Epiphany 3 2025Rev. Doug FloydLuke 4:14-21 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed meto proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captivesand recovering of sight to the blind,to set at liberty those who are oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” And the eyes of all in the synagogue were…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons from January 2025
Epiphany 2 2025 -The WeddingRev. Dr. Les MartinJohn 2:1–11 “You have kept the good wine until now.” – John 2:10 In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen There’s something wrong at the wedding at Cana in Galilee. Things go wrong at weddings. I’ve been a priest now for 30 years and the stories…
Rev. Doug Floyd Baptism of Our Lord Jesus ChristRev. Doug FloydLuke 3:15-22 Aert de Gelder paints a most unusual image of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist. The image is dim, and the only light is on Jesus as the heavens open and the Spirit descends, and the Father speaks. De Gelder’s style follow his influence: Rembrandt. Though he was considered…
Eve of Epiphany 2025Rev. Dr. Les MartinMatthew 2:1-12 …they departed to their own country by another way. – Matthew 2:12b + In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is Epiphany Eve. The Feast of the Epiphany- a word meaning “a revelatory manifestation”- is one of the 7 principal feast days on the…
Christmas 1 2024Rev. Doug FloydJohn 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.”[1] Grant Osborne writes, “In my opinion, this is the single greatest sentence ever written in the history of the human language, the deepest theological statement ever written.”[2]…
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Christmas Day 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinIsaiah 52:7–12, Psalm 98, Hebrews 1:1–12, John 1:1–18 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news. – Isaiah 52:7a + In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. After I was ordained, my mother went from being a lapsed…
Christmas Eve 2024Rev. Doug FloydLuke 2:1-20 Every year cartoons and movies retell the same story: the story of a child or an adult who has lost the wonder of Christmas, “the Christmas spirit.” Every year the tale of innocence and experience is retold through the lens of Santa Claus and a heart that needs only believe. Christmas is the time when we…
Advent 4C Rev. Dr. Les MartinMicah 5:2-5a, Luke 1:39–56 Be strong, fear not, your God is coming with judgment, coming with judgment to save you. – Church of England, Common Worship, Canticle “A Song in the Wilderness,” verse 5 In the name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. In the 1991 Lawrence Kasden film Grand Canyon,…