A Sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity

Trinity 22-How Many Times Must I Forgive? Fr. Jeffrey Monroe, St. Timothy’s Parish Text: St. Matthew 18:21‑25   “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”...

A Sermon for the 21st Sunday after Trinity

The Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity by the Rev. Dr. Robert Crouse   My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.” (Eph 6:10) In the epistle lesson this morning, St. Paul exhorts the Christian converts in Ephesus to arm themselves...

A Sermon for the 20th Sunday after Trinity

FOR MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Monroe   Text: Matt. 22:1, Ephesians 5:15   “And when the king had come in to see the guests, he saw that there was a man without a wedding garment, and he said to him, friend, how is it that you...

A Sermon for the 19th Sunday after Trinity

YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN A Message for TRINITY 19 Fr. Jeffrey Monroe   TEXT MATTHEW 9:1, EPHESIANS 4:17.   When Jesus had returned to his own town “Some men brought him a paralytic, lying on a mat.  When Jesus saw their faith, he said “Take heart...

A Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Trinity

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity by R.D. Crouse  St. James’ Church – October 6, 1985   “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength,” “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as...

A Sermon for the 17th Sunday after Trinity

 The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Where to sit at a special dinner and places of honor are an old practice given that now tables at events are reserved and we often see name tags at our places for weddings or other parties. Having sat at many a head table, I...

A Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Trinity

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity TEXT: Luke 7:2, Ephesians 3:13. This time of year, we remember the events of 9-11. These events shook all of us and certainly came close to home, with two of the hijackers beginning their journey through the airport I managed. We have...

A Sermon for the 15th Sunday after Trinity

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Galatians 6:11 | St. Matthew 6:24 “Seek ye first the kingdom of God.” The Gospel lesson appointed for this fifteenth Sunday after Trinity represents the climax of the teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, recorded in...

A Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Trinity

The Fourteenth Sunday after TrinityBased on a Sermon by Rev. R.D. Crousefrom COMMON PRAYER, Volume Six: Parochial Homilies for the Eucharist “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”(Galatians 5.25) The Scripture lessons appointed for...

A Sermon for the 13th Sunday after Trinity

Text: Luke 10:23 “And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? And He answering said, Thou shalt love thy God with all thy heart...