Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +12 – Ever Growing Community of ChristRev. Doug FloydColossians 4:2-6 Today marks the end of our summer long reflections on Colossians. This week I reread all the sermons on our website, and then I reread the book of Colossians. One theme that surfaced again and again is our rootedness in Christ. This made me think of a little…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Church
Rev. Dr. Clint Burnett Pentecost+10 2025Rev. Dr. Clint BurnettColossians 3:1-17 Good morning, grace and peace to you this beautiful morning. I bring you greetings from your sister parish in Knoxville, Old North Abbey, and we pray that you are well, and we trust that God and His faithfulness is moving you. Christ is moving among you, sanctifying you and using you for…
Dr. Christopher Graham Pentecost +5 2025Dr. Christopher GrahamColossians 1:1-14 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.[1] in the name of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. Amen. This is an ordinary sermon to ordinary people living in ordinary…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +12Rev. Doug FloydEphesians 4:17-5:2 The story of the Good Samaritan begins with a question. Jesus declares that the heart of the law can be stated in the following commands, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor…
Pentecost 8+Rev. Doug FloydColossians 3 Years ago, Saturday Night Live had a skit that poked fun at the self-help and self-therapy industry. The character Stuart Smalley sat in front of a mirror and recited a series of affirmations like, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” The sketch was both funny and a little uncomfortable because the…
Pentecost 2022Rev. Doug FloydActs 2:1-21, Psalm 104.25-32, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 14:8-17 And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams……
Pentecost +8Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 57:14-21, Psalm 22:23-31, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44 We are reading the book of Ephesians during the summer. Sometimes it is helpful to think of an entire book in one setting, so I am going to try and hit the highlights of this book today. Some of you have probably participated in…
Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 6BActs 11:19-30, Psalm 33, 1 John 4:7-21, John15:9-17 In John 13 through 17, Jesus gathers the disciples to Himself for a final meal before His ascent to the cross. Over the course of the evening, Jesus speaks about the communion of love he shares with the Father. He also emphasizes the…
Trinity Sunday 2020Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 1:1–2:3, Psalm 150, Romans 1:18-25, Matthew 28:16-20 This morning, we are celebrating Trinity Sunday. We just a wonderful reading of the creation story. The lectionary has brought two of these stories together, the Trinity and the Creation. First, we’ll just think briefly of the Gospel reading that Isaac just read…
Pentecost +4 2019Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 66:10–16, Psalm 66, Galatians 6:1-18, Luke 10:1-10 The Mission tells the story of an 18th century Jesuit mission to the Guaraní peoples in Northeastern Argentina. This historical film explores grace and redemption even as it recounts destruction and loss. As I read our texts this week, I kept thinking of The…