Homily for Epiphany 5 (read or listen), plus two reflections from the Vestry retreat.
Reflection 1, “The Operations of an Unusual Judgment” by the Vicar
Reflection 2, “Are We Still the Church of Second Chances?” by Kelli Emerson, Warden
Sermon for Candlemas
We fear God because we have been at war with a God we don’t actually know. Yet God and the human race can achieve a lasting peace through a restored worship.
Sermon for The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple on Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40.
Preached at Holy Trinity Church Inwood, 20 Cumming Street, New York, New York 10034, on February 2, 2020.
Sermon for Epiphany 3
Loyalty to someone other than Christ breeds faction and division. By reminding the Corinthians of their unity in Christ, Paul sought to recall them to the whole: to a place of unity where Christ is.
Sermon for Epiphany 3 on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18.
Preached at Holy Trinity Church Inwood, 20 Cumming Street, New York, New York 10034, on January 26, 2020.
Sermon for Epiphany 2
When our attempts at glory ultimately fail (which they always do) then we are ready to receive a glory that does not fail: God’s own glory. It is then that we truly become God’s adopted sons and daughters.
Sermon for Epiphany 2 on Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42.
Preached at Holy Trinity Church Inwood, 20 Cumming Street, New York, New York 10034, on January 19, 2020.
Sermon for Epiphany 1
Many who witnessed Jesus’ baptism and ministry came to know him and love him. We can too. “God” is simply too abstract. God the Father seems too remote. But God the Son we can know and love.
Sermon for Epiphany 1 on Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17.
Preached at Holy Trinity Church Inwood, 20 Cumming Street, New York, New York 10034, on January 12, 2020.
Sermon for Christmas 2
God’s will is to choose us. Wondering if he has chosen someone else is to ignore, even to spurn, his choice for us. When we love or are loved we experience something that does not belong to this earth. “He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love” (Ephesians 1:4).
Sermon for Christmas 2 on Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19.
Preached at Holy Trinity Church Inwood, 20 Cumming Street, New York, New York 10034, on January 5, 2020.