Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent | 2019 By Fr. Hayden A. Butler   Lectionary Texts: Psalm 119:1-16;  Isaiah 55; St. Luke 21:25-33; Romans 15:4-13   Last Sunday, our Gospel lesson concluded with the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, after which He immediately went in to cleanse the Temple of those who bought and[Read More]

A Sermon for the 20th Sunday after Trinity, November 3, 2019 In the Octave of All Saints The Rt. Rev’d Stephen C. Scarlett The Epistle, Ephesians 5:15-21 – The Gospel, St. Matthew 22:1-14 Sex, money, and the kingdom of God. I have discovered over the years that the topics of sex and money get people’s[Read More]

The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Epistle: Ephesians 4:17-32, Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8   ✠In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. ✠ When I was a little kid, my parents owned a couple of houses in Del Mar, overlooking the ocean, as rental properties. Which meant we’d have to go[Read More]

A Sermon on the 17th Sunday after Trinity, October 10. 2019 The Rt. Rev’d Stephen C. Scarlett The Epistle, Ephesians 4:1-6 – The Gospel, St. Luke 14:1-11 The Pharisees. The Pharisees appear often in our gospels, but seldom are they portrayed in a favorable light. In today’s gospel, Jesus has been invited to dinner by[Read More]