Embraced by Love: The Intercession of the Holy Spirit

Sermon | July 30, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Good morning. Today, let me tell you what I know about love. When I was being interviewed for the position of Associate Rector, there was an interview panel of 5 people. We sat in the Fireside room. Each person had a list of questions that they asked me. We

To Be A Disciple of Christ

Sermon | June 25, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. I remember a picture that hung on the wall of one of the Sunday School classrooms in the church where I grew up. It was a pastoral scene. Jesus was seated on a large stone beneath a tree, a tree unlike any I was familiar with in West Virginia.

The Kingdom of God in Review

Sermon | June 18, 2023

Click here to watch the sermon. When I first came to Epiphany 15 years ago, the message I preached a lot was: the kingdom of heaven is here, right here, right now, and that is good news! Do any of you remember that? The kingdom of heaven, is also the Kingdom of God…those ideas are

Trinity Sunday

Sermon | June 4, 2023

This sermon has three parts. It’s Trinity Sunday—so, three parts, one sermon. And one part has three parts in it. But don’t worry, it’s not all that complicated. Because why would a sermon on the Trinity be complicated? So I’m going to say three things about the Trinity—three answers to the question we’ve been asking

Founding Church Members in the Age of the Holy Spirit

Sermon | April 23, 2023

In 2070 I will be 103 years old, and most likely in the columbarium here at Epiphany. And as you stroll by, that is, as some of you stroll by, I hope you say, “Oh, remember Doyt? He was Rector here for a long time.” Hopefully you won’t say, “too long.” Others of you will

We are Beatitude People

Sermon | January 29, 2023

Good morning, Epiphany. It is delightful to have you together at one service. We gather as one body because it’s our annual meeting, and all members are encouraged to be present to vote for the Vestry, and to hear what has happened this past year, and where we are headed. So, thank you for being

The Mission Statement of Jesus

Sermon | January 22, 2023

Good morning. Today’s passage is one that is close to my heart. I’ve stood on the shores of the sea of Galilee many times, looking out at boats as fishermen cast their nets into the glistening water. Fishing is such an act of faith; though maybe that’s just what somebody who has no skill fishing

Let Us Walk Humbly With Our God

Sermon | January 15, 2023

Let us pray: In the name of the one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. In the passage from Exodus, the Lord said to Moses, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I

God is Calling Us to Mission