Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Lazarus

The Mercy of God

Sermon | October 22, 2023

To watch the sermon click here. Today we meet the Gospel with a familiar verse: “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s.”  This turns out to be Jesus’ response to a trick question by the Pharisees…they want to see whether or not Jesus will acknowledge the governing authority of the

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

Lazarus and Grief

Sermon | March 26, 2023

 Epiphany Parish, Seattle The Rev. Lex Breckinridge Church Year A 3/26/2023 • Lent 5 John 11:1-41 This morning we walk with Jesus as he meets three of his best friends, Lazarus and Lazarus’s two sisters, Martha and Mary. On Saturday, April 1, we’ll observe the Orthodox Feast of St Lazarus where Doyt will share with

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

Mary, Martha, and Listening

Sermon | July 17, 2022

It’s a familiar story, isn’t it, this story of the two sisters, Martha and Mary, and their dinner guest, Jesus. Martha, the anxious host, wants to make sure everything is “just so” for their honored guest. We’re even told that she’s “distracted.” And then she sees her sister, Mary, who is not only not helping

Is it About Love?

Sermon | April 3, 2022

In today’s Gospel, Mary is chastised for wasting expensive perfume when the proceeds from selling it could have been used instead to help the poor.  It is probably a familiar passage, or at least it is to me, and one that always puzzled me. The question with which Mary is berated—why not sell it and

Authenticity

Sermon | February 6, 2022

Good Morning! I’m Alvin Moseberry and if we have not had the pleasure of meeting, allow me to introduce myself; My wife, who is a member of the Choir and I have attended Epiphany Parish for over five years; We found this lovely place, on the recommendation of a friend who grew up with a

Ambiguity Capacity as a Kingdom of God Experience

Sermon | November 7, 2021

I’m reading a book right now called Nonsense by Jamie Holmes, and in it he makes a claim that grabbed my attention. He wrote: “As uncertainties add up in the world around us, they accelerate our desire for certainty.” When I read this, I was reminded of a sermon I preached on Easter day 2014: