Sermons on October 2020

A Sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

October 26, 2020
Nancy Smith
2020, October 2020

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,…

A Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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,…

A Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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…