Category: Sermons

When my family was attending St. Thomas ten or twelve years ago, Sarah played Mary for the church Christmas pageant. Ruth Ann Wraight asked if she had a baby doll which could be used in the manger when the time came. Sarah said she would bring one.   We had some neighbors in TN who… Continue reading Seeing God’s Glory

Within the Episcopal Church we have have seven principal feasts. This is the kind of thing you have people learn when they are in confirmation class. Most people can come up with Easter and Christmas. We also have All Saints’ Day, Pentecost and Epiphany. I claim the last two are the tough ones – Ascension… Continue reading Waiting, Watching, and Discovery

Maybe you’ve noticed that one of the features of Mark’s Gospel is that the birth of Jesus is completely left out. We skip Bethlehem, and the shepherds, and the wise men, and the angels. It does not say word one about Mary or Joseph or the baby. By the time Mark picks up the story,… Continue reading God’s Call

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth January 18, 2015 Second Sunday after Epiphany 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.”  … Continue reading Starting Small

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth December 24, 2014 Christmas Eve   Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14(15-20)   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.”   I want… Continue reading Regifting

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom  at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth January 4, 2015 Second Sunday of Christmas   Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:13-15,19-23   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” When… Continue reading God Has a Plan

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth December 7, 2014:  Second Sunday of Advent   Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” The Gospel of… Continue reading Repentance

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth October 5, 2014 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Psalm 19 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” Our Gospel lesson… Continue reading The Fruits of Righteousness

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth September 28, 2014 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” Our Gospel lesson today… Continue reading Authority

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth September 21, 2014 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” We live in a… Continue reading Abundance and Scarcity