Sermons from Saint John’s

Sermons from Saint John’s

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  • “Spiritual Journeys”
    Sermon — May 15, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings It’s become commonplace to observe that life is like a journey, and religion is no exception to this trend. A quick Google Books search for “spiritual journey” shows that … Continue reading →
    12 min
  • “The Lamb will be the Shepherd”
    Sermon — May 8, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving andhonor and power and might be to our God forever and ever. Amen.” Once upon a time, a group of friends … Continue reading →
    15 min
  • “Feed My Sheep”
    Sermon — May 1, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings This is one my favorite stories in the Bible, and it’s definitely one of the silliest. Easter has come and gone, Jesus has died and risen again, and the … Continue reading →
    7 min
  • First-Fruits: An Easter Sermon
    The Rev. Greg Johnston April 17, 2022 This Christmas, I received a surprising gift. It arrived in a large cardboard box, about four feet tall, and after I cut through the tape and laid out all the parts, it took … Continue reading →
    10 min
  • “The Return of the King”
    The assembled “elders of the people,” the “chief priests and the scribes,” (Luke 22:66) are so close to being right about Jesus. “We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that … Continue reading →
    12 min
  • “Forgiveness, Love, and Loss”
    It’s hard to imagine the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” happening today. For one thing, it’s one of the most powerful stories of repentance and forgiveness in the history of world literature; and we live in a society in which … Continue reading →
    15 min
  • “Turn Aside and See”
    Sermon — March 20, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings Jesus’ words in our Gospel this morning crack open a debate about what’s sometimes called “karmic retribution.” You’re probably familiar with the idea: if you do a good deed … Continue reading →
    14 min
  • “The Right Story”
    Sermon — March 6, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings As people have followed the news from Ukraine recently, I’ve seen a number of different ways to try to understand what’s happening by telling the stories of the past. … Continue reading →
    13 min
  • “The Light of the World”
    Sermon — February 27, 2022 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings As somebody whose mood mostly revolves around the weather, I can’t stand the kind of overcast skies we’ve been having recently. But as a college newspaper photographer, I loved … Continue reading →
    13 min

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Sunday sermons from St. John’s Episcopal Church, a growing, vibrant, inclusive community in Charlestown, Massachusetts.