OUR SERMONS

Cut!

November 17, 2024
Cut! Galatians 5:2-12 by William Klock   Back in 1998, just after we were married, Veronica and I travelled to Montreal for her interview with the US immigration folks.  While…
Cast Out the Slave-girl and her Son Galatians 4:12-5:1 by William Klock   I have a non-Christian—or it would be better to say, anti-Christian—relative who, I’ve observed, is very uncomfortable…

No Longer a Slave

November 3, 2024
No Longer a Slave Galatians 4.1-11 by William Klock   We didn’t go to the theatre to see very many movies when I was a kid, so when Star Wars…

One in the Messiah

October 20, 2024
One in the Messiah Galatians 3:15-29 by William Klock   When my grandmother died there was a will.  It spelled out everything in black and white.  Not just the financial…

Children of Abraham

October 13, 2024
Children of Abraham Galatians 3:1-14 by William Klock   Have you ever heard of Charles Blondin?  He was a French acrobat, daredevil, and tight-rope walker in the middle of the…
Interlude: Why was Abraham so Important to Paul? Genesis 15 & Psalm 2 by William Klock   As I was preparing to preach on the central part of Paul’s letter…

In the Messiah

September 29, 2024
In the Messiah Galatians 2:11-21 by William Klock We’re all familiar with the image of the two masks, side-by-side, representing tragedy and comedy—one face frowning and the other smiling.  The…
Entrusted with the Gospel Galatians 1:18-2:10 by William Klock   I will never forget the first day I wore my letterman jacket to school.  High school is full of tribes. …

The Son Unveiled in Me

September 15, 2024
The Son Unveiled in Me Galatians 1:10-17 by William Klock   As I was digging around in our crawlspace this week, I found my 1970s Tupperware lunchbox full of my…
People Pleasers or Slaves of the Messiah? Galatians 1:1-10 by William Klock   The other day the phone rang.  I answered it and a stranger on the other end asked…
A Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 17:11-19 & Galatians 5:16-24 by William Klock   Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, St. Luke tells us.  Making…
A Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 10:23-37 & Galatians 3:16-22 by William Klock   Jesus had commissioned seventy disciples to preach the good news throughout the…
A Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 by William Klock   One morning back in my Macintosh technician days my boss walked up and put a…
A Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 & St. Luke 18:9-14 by William Klock   “Two men went up to the temple to pray,” Jesus said. …
A Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 & St. Luke 19:41-47 by William Klock   Imagine being in the crowds that surrounded Jesus as he made…
A Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 16:1-9 by William Klock   The Pharisees and the legal experts were grumbling.  They’d come to meet with Jesus, but…
A Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Romans 8:12-17 & St. Matthew 7:15-21 by William Klock   Jesus sat on the mountainside with a great crowd of people spread…
A Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Hosea 14:1-9, Romans 6:19-23, & St. Mark 8:1-9 by William Klock   The Prophet Hosea lived in the midst of a wicked…
A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity by Matthew Colvin Matt. 5:20-26 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never…