The Latest Sermons from Saint Matthew’s
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The Rev. Miriam Saxon reflects on John 20:19-31
The Rev. Lisa Frost-Phillips preaches on Mark 16:1-8 and paying attention to the edges.
The Rev. Miriam Saxon preaches on John 13:1-17, 31b-35 — the Last Supper and Jesus' message to love one another
Will Lee, diocesan intern, reflects on the life and witness of St. Patrick, as it intersects with the lives of Jesus and the prophet Jeremiah.
The Rev. Miriam Saxon reflects on the story of Numbers 21:4-9 - the bronze serpent.
The Rev. Dr. Bruce Lawrence preaching on Mark 8:31-38
Katie Bracy, Duke Intern, reflects on 2 Kings 2:1-12 and anticipatory grief.
The Rev. Lisa Frost-Phillips reflects on Mark 1:29-39 and Jesus' practice of going into a quiet place to be with God.
The Rev. Miriam Saxon reflects on Mark 1:21-28—where Jesus drives out an impure spirit—and on Jesus' messianic authority
The Rev. Lisa Frost-Phillips reflects on the call stories in Mark 1:14-20 and Jonah 3.
The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth reflects on John 1: In the beginning was the Word…and the Word was made flesh.
By the Spirit we are born of God and able to be a part of the Incarnation.
The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth preaching Christmas Eve.
the task for the time after repentance, as we look for God in our lives, is to engage a life of prayer that engages all our passion and comes through the hurt and broken open character of our lives to establish us in God.
The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth reflects on the call to repentance. We prepare God’s Way by realizing our desire for God is the secret underlying all our life and giving that desire top priority.
The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth reflects on the apocalyptic imagery in Advent One as our starting point for preparing our lives for the life that Jesus gives.
Day Smith Pritchartt, Diocesan Intern, preaches on the feast of Christ the King.
Thanksgiving! And C.S. Lewis’ 60th anniversary of passing into the ‘weight of glory.’
The Rev. Josh LeRoy, Chaplain to Orange Alamance Prison Ministry.
The Rev. Lisa Frost Phillips reflects on Wisdom, and the Parable of the 10 handmaidens.
The Rev. Lisa Frost-Phillips reflects on Jesus as in the thick of controversy and clarifying our need to love God and love neighbor as the most critical parts of the Law.
Katie Bracy, Duke Intern, preaches on “Render unto Ceasar…”
There is a Lord. Come to the Wedding Feast.
The Rev. Lisa Frost-Phillips invites us to imagine a less conflicted life as we learn from Jesus and practice walking in his way through this world, our hearts and lives open to the suffering and beauty around us, and our belonging in dignity with each other.
A Saint and His Parish. The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth reflects on St. Matthew’s message for his parish today — Jesus was the fulfillment of the Hebrew Scriptures precisely in the kind of welcome he offered to Matthew, dying because he made that welcome, and the kind of community it created.
The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth reflects on forgiveness with practical reflections on growing in our ability to forgive others.