Sermon Archive (Page 4)

A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Lent 3, March 7, 2021 St. James’, Mt. Airy Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today’s gospel reading is one of only a handful of stories that appear in all…

A Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Lent 1, 2/21/2021 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15  Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Here we are, back in Lent again. It was of course last year near the start of…

A Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. airy, February 14, 2021 Last Epiphany: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9   Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   Today is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. Lent begins this Wednesday,…

A Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord

The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt.  Airy 1/10/2021 Baptism of Christ Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   At Jesus’ baptism, the heavens were torn apart and the Spirit descended upon him. Here, right now,…

A Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day

Nancy Smith, DOV Intern Christmas 2, January 3, 2021 Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 Psalm 84 or 84:1-8   God be in our mouths and in our speaking. God be in our hearts and in our understanding.   We’re coming to the end of the Christmas narrative.  In three days, the Church will celebrate The Epiphany – when the wise men…

A Sermon for Christmas Eve

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Christmas Eve – Year B St. James’, Mt.  Airy Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. Do not be afraid.…