It Was All Set in Motion on this Night

Sermon | March 28, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Tonight we begin the Triduum. One play in three acts: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday. The resurrection will come, but in this three act play, Jesus reveals the pattern that we know as the Paschal mystery, namely: there is Nno resurrection without death. There is no fast

Jesus is Here. So What?

Sermon | December 25, 2023

I love this service. In fact, don’t tell anybody, but it might be my favorite service of the entire year. Sure, I love the pageantry and excitement of Christmas Eve, and I love the pageantry and joy of Easter, but there is something special to me about Christmas Day. For one thing, it’s always quiet.

Guardians of Hope

Sermon | April 9, 2023

Good morning. HAPPY EASTER! I’m so glad to see you today. There is a sense that we’re back to normal, if that’s really possible in a world where COVID is endemic. In fact, I know some of you can’t be here today because you have COVID. I’m glad you’re joining us online. I hope you’re

The God who Makes, Moves, Purposes, and Renews

Sermon | April 8, 2023

As we sit in darkness having heard the Cantor sing: “This is the night…” we remember. This is the night we remember who our God is. We tell the stories about what our God has done. We remember that it is God who saves us. The song we just sang makes the point: Surely it

The Patience of Jesus

Sermon | April 2, 2023

Today is Palm Sunday, and it marks the beginning of Holy Week. We meet Jesus riding into Jerusalem, triumphantly as a king, on a donkey, AND on a colt, the foal of a donkey (Zech 9:9). Which sets the stage for a great deal of confusion…was he on a colt? Was he on a donkey?

Christmas Day

Sermon | December 25, 2022

John 1:1-18 I love this service. In fact, don’t tell anybody, but it might be my favorite service of the entire year. Sure, I love the pageantry and excitement of Christmas Eve, and I love the pageantry and joy of Easter, but there is something special to me about Christmas Day. For one thing, it’s

Living the Resurrection Life

Sermon | May 1, 2022

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My name is Diane Carlisle and I am the Head Verger here at Epiphany. Epiphany has been Terry’s and my spiritual home for almost 40 years. Two weeks ago, in this very space, we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus

The Unstoppable Hope Plays Out

Sermon | April 24, 2022

Happy Eastertide. I hope you had a meaningful Holy Week and a joyful Easter. I preached Easter morning about the “what” and the “who” of Christianity. I built this sermon on the theme of unstoppable hope; about how hope is something we seek through expectations, and dreams, and optimism, and I pointed out that it

The Unstoppable Hope of Jesus

Sermon | April 17, 2022

Happy Easter! I am so glad to see you. I am so happy to be celebrating this day of Resurrection with you. Happy Resurrection day! It is good for my soul to be with you. I hope it is good day for yours as well. Hope is the word I want you to carry away

Category: Easter