Category: Kingdom of God

November 10, 2013, Epiphany parishioner, Wellesley Chapman preaching
Look around and you can see the product of creative impulse here at Epiphany. In addition to the visual art you see everywhere, we have music: two organs, pianos, a harpsichord, a talented choir and a superb musical direction. Everywhere you look, you will find some one or some group expressing their faith and their struggle. We gather in groups to study, to pray, meditate, share a meal and to and serve others. We gather around the ornate the Saint John’s Bible and ask hard questions of one another.

November 3, 2013, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching

At Epiphany we often talk about operating principles that give us insight into the world as God made it. Gravity is an operating principle; so is the principle of water evaporation; as is the principle of the stone in the pond (if you don’t know what that is you can listen to last week’s sermon here).

This week I’d like to introduce two other operating principles that may help us become kinder people. The first is the operating principle of “ick” and the second is the operating principle of “awesomeness.” They are both pretty simple and they both have to do with kindness.

October 27, 2013, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching

Envy may well be the first temptation we encounter in life. Observe a child. Even in the nursery we see envy, as a toy or a snack is snatched from the hands of the other, even when it is the same toy or snack the child is holding himself. The child reaches to grab what he wants, and the other cries out, and relationship is tested and challenged and in some cases broken; which is why envy is a crime in the kingdom of God, where relationship is primary, and that which causes brothers to brawl is contrary to the world as God made it.

Preacher: The Rev. Kate Wesch Genesis 3:13b-24 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”  14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon

October 13, 2013, The Rev. Doyt Conn

There is a moment after all that, when God, walking in the Garden in the cool of the evening, calls out: “Where are you?”

August 18, 2013, The Rev Doyt Conn preaching

The sermon today is about the lavish, outrageous, abundant, overflowing love God has for us. It is a sermon about what it means to be a child of God, and why that matters. It is a sermon to remind us of our divine family resemblance, and the duty that puts upon us, and joy that this bring us when we act as heirs of God’s kingdom.

July 14, 2013, The Rev Kate Wesch preaching

God asks Amos, “What do you see?” and then, God says, “Go, prophesy!” Now, God asks each one of us. What do you see? Do you see institutional racism, workplace bias, ageism, poverty, or homelessness? What do you see that gets your blood boiling, your spirit agitated, and your soul hungry for change?