Leeds Episcopal Church

Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 1, 2020 “Arms Wide Open” The Reverend Kate Bryant

Sermon for the Feast of The Presentation of Our Lord Sunday, February 2, 2020 The Rev. Kate Bryant

Sermon for the Feast of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Year A) Sunday, January 19, 2020 The Rev. Kate Bryant

Third Sunday of Advent (Year A) Sunday, December 15, 2019 The Rev. Kate Bryant “The Bible has so much to say about fear because fear is such an enemy of life. It’s hard to love when you’re afraid. It’s hard to care passionately when you are afraid. It’s impossible to be joyful when you’re frightened. There is a sense in which fear limits life, constrains life, is the antithesis of life.”

Sermon for Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24, 2019 The Rev. Kate Bryant “When we peer into that manger, we are reminded that we worship a God who decided to get down into the dirt with us, down into the messiness and complications of life with us. When we peer into that manger, we see that God knew we needed a God—a Savior—who had tasted the darkness firsthand.”

Second Sunday of Advent (Year A) Sunday, December 8, 2019 The Rev. Kate Bryant “The yearning for peace is timeless and universal. All people want peace for themselves and their children. It is a longing that is deep within the human heart.”

“God Alone is Our Sovereign” Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King (Year C) Sunday, November 24, 2019 The Reverend Kate Bryant

Sermon - “Hear, Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest” Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 28 (Year C) Sunday, November 17, 2019 The Reverend Kate Bryant Today’s Collect: Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting l...

Sermon for The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost-“Let’s Celebrate The Harvest!” Harvest Sunday at Stribling Orchard November 10, 2019 The Reverend Kate Bryant

Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday Sunday, November 3, 2019 The Reverend Kate Bryant

Sermon for The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: “An Astonishing Beginning” The Reverend Kate Bryant The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish October 27, 2019

Sermon for The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Through Prayer, By Faith, Seek Justice The Rev. Jan M. Brown "My sisters and brothers in Christ, Jesus says to each of us that if the unrighteous, disrespectful and unfearing judge will grant justice if badgered, then God, who is righteous, gracious and loving, will grant justice quickly to those who pray day and night. " Readings: Genesis 32:22-31...

In this week’s sermon, The Reverend Kate Bryant explores Paul’s exhortation to Timothy to hold fast to The Gospel for the sake of future generations. Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 37:1-10 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10

“Are we using what we have to enrich others, to build up friendships and relationships, to help our congregation live out our collective calling to be a light in the world, to proclaim God’s justice, to do our best to embody Christ’s love in everything we do?” Readings https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-1

In this week's sermon, The Reverend Kate Bryant speaks to us on the Gospel reading from Luke. Readings: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 http://lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/Pentecost/CProp19_RCL.html

The Reverend Kate Bryant delivers the sermon on Homecoming Sunday. Holy Scripture Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33

What does hospitality look like in the Kingdom of God? In today’s sermon, The Reverend Kate Bryant invites us to reflect on Jesus’s words at the Pharisee’s house in The Gospel of Luke. Whom do we welcome to God’s table? Readings: Sirach 10:12-18 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14

In this week’s sermon, The Reverend Kate Bryant explores Luke’s Gospel account of Jesus healing a woman on the sabbath (Luke 13:10-17). Jesus’s actions in this story reveal to us that every day is the right day for us to act in ways that further God’s restoration and justice for all people.

This morning, Leeds missionary Greg Lowden spoke about his work helping at-risk youth with Guatemala Youth Initiative. https://iniciativaguatemala.org

This Sunday, Leeds welcomed The Reverend Ann Truitt who spoke to us about the intriguing nature of faith and how we we can use this gift to carry out Christ's work in this world. Readings: Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40

We recite The Lord’s Prayer together each Sunday during worship, but how often do we reflect on the meaning of its words? In this week’s sermon, The Rev. Kate Bryant invites us to consider “Thy Kingdom Come.” Jesus offers this petition, not as a means of escape from our present world, but as the path to radical transformation.

As Christians, we are called to help heal the brokenness we see in the world. But, as we busy ourselves with the work of ministry, do we take the time to center ourselves in The Gospel? Do we ground ourselves in Jesus’ Word? In this Sunday’s sermon, The Rev. Kate Bryant explores The Gospel account of Mary and Martha, and how we might, like Mary, choose “the better part.”

The Paradox of Prosperity: Am I Loving My Neighbor? This Sunday, The Rev. Kate Bryant explores what it means to love one’s neighbor in a society of excess. Christian faith mandates moral courage. How can we be good citizens of our community, our nation, and our world? Readings: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/fifth-sunday-after-pentecost-2

In the sermon for this Sunday, The Reverend Kate Bryant asks the question “Are You A Christian?” Readings: Old Testament: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm: Psalm 30 Epistle: Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16 Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon for The Third Sunday After Pentecost delivered by The Reverend Kate Bryant, Priest-In-Charge of Leeds Church, Markham, Virginia