St. Columba's Episcopal Church Sermons

Fifth Sunday in Lent Old Testament Isaiah 43:16-21 T hus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?...

Fourth Sunday in Lent Old Testament Joshua 5:9-12 T he Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." And so that place is called Gilgal to this day. While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of th...

Third Sunday in Lent Old Testament Exodus 3:1-15 M oses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at thi...

Second Sunday in Lent Old Testament Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 T he word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." But Abram said, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to...

Teach me my God and King Thee in all Things to See

First Sunday in Lent Old Testament Deuteronomy 26:1-11 W hen you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your...

Last Sunday after the Epiphany Old Testament Exodus 34:29-35 M oses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses cal...

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Old Testament:  Genesis 45:3-11, 15 3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence.  4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come closer to me." And they came closer. He said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.  5 And now do not be distressed, or a...

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Old Testament Jeremiah 17:5-10 T hus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength,  whose hearts turn away from the Lord. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed are those who trust in th...

The Soul of Anglicanism Series: Thomas Cranmer and the Genius of the Anglican Via Media, "Almighty God, Unto Whom All Hearts are Open." Session 9 Join The Rev. Andrew Walmisley, PhD, as he presents a series on the Soul of Anglicanism. Fr. Andrew will survey the history of Anglicanism while exploring its distinctive theological sources and unique characteristics. Is Anglicanism a tradition of compr...

Third Sunday after the Epiphany Old Testament Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 A ll the people of Israel gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. Accordingly, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the...

Second Sunday after the Epiphany Old Testament Isaiah 62:1-5 F or Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown o...

The Soul of Anglicanism Series: Julian of Norwich: The Revelations of Divine Love, "And all shall be well." Session 8 Join The Rev. Andrew Walmisley, PhD, as he presents a series on the Soul of Anglicanism. Fr. Andrew will survey the history of Anglicanism while exploring its distinctive theological sources and unique characteristics. Is Anglicanism a tradition of compromise between Protestants an...

The Baptism of our Lord The Collect A lmighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever...

The Epiphany The Collect O  God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen . Old Testament Isaiah 60:1-6 A rise, shine; for your light has come, and...

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS The Collect A lmighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament Isaiah 61:10-62:3 I  will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whol...

Christmas The Collect A lmighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born [this day] of a pure virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever.  Amen . Old Testam...

Third Sunday of Advent Old Testament Zephaniah 3:14-20 S ing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not l...

The Soul of Anglicanism Series: A Survey of Welsh Spirituality Session 7 Join The Rev. Andrew Walmisley, PhD, as he presents a series on the Soul of Anglicanism. Fr. Andrew will survey the history of Anglicanism while exploring its distinctive theological sources and unique characteristics. Is Anglicanism a tradition of compromise between Protestants and Catholics? Or one which comprehends element...

Second Sunday of Advent Old Testament Malachi 3:1-4 S ee, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight-- indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers'...

Old Testament Jeremiah 33:14-16 T he days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name b...

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King Old Testament:  Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 9 As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne, his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire.  10 A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his presence. A thousand thousands served him, and ten...

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost Old Testament:  Daniel 12:1-3 1 "At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. 2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth sha...

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Alternative Readings chosen by the Vicar First Reading:  The Prophet Isaiah 44:24 – 45:1-5 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I the LORD, have made all things, I alone stretched out the heavens, I alone hammered the earth into shape. It is I who frustrates the omens of soothsayers, and makes fools of diviners; who turns back the wise,...

All Saints (Observed) Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Ha...