A Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent St. Matthew 21:1-13 by William Klock The Gospel we read on Christmas Day is the introduction to St. John’s Gospel. Those…
A Sermon for the Sunday Next Before Advent Jeremiah 23:5-8 & St. John 6:5-14 by William Klock As we come to the last Sunday in the Church Year, I’ve…
A Sermon for the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity St. Matthew 18:21-35 by William Klock Jesus had just been explaining to the disciples how to respond when someone sinned against…
A Sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity Ephesians 6:10-20 by William Klock If you haven’t noticed, we have a mouse problem. Usually the mice stay to the attic…
A Sermon for All Saints’ Day St. Matthew 5:1-12 by William Klock What does it mean to be “blessed”? In today’s Gospel we hear St. Matthew’s telling of Jesus’…
A Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Matthew 9:1-8 by William Klock In our Gospel St. Matthew writes that “Jesus got into the boat and crossed back…
It is a pleasure to preach the Word of God at a wedding, and especially on such a joyful occasion for our church community. We rejoice because we are told…
A Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Matthew 22:34-46 by William Klock Who is Jesus? It’s important. It’s why we have the creeds that put so much…
A Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Ephesians 4:1-6 by William Klock The world is not as it should be. We know it in our bones. Broken relationships,…
A Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Ephesians 3:13-21 & St. Luke 7:11-17 by William Klock “The next day,” says St. Luke in our Gospel lesson, “Jesus went…
A Sermon for the Feast of St. Matthew St. Matthew 9:9-13 and 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 by William Klock “As Jesus was leaving that place, he saw a man called…
A Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 10:23-37 & Hosea 6:1-11 by William Klock “A lawyer got up and put Jesus on the spot,” writes St.…
A Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2 Corinthians 3:4-9 by William Klock Imagine you’re an Israelite at the time of the Exodus. Moses shows up and announces…
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 St. Bartholomew’s Day Acts 5:12-16 by William Klock St. Bartholomew the Apostle. He’s pretty much a mystery. As far as the New Testament goes, Matthew, Mark,…
A Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 15:11-32 by William Klock All the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to listen to Jesus, writes St.…
A Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Matthew 7:15-21 by William Klock In 597 b.c. the Babylonians conquered Judah. The Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, ordered the deportation of the…
A Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Hosea 14:1-9 & Romans 6:19-23 by William Klock I’ve been reading a great book by an Oxford classicist named Teresa Morgan. …
A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity St. Matthew 5:20-26 by William Klock In last Sunday’s Gospel we were with Jesus and Peter in that fishing boat as…