Sermons

Fr Jon’s most recent sermons are below. You can also check out the archive here.

Sunday July 5th, Proper 9

Readings: Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:8-15 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Read and hear RFK’s full words here

Sunday June 28, Proper 8

Readings: Jeremiah 28:5-9 Psalm 89:1-4,15-18 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42

Text of the sermon here

Sunday June 21st, Proper 7

Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 69: 8-20 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39

you can read the text here

Sunday May 17, 6th Sunday of Easter

On the nature of Christian freedom

Readings: Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Psalm 66:7-18

Read the text here

Sunday April 19, 2nd Sunday of Easter

You can read the text of my Sunday message here

Readings: Acts 2:14a,22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Psalm 16

You can also watch the Sunday Briefing for this Sunday

Sunday April 12, Easter Day

My message from our Livestreamed worship

Readings: Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 28:1-10 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Sunday March 8th

What is Jesus talking about when he says that to see the kingdom of God we must be born from above?

Readings: Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 121

Sunday March 1st

Jesus’ temptations show us the importance of paying attention to the ways we reach for the good goals in our lives.

Readings: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Psalm 32

Sunday February 24th

Do we only find Jesus on the mountaintop in glory, or is he also in the mundane and ordinary experiences of life?

Readings: Exodus 24:12-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 Psalm 2

Sunday February 16th

God invites us to live as we were created and thrive or follow our own path and wither.

Readings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:38-48 Psalm 119:1-8

Sunday February 9th

In telling of salt and light Jesus reminds us that we work best together

Readings: Isaiah 58:1-12 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 112:1-9

Sunday February 2nd

We’re celebrating the Feast of the Presentation and looking for signs of God’s loving action in the world.

Readings: Malachi 3:1-4 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 Psalm 84

Sunday January 12th

The story of Paul and Cornelius shows us how the Holy Spirit works to free us from our stuck places

Readings: Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Psalm 29

Sunday January 5th

We are called to offer ourselves, soul and body, to God’s dream for us

Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 Psalm 84 or 84:1-8

Sunday December 29th

In Jesus we can see and understand the lives God dreams for us

Readings: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147

Sunday December 22nd

The story of Joseph shows the power of generosity to remake the world

Readings:Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18

Sunday December 15th

The story of the incarnation show us the power of God’s promises to change the world

Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Canticle 15

Sunday December 8th

Where is the joy to be found not just at Christmas, but in our lives?

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Sunday November 24th – Christ the King Sunday

It’s Christ the king, but does the reign of Christ look like what we think it might?

Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Canticle 16 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43

Sunday November 17th

Following Jesus has no passive options

Readings: Isaiah 65:17-25 Canticle 9 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19

Sunday November 10th

Life is filled with tasks and Jesus invites us to turn our penchant for busy-ness into kingdom building to show the world the grace and love of God.

Readings: Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Psalm 98 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38

Sunday November 3rd – All Saints Sunday

We are surrounded by the love of the saints, big and small, who have shaped our lives and our faith.

Readings: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31