Sermons with Reverend Killjoy

Reformation Sunday

John 8:31-36

This sermon got reformed pretty late in the game, so we talked about what Jesus means when he talks about freedom.

19th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

When Jacob wrestles with God, an entire people gain a new identity. What biblical stories teach us who we are, and show us where God wants us to go?

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

God miraculously heals Naaman of his leprosy, and it gives us a lot to talk about.

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 16:1-13

Jesus follows his confusing parable about the "dishonest manager" with the much simpler declaration, "You cannot serve God and wealth." How can this clear instruction help us see the manager as a model for our own relationship with money?

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 14:25-33

How do we count the cost when following Jesus?

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Genesis 15:1-6

God's promise to Abraham is such good news, then and now.

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 12:13-21

Gun violence. White supremacy. My sermon preparation on money as idolatry did a surprisingly good job of preparing me for the new sermon I had to write on Sunday morning.

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 10:25-37

How do YOU think we talked about the Good Samaritan story in the context of current news about separated families, ICE raids, and concentration camps?

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Jesus sent his seventy disciples ahead of him, to prepare his way and proclaim the Realm of God, equipping them only with trust in God and in people.

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 8:26-39

The United States government is keeping children in cages at our Southern border, tearing families apart and inflicting untold horror on children as a coercive deterrent to convince other Central American families not to seek asylum here. The gospel of Jesus Christ stands in opposition to this cruel, normalized evil.