Sermons with Reverend Killjoy

Second Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year A

John 20:19-31

In Jesus' appearance to the disciples in the upper room, he uses very few words to say an enormous amount about what it will mean to follow him after he has gone.

Matthew 28:1-10

As a steady snow fell in Saint Paul, an unexpected group gathered online to celebrate a resurrection unlike any other, on an Easter Sunday unlike any other. What comes next, after death and resurrection, and after the current crisis of pandemic subsides? Where do we go from here?

John 13:1-35

I absolutely should know better than to preach over 17 minutes in an online Zoom live worship, but here we are. Because we're missing so much these days - foot washing and Eucharist tonight, at least - I decided to look at the part of our Gospel story that is usually omitted (missing) from our lectionary reading for Maundy Thursday.

First Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 4:1-11
Psalm 32

A tour through the day's scriptures until we find good news in the Psalm.

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 5:21-37

A sermon for this day.

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year A

Isaiah 58:1-12

A sermon for this day.

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year A

A sermon for this day.

Third Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year A

In our Gospel lesson from today, Matthew references the Kingdom of Heaven, aka the Kingdom of God, the Kin-dom of God, the Reign of God, the Realm of God, the Beloved Community, etc. What's that?

Second Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year A

Isaiah 49:1-7

I... did not write anything down for this sermon, at all, anywhere. I stuck to this great reading from Isaiah, and the Holy Spirit brought us through.

Baptism of Our Lord, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 3:13-17

The baptism of Jesus, and our own baptisms, give us identity and send us into the world.