Pentecost +16Rev. Doug FloydAmos 6:1-7, Psalm 146, 1 Timothy 6:11-19, Luke 16:19-31 Last week we saw how Jesus consistently welcomes people that seem unclean, unlikeable, and unrespectable. Jesus walks from town to town, proclaiming and enacting, “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” The kingdom looks like welcoming the weak and weary to a wedding feast. The kingdom looks like a shepherd…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons from September 2019
Pentecost +15Rev. Doug Floyd Amos 8:4-12, Psalm 138, 1 Timothy 2:1–7, Luke 16:1-13 Imagine if UT were throwing a big event to celebrate the Vols football program and they announced a list of honored guests of folks such as Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin, and of course Steve Spurrier. Reading the Gospel sometimes feels like Jesus is honoring all the wrong people: a…
Pentecost +14 2019 A Priest in the Temple of the LordRev. Doug Floyd Exodus 32:1, 7-14, Psalm 51, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10 Today we prayed a prayer for mercy in Psalm 51. We hear the story of God’s mercy in the conversion of Paul from persecutor to proclaimer of God’s love in Christ. We watched Jesus model the great mercy of…
Pentecost +12Rev. Doug FloydSirach 10:7–18, Psalm 112, Hebrews 13:1–8, Luke 14:1-24 Yesterday was the Feast of St. Aidan, the Apostle to England. A few weeks back, I mentioned how King Oswald asked the monks of Iona to send help as he sought to bring the Gospel to the region of Northumbria. Aidan heeded the call…
Pentecost +11Rt. Rev. Dr. Frank LyonsIsaiah 28:14–22, Psalm 46, Hebrews 12:15–29, Luke 13:22–30 Praise the Lord. This morning, we need to put this message in context. The crucial verse in Luke is Luke 19:10: “For the son of man came to seek and to save the lost.” Okay. Chapter 15 is the crucial chapter in…