Chase Whitmire Lent 5B 2021Jeremiah 31:31–34, Psalm 51, Hebrews 4:14–5:10, John 12:20-36 When was the last time, you found yourself at a fork in the road? There was a decision to be made. You knew that whatever choice you made, your life would never be the same. It could have been making a decision about college, or a job, or getting married,…
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Sermons on John
Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 42 Chronicles 36:14–23, Psalm 122, Ephesians 2:4-10, John 6:1-15 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem! Our Psalm for today exhorts the listener to pray for the city’s peace: to pray that Jerusalem, the city of peace, will actually be a city of peace. Jerusalem is an actual city but it is also a longing. Daniel prays toward Jerusalem…
Lent 3Rev. Doug FloydExodus 20:1–2, Psalm 19, Romans 7:12-25, John 2:13–22 Last week our local news ran a story about a seven-year-old camped out in her front yard. Every Tuesday since last October, Paisley Elliot has been sleeping in the tent in her front yard to call attention to the plight of refugees. When she…
Epiphany 2B 2021Rev. Doug Floyd1 Samuel 3:1–21, Psalm 63, 1 Corinthians 1:6-9, John 1:43–51 Jesus tells Philip, “Follow me,” and he follows. He even finds Nathaniel and invites him to follow as well. Today we are pausing over the call of Jesus Christ to each of us, “Follow me.” We begin life as followers. A…
Christmas 1 2020Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 61:10–62:5, Psalm 147, Galatians 3:23-4:7, John 1:1–18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) Today we pause and behold a wonder, a glory, a mystery unveiled. God with us. The Word become flesh,…
Pentecost 2020Rev. Doug FloydActs 2:1–11, Psalm 104:25-37, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 20:19-23 In the Eastern Orthodox icon of Pentecost, there are twelve disciples seated in a semi-circle. They are waiting in the upper room for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Upon closer inspection, we might notice that the two disciples at the top of…
Easter 7 2020Rev. Doug FloydActs 1:1–14, Psalm 47, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-11 Last year during Eastertide, the second lesson each week was from the book of Revelation. Revelation tells the church that the risen Christ is standing right there in the midst. The churches are in all different situations. Some are having internal conflicts; some are being persecuted; some are tempted…
Easter 6 2020Acts 17:22-34, Psalm 148, 1 Peter 3:8–18, John 15:1-11 In today’s lessons, we heard Paul’s sermon at Athens. He promises to reveal the unknown god who they have already been worshipping and proceeds to use their own writers to point to Jesus as the fulfillment of their longing. For instance, he quotes, “In…
Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 5 2020St. Brendan’s Anglican ChurchActs 17:1-15; Psalm 68; 1 Peter 2:1–12; John 14:1–14 When my nephew was young, he told his mother that he asked God to leave His heart. He said, “Jesus can stay but God has to go. He scares me.” In his childlike way, he was expressing a…
Easter 4 2020Chase WhitmireActs 6:1–9, 7:2a, 51–60, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:13–25, John 10:1–10 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you my Lord and King. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. This past February I did something a little different. I…