there back when it was still called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia at Alexandria. In the late 1950s, the dean of the Virginia Seminary, was a man named Jesse Trotter, of the Trotter family with ties to Chattanooga. Dean Trotter was a Holy Man, and much beloved, by both students and faculty alike.
As seminary dean, his house was provided on campus, beside a major green-space that is now called the Trotter Bowl. Dean Trotter, and his family that included his wife and teen-aged son, lived just next to the Virginia Seminary Chapel – the same chapel that I preached about earlier this year, after it had burned to the ground. Dean Trotter was a staple at chapel services, always present at Good Ole' Morning Prayer, or GOMP, as the seminarians affectionately called it. After years of battling mental illness, the Trotters' teenage son, eventually succumbed to the terminal symptom of depression and took his own life in their house just next to the chapel. For days, Dean Trotter came to chapel services and said nothing. Days turned into weeks, as he came to worship services in the chapel, and still said nothing – participating in the service as much as his heart would allow – hearing the comforting words, even if unable to speak them fully. Dean Trotter lost weight, his health declined, and many, many prayers were directed his way and the way of his family.
Weeks turned into months and still Dean Trotter could not bring himself to speak during chapel services, until finally at the end of a service of Good Ole' Morning Prayer, Dean Trotter stood up, climbed, trembling, into the pulpit, and addressed his spellbound congregation. The chapel knew a silence that I am sure it had not known before or since, as he spoke these words: “I have seen the bottom and Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom holds.” I have seen the bottom and Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom holds.
I don't know where the bottom is for you. Maybe it was early in your life, maybe it is yet to come, or maybe it is today. Whenever or where ever you hit bottom, know that Christ has been there and is there now and will be there again, and his presence there dares to make even those places at the bottom, Holy.
Today, as Christ Jesus reaches the bottom, we are blessed to witness two arms of love outstretched on the hard wood of the cross: we see the bottom . . . and we should not be surprised to find that Christ is there and, in Christ, the bottom will hold. Amen.
Yours humbly in Christ,
Bob
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sermon for the Conversion of St. Paul
Friends,
Last Sunday, Jan. 24th, St. Paul's Celebrated our Patronal Feast Day, the Conversion of St. Paul. Below are the Collect, readings, and my sermon for this occasion.
The Collect
O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show ourselves thankful to you by following his holy teaching; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Readings
Acts 26:9-21
Psalm 67
Galatians 1:11-24
Matthew 10:16-22
The Sermon (audio files)
The Acts Reading
The Sermon
I hope that you all enjoy it.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Last Sunday, Jan. 24th, St. Paul's Celebrated our Patronal Feast Day, the Conversion of St. Paul. Below are the Collect, readings, and my sermon for this occasion.
The Collect
O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show ourselves thankful to you by following his holy teaching; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Readings
Acts 26:9-21
Psalm 67
Galatians 1:11-24
Matthew 10:16-22
The Sermon (audio files)
The Acts Reading
The Sermon
I hope that you all enjoy it.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sermon for the Last Sunday After Pentecost
Friends,
Here is the audio for the sermon I preached on October 24th.
First, the texts . . .
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 46
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43
Then the MP3s . . .
Here is the Gospel Reading.
Here is the Sermon.
Thanks and enjoy,
Bob
Here is the audio for the sermon I preached on October 24th.
First, the texts . . .
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 46
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43
Then the MP3s . . .
Here is the Gospel Reading.
Here is the Sermon.
Thanks and enjoy,
Bob
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Friends,
Here is the audio for the sermon I preached on October 24th.
First, the texts . . .
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Then the MP3s . . .
Here is the Gospel Reading.
Here is the Sermon.
Thanks,
Bob
Here is the audio for the sermon I preached on October 24th.
First, the texts . . .
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Then the MP3s . . .
Here is the Gospel Reading.
Here is the Sermon.
Thanks,
Bob
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Sermon from Labor Day Weekend
Friends,
Here are the readings (and my sermon) from Labor Day weekend:
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-5, 13-17
Philemon 1-25
Luke 14:25-33
Also, here is what I had to say about Paul's Letter to Philemon (the Epistle).
Here is the Epistle.
Here is the Sermon.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Here are the readings (and my sermon) from Labor Day weekend:
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-5, 13-17
Philemon 1-25
Luke 14:25-33
Also, here is what I had to say about Paul's Letter to Philemon (the Epistle).
Here is the Epistle.
Here is the Sermon.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sermon for the 9th Sunday After Pentecost (Year C)
Friends,
Below is the sermon I most recently preached.
The Collect of the Day:
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the readings in text format.
Here is the audio recording of the gospel and of the sermon.
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Below is the sermon I most recently preached.
The Collect of the Day:
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the readings in text format.
Here is the audio recording of the gospel and of the sermon.
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sermon for the 7th Sunday After Pentecost (Year C)
Friends,
Below is the sermon I most recently preached.
The Collect of the Day:
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings in text format.
Here is the audio recording of the gospel and of the sermon.
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Below is the sermon I most recently preached.
The Collect of the Day:
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings in text format.
Here is the audio recording of the gospel and of the sermon.
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sermon from Advent I, Year C
Friends,
As I mentioned below, I was allowed to preach twice this past weekend. Here is the second sermon of the two, for Advent I.
Here is the Collect:
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-9
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
Here is the Gospel reading in audio format.
Here is the sermon.
Enjoy! I just love the image of my sermon sitting next to Styx or some other dirty-little-secret band on someone's iPod. I am not sure if this actually happens, but I do love the image.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
As I mentioned below, I was allowed to preach twice this past weekend. Here is the second sermon of the two, for Advent I.
Here is the Collect:
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-9
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
Here is the Gospel reading in audio format.
Here is the sermon.
Enjoy! I just love the image of my sermon sitting next to Styx or some other dirty-little-secret band on someone's iPod. I am not sure if this actually happens, but I do love the image.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Thanksgiving Day Sermon
Friends,
This past weekend, I got a double-whammy of preaching done. Here is the first sermon from Thanksgiving Day.
Here is The Collect:
Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings:
Joel 2:21-27
Psalm 126
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Matthew 6:25-33
Here is the Gospel reading in audio format.
Here is the Sermon.
I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
This past weekend, I got a double-whammy of preaching done. Here is the first sermon from Thanksgiving Day.
Here is The Collect:
Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the readings:
Joel 2:21-27
Psalm 126
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Matthew 6:25-33
Here is the Gospel reading in audio format.
Here is the Sermon.
I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Friends,
Sorry for the delay in getting this up. I preached way back on October 4, but never put thesermon online. Sorry about that. So . . .
Here is the Collect:
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the reaings from the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (October 4th):
Genesis 2:18-24
Hebrews 2:(1-8)9-18
Mark 10:2-9
Psalm 8 or 128
Here is the Genesis reading and Sermon in audio format:
Genesis
Sermon
I hope you enjoy it!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Sorry for the delay in getting this up. I preached way back on October 4, but never put thesermon online. Sorry about that. So . . .
Here is the Collect:
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the reaings from the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (October 4th):
Genesis 2:18-24
Hebrews 2:(1-8)9-18
Mark 10:2-9
Psalm 8 or 128
Here is the Genesis reading and Sermon in audio format:
Genesis
Sermon
I hope you enjoy it!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sermon for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
Friends,
Here are the Collect and readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost:
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43
Psalm 84
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
Here are audio files of the Gospel and the Sermon:
Gospel
Sermon
Enjoy!
Bob
Here are the Collect and readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost:
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43
Psalm 84
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
Here are audio files of the Gospel and the Sermon:
Gospel
Sermon
Enjoy!
Bob
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Friends,
Admittedly this post is a little belated, but here is the sermon from the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Here are the Collect and appointed readings for that day:
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Psalm 89:20-37
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Here are audio files of the Gospel reading and the sermon.
Gospel
Sermon
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Admittedly this post is a little belated, but here is the sermon from the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Here are the Collect and appointed readings for that day:
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Psalm 89:20-37
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Here are audio files of the Gospel reading and the sermon.
Gospel
Sermon
Enjoy!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Monday, June 15, 2009
2nd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon
Greetings friends,
Lots of folks have commented on the online sermons. Thank you all for your kind words. This is what I preached yesterday.
Here is the Collect and Text:
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Psalm 20
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 4:26-34
Here are the audio files of the Gospel and the Sermon:
Gospel
Sermon
I hope that you enjoy them!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Lots of folks have commented on the online sermons. Thank you all for your kind words. This is what I preached yesterday.
Here is the Collect and Text:
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Psalm 20
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 4:26-34
Here are the audio files of the Gospel and the Sermon:
Gospel
Sermon
I hope that you enjoy them!
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sermon from Pentecost
Greetings friends,
Many of you were kind to tell me that you enjoyed my sermon from Sunday. Thanks for that. As usual, I post my sermons in audio format so that they can be enjoyed most anytime.
This is the Collect from the Day of Pentecost:
O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the Readings from The Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 104: 25-35,37
Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Sermon
I hope that you all realize just how formative the trip to the Community Kitchen was for me, as I hope that it was for you. Please consider joining us next time.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Many of you were kind to tell me that you enjoyed my sermon from Sunday. Thanks for that. As usual, I post my sermons in audio format so that they can be enjoyed most anytime.
This is the Collect from the Day of Pentecost:
O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here are the Readings from The Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 104: 25-35,37
Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Sermon
I hope that you all realize just how formative the trip to the Community Kitchen was for me, as I hope that it was for you. Please consider joining us next time.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Friday, April 24, 2009
Easter 2 Sermon
Greetings friends,
Well, by now some of you may have heard about it . . . the sandwich sermon. Need I say more? Here it is:
Printed:
Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
Audio:
Gospel Reading
Sermon
Thanks for listening.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Well, by now some of you may have heard about it . . . the sandwich sermon. Need I say more? Here it is:
Printed:
Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
Audio:
Gospel Reading
Sermon
Thanks for listening.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
Greetings friends,
I preached today at St. Paul's. Below is a copy of hte sermon in .MP3 format. Download away! What could be more fun than working out to my deadpan-self preaching the Word? Enjoy.
Here is the Collect of the Day:
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the texts:
Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21
Here are the audio files:
John 3:14-21, read by The Rev. Ann Weeks
Sermon, preached by The Rev. Robert K. Leopold (that's me)
Yours in Christ,
Bob
I preached today at St. Paul's. Below is a copy of hte sermon in .MP3 format. Download away! What could be more fun than working out to my deadpan-self preaching the Word? Enjoy.
Here is the Collect of the Day:
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Here are the texts:
Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21
Here are the audio files:
John 3:14-21, read by The Rev. Ann Weeks
Sermon, preached by The Rev. Robert K. Leopold (that's me)
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
MLK Sunday Sermon
Greetings friends,
Many of you had asked for this sermon to be put online, so here it is.
On Sunday the 18th, St. Paul's decided to celebrate the day of rememberance for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, as the normal Sunday service. Here are the readings for that:
Old Testament: Exodus 3:7-12
Epistle: Hebrews 11:8-16
Psalm: ψ 98:1-4
Gospel: Luke 6:27-36
Here is The Collect:
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The sermon can be heard here.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Many of you had asked for this sermon to be put online, so here it is.
On Sunday the 18th, St. Paul's decided to celebrate the day of rememberance for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, as the normal Sunday service. Here are the readings for that:
Old Testament: Exodus 3:7-12
Epistle: Hebrews 11:8-16
Psalm: ψ 98:1-4
Gospel: Luke 6:27-36
Here is The Collect:
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The sermon can be heard here.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Advent I Sermon
Friends,
Well, it happened again . . . I preached at St. Paul's. I am happy to say that four souls were brought to Jesus because of this . . . Oh wait . . . That is not us. Anyway, for those of you who weren't able to hear it, here it is in all its glory.
The lectionary texts are:
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
Here is the Gospel as read.
Here is the Sermon.
Enjoy.
Yours humbly in Christ,
Bob
Well, it happened again . . . I preached at St. Paul's. I am happy to say that four souls were brought to Jesus because of this . . . Oh wait . . . That is not us. Anyway, for those of you who weren't able to hear it, here it is in all its glory.
The lectionary texts are:
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
Here is the Gospel as read.
Here is the Sermon.
Enjoy.
Yours humbly in Christ,
Bob
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sermons now Online!
Greetings friends,
I now have the capability to post audio of my past sermons to this website! While this may not be so exciting for you, for me it was a huge victory.
Gospel from September 9, 2008, Proper 21, Year A:
Matthew 21:23-32
Text here
Audio here
The Sermon, preached by The Rev. Robert K. Leopold (that's me).
Audio here
I hope that you all enjoy this posting.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Copyright The Rev. Robert K. Leopold 2008 (the Bishop suggested we add this to anything we post online at our recent clergy conference)
I now have the capability to post audio of my past sermons to this website! While this may not be so exciting for you, for me it was a huge victory.
Gospel from September 9, 2008, Proper 21, Year A:
Matthew 21:23-32
Text here
Audio here
The Sermon, preached by The Rev. Robert K. Leopold (that's me).
Audio here
I hope that you all enjoy this posting.
Yours in Christ,
Bob
Copyright The Rev. Robert K. Leopold 2008 (the Bishop suggested we add this to anything we post online at our recent clergy conference)
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