Rev. Doug Floyd Trinity Sunday 2026Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 150, 2 Corinthians 13:5-14, Matthew 28:16-20 In 431, St. Patrick went to Ireland as a missionary bishop. Years after being enslaved by an Irish noble, he returns with the Good News of Jesus Christ. St. Patrick and other servants of the Lord brought a message of the Triune God as revealed in…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Trinity
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +2Rev. Dr. Les MartinZechariah 12:8–10, 13:1, Psalm 63, Galatians 3:23–29, Luke 9:18–24 We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church – The Nicene Creed In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen Just after Trinity Sunday, in the wake of Pentecost, the church enters a season known as…
Rev. Doug Floyd Trinity Sunday 2025Rev. Doug FloydJohn 16:12-15 St. Sergius of Radonezh’s (ra-donesh’s) whole life was devoted to the Holy Trinity.[1] He lived in the 14th century and believed that the divisions of the church and the world could only be healed through contemplation of the Trinity. Seventeen years after his death, Andrei Rublev was commissioned to paint an icon of…
Rev. Doug Floyd Trinity SundayRev. Doug FloydExodus 3:1-6, Psalm 93, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-16 Today we come to the center of our confession: the Trinity. It is often said that pastor usually invite someone else to preach on this day. I like to think about what Alister McGrath once said at a conference on the Trinity. He said, “The Trinity is not…
TrinityRev. Doug FloydGenesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 150, 2 Corinthians 13:5-14, Matthew 28:16-20 I was sitting in a Theology of Communication class in the early 90s, waiting to give my statement of faith. The professors had asked each of us to prepare our statement of faith and present it in class. We had two professors: one was an Episcopalian and the other was a…
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…
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…
Trinity 2019 Rev. Doug Floyd Isaiah 6:1-7, Psalm 29, Revelation 4:1-11, John 16:5–15 On Trinity Sunday, we are invited to meditate upon The trinity, our Triune Creator who is One God, Three Person: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is above and beyond all our thoughts and experiences. So to speak too much of the…
Koinonia May 24, 2018 Doug Floyd Exodus 3:1-6, Psalm 93, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-16 I was blessed with a friend in college named Jim. He had a dry sense of humor and often made laugh out loud. We spent a great deal of time together and I came to see his deep hunger and thirst…