Sermon, July 17, 2022
Sermon, July 10, 2022
Sermon delivered by The Rev. Cristina Rathbone Luke 10:25-37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all […]
Like Lambs
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone July 3, 2022 Luke 10:1-11; 16-20 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask […]
Sermon, June 26, 2022
Written and delivered by Mr. Ian Booton Gospel Luke 9:51-62 When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not […]
Juneteenth Feast, June 19, 2022
Today in worship, Grace Church, is commemorating the anniversary of the full emancipation of Black people from chattel slavery in the United States. Juneteenth (June 19th) was made a federal holiday June 17, 2021, though festivities with special food and music have existed since 1867. It marks the day Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to […]
God in Us, Pentecost
Delivered by the Rev. Tina Rathbone John 14:8-17 Philip said to Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do […]
Sermon May 29, 2022
Written and delivered by Gino Furio John 17:20-26 Jesus prayed for his disciples, and then he said. “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in […]
Becoming Well
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone John 5:1-9After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. In these lay many invalids–blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been […]
Sermon May 15, 2022
Our Shepherd, the Lamb
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone May 8, 2022 John 10:22: At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us […]