Sermon – Sunday, 30 August 2020/The Rev. Charleston D. Wilson
Have you ever noticed how some movies, or Netflix series, instantly resonate, while others are just too much trouble to figure out? Seventeen years later and I’m still not sure “Lost in Translation” even has a point, and the only reason people “oohed” and “aahed”...
Sermon – Sunday, 23 August 2020/Rev. Christian M. Wood
We have some questions to answer today; what is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Whether our work is a vocational career or as a person whose vocation is that of volunteering, why do we all work as hard as we do? To answer these questions, we turn to Paul’s...
Sermon – Sunday, 16 August 2020/Rev. Charleston D. Wilson
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Have you ever thought about what you want on your tombstone? I’m from Alabama, and everybody in Alabama has given thought to what they’d like on their headstone. Call it morbid, of whatever, but it’s a...
Sermon – Sunday, 9 August 2020/Rev. Christian M. Wood
For as long as I can remember, I have loved sports. I love playing sports, as you all know, I started a softball team here at Redeemer, called “The Big Red Machine.” Growing up, I became a massive fan of the NY Mets, a decision I have regretted ever since 1986, I also...
Sermon – Sunday, 2 August 2020/Andrew Lazo, Seminarian
Lazo, Andrew Sermon for Proper 13, 2 August 2020 In the name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen. My mother was a terrible cook. She was a woman of many gifts, but, honestly, the culinary arts were not among them. Don’t get me wrong—she kept us fed, and I have...
Sunday, 26 July 2020/Rev. Charleston D. Wilson
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness.” Victor Austin wrote a book not too long ago called Losing Susan. It’s about his wife’s long battle with brain disease, and I commend it to you. Victor is a priest...
Sermon – Sunday, 19 July 2020/Rev. Christian M. Wood
An incredible priest once gave me advice about preaching. He said this, “when you preach sanctification should always be on your mind, and your sermon should bring sanctification to the minds of those who are listening.” Sanctification means to be set apart. An...
Sermon – Sunday 5 July 2020/Rev. Christian M. Wood
Just before our Gospel reading today, Jesus is talking behind the back of John the Baptist. If your reaction to what I just said is confusion, I understand. Talking behind somebody’s back is a bad thing, and Jesus does not do bad things. Just before what we read...
Sermon – Sunday 28 June 2020/Mr. Andrew Lazo, Seminarian
I speak to you in the name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Please be seated. So there I am, eight years old, sitting in the middle of my messy room on Saturday morning. Now I was SUPPOSED to be cleaning my room, cause the county fair was that day, and we had to...