October 25, 2020 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. Good morning! I am happy to be with you this morning, and I am grateful to Kristin and the whole community of St. James’ for welcoming me into this holy place. Eight years ago,…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt. Airy 10/18/2020 Pentecost 20A/Proper 24 Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 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. Invariably every three years when this gospel comes up in the lectionary it’s stewardship season, and with its…
Pentecost 19A/Proper 23 Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 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. If there was an award for best hyperbole then Jesus might just win it for this parable. Everything about it seems over the top,…
Feast of St. Francis Pentecost 18A/Proper 22 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Psalm 19 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 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 we celebrate one of our boldest saints, Francis of Assisi. Born into a wealthy merchant family in the 12th…
Pentecost 17A/Proper 21 Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 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. We’ve jumped ahead to the beginning of the endgame in Matthew’s gospel. Today’s reading comes directly after his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, what we…
Pentecost 16A/Proper 20 Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Philippians 1:21-13 Matthew 20:1-16 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. I had every intention of preaching on the gospel this week, it’s an amazing parable to explore. But on Wednesday I attended a webinar about planning for…
Pentecost 15A/Proper 19 Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 141 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 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. I’ve told this story before, but I’m telling it again because I will always tell this story. I am a lover of religious kitsch, as you may know…
Pentecost 14A/Proper 18 Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 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. Reconciliation is one of the primary tasks of the Christian church. It is one of the core practices that Jesus invited his followers into, and today’s reading from…
Pentecost 10A/Proper 14 Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b,br>Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 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. Our gospel reading today gives us one revelation after another about Jesus’ identity – and our own as followers of him as well. Immediately following the…
All music printed with permission: CCLI #1139651 copyright, CCLI #20489248 streaming. A printable bulletin can be found here. Pentecost 9A/Proper 13 Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 …