Sermons
The Rev. Robert P. Travis 10th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon – 8 and 9:30am Chapel of St. John the Divine Proper 14 RCL Year A 8/13/2017 Scripture Text: 1 Kings 19:9-18 Psalm 85:8-13 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Sermon Text: …
August 6, 2017 Feast of the Transfiguration Today we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration. Most feast days that fall on Sunday are transferred to the following week, but today we get a break from Matthew’s parables and …
July 30, 2017 Proper 12,A The kingdom of heaven is like… lying down with dogs; … like crossing your eyes. Our gospel for today is a whole string of parables Jesus used for teaching. It sounds to …
July 29, 2017 Mary and Martha Last week I asked the folks at St. John’s if they were wheat or weed. The weed in that story Jesus told was an innocent looking predator, that looks just like the …
July 23, 2017 Proper 11 A, 7th Pentecost Are you wheat or weed? Do you joyfully recognize God’s presence in your life and give thanks, or do you feel so unworthy that there is no positive connection …
The Rev. Robert P. Travis 7th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon – 5pm and 10:00am Church of the Ascension Proper 11 RCL Year A 7/23/2017 Scripture Text: Isaiah 44:6-8 Psalm 86:11-17 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Sermon Text: Salem Trials, The …
The Rev. Robert P. Travis 6th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon – 8am and 9:30am Chapel of St. John the Divine Proper 10 RCL Year A 7/16/2017 Scripture Text: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Sermon …
July 15, 16, 2017 Proper 10A 6th Pentecost The lectionary has left out the beginning of this chapter in Matthew. It starts, “That same day”. That same day as what? What else has happened on this day that …
July 9, 2017 Proper 9A 5th Pentecost I recently read about the number of verses in the Bible inviting us to care for and feed those in need. There are 2,500 verses—quite a few! And this is …
The Rev. Robert P. Travis 5th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon – 5pm and 10:00am Church of the Ascension Proper 9 RCL Year A 7/9/2017 Scripture Text: Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:8-15 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Sermon Text: Zechariah gives …
