Sermon: Transfiguration Sunday 2026 Text: Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 24:12-18 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Considering today’s readings, I’m lead to the thought that everything has the potential to be transfigured. We know the saying that says “everything changes”. Indeed, things transform and change and grow and wither, either for […]

Sermon: 5th Sunday after the Epiphany 2026 Texts: Isaiah 58:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The prophet Isaiah does not let us off the hook. He chastises: “Do you not notice?” Awareness is an important spiritual practice, when we stop paying attention is when things deteriorate: an […]

Sermon: 4th Sunday after the Epiphany 2026 Text: Matthew 5: 1-12 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It has often happened throughout history and definitely today, that the Church has been associated with the past in a negative sense. I’ve heard it described as passé, as a fossil of a […]