Sermon Blog

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A Treasure in Clay Jars

Second Reading A READING FROM THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord...

Maryann Amor

Jun 4, 20245 min read

God in Isaiah

First Reading A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty;...

Maryann Amor

May 28, 20245 min read

What a Friend we Have in Jesus

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN Jesus said, "As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my...

Maryann Amor

May 8, 20245 min read

Love in 1 John 4:7-21

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF JOHN Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and...

Maryann Amor

May 3, 20242 min read

The Lord is My Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd; * I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures * and leads me beside still waters. He revives...

Maryann Amor

Apr 22, 20245 min read

Celebrate the Party Gospel!

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO LUKE Jesus himself stood among the disciples and said to them, "Peace be with you."...

Maryann Amor

Apr 15, 20245 min read

The Scarred Body of Jesus

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of...

Maryann Amor

Apr 8, 20246 min read

The "Ending" of Mark's Gospel

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MARK When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and...

Maryann Amor

Apr 4, 20245 min read

The Risk of Love

To read the Lectionary passages that inspired this sermon, click here Sermon: The Rev. Dr. Maryann Amor Today is Palm Sunday, a day that...

Maryann Amor

Mar 25, 20244 min read

Jeremiah 31: Forgive and Forget

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel...

Maryann Amor

Mar 19, 20245 min read

John 3:16

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN Jesus said, "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must...

Maryann Amor

Mar 13, 20245 min read

Jesus and the Temple

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHNThe Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the...

Maryann Amor

Mar 5, 20245 min read

A Canoe, a Motorboat and a Helicopter

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MARKIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in...

Maryann Amor

Feb 20, 20245 min read

The Transfiguration

Thank you to our Lay Reader, Mike O'Connor, for preaching such a wonderful sermon on Sunday about the Transfiguration :)

Maryann Amor

Feb 15, 20241 min read

Worship! February 4th Bishop's Visit

Check out the complete worship service from February 4th, 2024.

Maryann Amor

Feb 5, 20241 min read

How do we know God?

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MARK They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, Jesus entered the synagogue...

Maryann Amor

Jan 30, 20245 min read

Sulk or Rejoice: A Sermon on The Book of Jonah

A Sermon on the Book of Jonah by The Rev. Dr. Maryann Amor Sulk or rejoice? This is the choice that we are confronted with when we read...

Maryann Amor

Jan 22, 20244 min read

Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth?

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,...

Maryann Amor

Jan 15, 20245 min read

Genesis 1:1-5 God taming Watery Chaos

Whenever I teach my introductory Hebrew courses, I always share the Hebrew of Genesis 1:1-5, reading it to my students, as I just did,...

Maryann Amor

Jan 8, 20244 min read

The Grinch!

A Christmas Eve sermon with reference to the 2018 animated movie, The Grinch.

Maryann Amor

Jan 3, 20241 min read