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Nov 3, 20247 min read
Life Bound in Beauty-- Sermon for All Saints' Day (observed), November 3, 2024
Readings for the Feast of All Saints, Year B Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 -- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire  ...
Oct 26, 20247 min read
The Faith to Be Healed, the Faith to Follow: Sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 27, 2024
Readings for Proper 25B Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52  -- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire  Once upon a...
Oct 19, 20247 min read
Known By Our Love: Sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 20, 2024
What does it mean to have power? And what is the purpose of having power?
Oct 12, 20248 min read
Spirits in a Material World: Sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 13, 2024
What things stand in the way of our own commitment to really following Jesus?
Oct 5, 20247 min read
Walking in Love With Creation: Sermon for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (transferred) Oct. 6, 2024
Every living thing reminds us that God’s wondrous love bears the world into being and sustains it in every moment.
Sep 28, 20247 min read
Clubs and Labels: Sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 29, 2024
What's Jesus saying to us now? Maybe it’s to look beyond the labels that divide us. There it is: “Whoever is not against us is for us."
Sep 21, 20247 min read
Generous Wisdom: Sermon for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 22, 2024
Readings for Proper 20B: Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37  -- the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire  In the...
Aug 18, 20245 min read
Wisdom in Flesh and Blood: Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost, August 18, 2024
--by the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire Readings: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Â Are there any passages...
May 26, 20247 min read
The Relational God: Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 -- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire This is a glorious day that God has made, even...
May 19, 20246 min read
The Spirit of Hope Sermon for Pentecost
--The Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire One of the bittersweet things that will occur this summer in the life of the Episcopal Church, and, I...
May 12, 20247 min read
Following the Instructions, Following Jesus: Sermon for Ascension Sunday B May 12, 2024
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 We are in the midst of a season of...
Mar 24, 20245 min read
Spring Cleaning for the Soul: Sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday, March 24, 2024
--the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Mark 11:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 (divided at Mark 14:25...
Mar 17, 20246 min read
To See Jesus—Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 17, 2020
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-13 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 The events of our gospel reading take...
Mar 10, 20247 min read
The World According to God: Sermon for March 10, the 4th Sunday in Lent
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Today’s gospel brings to mind two...
Mar 3, 20246 min read
Living (and Loving) in the Material World: Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 3, 2024
-- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 I came of age in the 80s, and two of...
Feb 25, 20246 min read
Bearing the Name, Bearing the Cross: Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, February 24-25, 2024
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:22-30 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 What’s in a name? Shakespeare...
Feb 11, 20245 min read
Thresholds: Sermon for the Last Sunday after Epiphany, February 10-11, 2024
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 When I was still teaching as my primary...
Feb 4, 20247 min read
Everyday Miracles, Everyday Revelation: Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c It was January 19, Martin...
Jan 28, 20246 min read
A Case for Love: Sermon for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany and Annual Meeting
--The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 This last Tuesday, some of us...
Jan 21, 20246 min read
Off the Hook: Sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, January 21, 2024
-- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings, 3rd after Epiphany B: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:6-14 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Many of you...
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