• January 2, 2005: "A Star At Its Rising" Matthew 2:1-2
• January 9, 2005: "Let It Be So" Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17
• January 16, 2005: "The Shepherd and the Lamb"  John 1:29-42
• January 23, 2005: "Immediately, If Not Sooner" Matthew 4:12-23
• January 30, 2005: “Blessed Are Those” Matthew 5:1-12
• February 6, 2005: "Do Not Be Afraid" Matthew 17:1-9
• February 13, 2005: "The Wilderness of Temptation" Matthew 4:1-11
• February 20, 2005: "Nicodemus" John 3:1-17
• February 27, 2005: "The Woman at the Well" John 4:5-42
• March 6, 2005: "Four Communion Table Meditations" John 9:1-41
• March 13, 2005: "I Am" John 11:1-45
• March 20, 2005: "30 Pieces of Silver" Matthew 26:1-16
• March 24, 2005 - Maundy Thursday: "It's All About Love" John 13:1-17, 31b-35
• March 25, 2005 - Good Friday: "Reflection on the 7 Last Words" Matthew 27:45-56
• March 27, 2005 - The First Sunday of Easter: "What's In It For Me?" Matthew 28:1-10
• April 3, 2005 - The Second Sunday of Easter: "Blessed are Those" John 20:19-31
• April 10, 2005 - The Third Sunday of Easter: "Their Eyes Were Opened" John 20:19-31
• April 17, 2005 - The Fourth Sunday of Easter: "Life Abundant" John 10:1-10
• April 24, 2005 - The Fifth Sunday of Easter: "The Great 'I Am'" John 14:1-14
• May 1, 2005 - The Sixth Sunday of Easter: "The Ways of the Spirit" John 14:15-21
• May 8, 2005 - The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Ascension of the Lord: "Witnesses" Matthew 24:44-53
• May 15, 2005 - The Pentecost! "What Comes From Your Heart?" John 7:37-39
• May 22, 2005 - "Go, Therefore" Matthew 28:16-20
• May 29, 2005 - Memorial Day Sunday "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand" Matthew 7:21-29
• June 5, 2005 - Proper 5 "A Compassionate Heart" Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
• June 12, 2005 - Proper 6 "Ask the Lord of the Harvest" Matthew 9:35-10:8
• June 19, 2005 - Proper 7 "A Tale of Three Fathers" Matthew 10:24-39
• June 26, 2005 - Proper 7 "A Cup of Cold Water" Matthew 10:40-42
• July 17, 2005 - Proper 10 "Letting Go Until Harvest" Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• July 24, 2005 - Proper 11 "Parables of the Kingdom" Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
• July 31, 2005 - Proper 12 "Just Five Loaves and Two Fish" Matthew 14:13-21
• August 7, 2005 - Proper 13 "Do Not Be Afraid" Matthew 14:22-33
• August 14, 2005 - Proper 14 "Great Is Your Faith" Matthew 15:21-28
• August 21, 2005 - Proper 15 "The Rock" Matthew 16:13-20
• September 4, 2005 - Proper 17, “I Am There Among Them” Matthew 18:15-20 - A Response to Hurricane Katrina
• September 11, 2005 - Proper 18, “Forgiveness” Matthew 18:21-35
• September 18, 2005 - Proper 19, “New Math” Matthew 20:1-16
• September 25, 2005 - Proper 20, “The Value of One's Word” Matthew 21:23-32
• October 2, 2005 - Proper 21, “People that Produce” Matthew 21:33-46
• October 9, 2005 - Proper 22, “Ungrateful Guests” Matthew 22:1-14
• October 16, 2005 - Proper 23, “Uncle Sam and the Church” Matthew 22:15-22
• October 23, 2005 - Proper 24, “Passing the Bar” Matthew 22:15-22
• October 30, 2005 - Proper 25, “Roll Reversal” Matthew 23:1-12
• November 6, 2005 - Proper 26, “A Gospel of Fear or Hope?” Matthew 23:1-12
• November 13, 2005 - Proper 27, “Developing the Talents” Matthew 25:14-30
• November 20, 2005 - Christ the King, “I Was Hungry” Matthew 25:31-46

• November 27, 2005 - The First Sunday of Advent, “Anticipation” Mark 13: 24-37
• December 4, 2005 - The Second Sunday of Advent, “Return from Exile” Isaiah 40:1-11
• December 11, 2005 - The Third Sunday of Advent, “Three Poems for Worship” Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, John 1:6-9, 19-28
• December 24, 2005, 6:30 pm - Christmas Eve, “Draw I the Deep Breath of Christmas” Luke 1:5 - 2:20
• December 24, 2005, 11:15 pm - Christmas Eve, “Behold!” Luke 2:10-14
• January 1, 2006, The Seventh Day of  Christmas, “A Time For All Things” Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
• January 8, 2006, The Baptism of the Lord, “The Heavens are Torn” Mark 1:4-11
• January 15, 2006, Second Sunday After the Epiphany, “Greater are the Things” John 1:43-51
• January 15, 2006, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon the evening before he was killed, “I See the Promised Land” , April 3, 1968, Memphis, TN
• January 22, 2006, Third Sunday After the Epiphany, “When the Time is Fulfilled” Mark 1:14-20
• January 29, 2006, Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany, “Just the Facts ” Mark 1:21-28
• February 5 , 2006, Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany, "In Fever's Grip" Mark 1:29-39
• February 12, 2006, Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany, "Principles of Christian Leadership Revisited"
• February 19, 2006, Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany, "Authority to Forgive ", Mark 2:1-12
• February 26, 2006, Eighth Sunday After the Epiphany, "New Wine Into New Wineskins " Mark 2:13-22
• March 5, 2006, The First Sunday of Lent, "Forty Days of Temptations" Mark 1:9-15
• March 12, The Second Sunday of Lent, "Saving Your Life" Mark 8:27-38
• March 19, The Third Sunday of Lent, "Raising the Temple " John 2:13-22
• March 26, 2006, The 4th Sunday of Lent, "For God So Loved the World" John 3:14-21
• April 2, 2006, The 5th Sunday of Lent, "It is for This Reason"John 12:20-36
• April 9, 2006, Palm / Passion Sunday, "Amazing Love " Mark 11:1-11
• April 14, 2006, Good Friday, "Atonement" John 19:25b-30
• April 16, 2006, The First Sunday of Easter, Year B, "Grace and Responsibility" John 20:1-18
• April 23, 2006, The Second Sunday of Easter, Year B, "Fellowship and Atonement" 1 John 1:1-2:2
• April 30, 2006, The Third Sunday of Easter, Year B, "Children of God " 1 John 3:1-7
• May 7, 2006, The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B, "Laying Down Our Lives " 1 John 3:16-24
• May 14, 2006, The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B, "12 Confessions of Love " 1 John 4:7-21
• May 21, 2006, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B, "Conquering the World " 1 John 5:1-6
• June 4, 2006, The Pentecost, Year B, "Deep the Breath" John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15
• June 11, 2006, Trinity Sunday, Year B, "The Spirit of the Lord Blows Where It Will" John 3:1-21
• June 18, 2006, Proper 9, Year B, "What is Truth?" Mark 4:26-34
• June 25, 2006, Proper 10, Year B, "Dead Calm " Mark 4:35-41
• July 2, 2006, Proper 11, Year B, "Why Is it that We Seek Jesus?" Mark 5:21-43
• July 9, 2006, Proper 12, Year B, "Hometown Honor " Mark 6:1-13
• July 16, 2006, Proper 13, Year B, "Chosen for Adoption " Ephesians 1:1-14
• July 23, 2006, Proper 14, Year B, "The Depth of Desperation " Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 - Addressing War in the Middle East
• July 30, 2006, Proper 15, Year B, "More Than Sufficient " John 6:1-21
• August 6, 2006, Proper 16, Year B, "Food That Gives Life " John 6:24-35
• August 13, 2006, Proper 17, Year B, "How Personal Does He Get? " John 6:35-51
• September 3, 2006, Proper 20, Year B, "That Which Defiles" Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
• September 10, 2006, Proper 21, Year B, "Standing Up To Jesus" Mark 7:24-37
• September 17, 2006, Proper 22, Year B, "Three Questions" Mark 8:27-38
• September 24, 2006, Proper 23, Year B, "If Yesterday's Bones Could Talk "Ezekiel 37:1-14 - On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Zion West Walworth United Methodist
• October 1, 2006, Proper 24, Year B, "The Prayer of Faith" James 5:13-20
• October 8, 2006, Proper 25, Year B, "A Sticky Wicket" Mark 10:2-16
• October 15, 2006, Proper 26, Year B, "For Mortals It Is Impossible " Mark 10:17-31
• October 22, 2006, Proper 27, Year B, "Greatness Through Service " Mark 10:35-45
• October 29, 2006, Proper 28, Year B, "Blindness and Sight " Mark 10:46-52
• November 5 , 2006, Proper 29, Year B, "Even the Dead Heed His Voice " John 11:32-44
• November 12, 2006, Proper 30, Year B, "Out of Poverty" Mark 12:38-44
• November 19, 2006, Proper 31, Year B, "Beware" Mark 13:1-8
• November 26, 2006, Proper 32, Christ the King, Year B, "Jesus' Kingdom" John 18:33-37

Year C

• December 3, 2006, 1 Advent, Year C, "Signs" Luke 21:25-36
• December 10, 2006, 2 Advent, Year C, "Voice" Luke 3:1-6
• December 17, 2006, 3 Advent, Year C, "Expectation" Luke 3:7-18
• December 24, 2006, 4 Advent / Christmas Eve, "Behold" Luke 2:1-20
• December 31, 2006, 7th Day of Christmas, "Childhood" Luke 2:41-52
• January 7, 2007, The Baptism of the Lord, "Baptism" Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
• January 14, 2007, The Second Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord, "Wine" John 2:1-11
• January 21, 2007, The Third Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord, "Fulfilled" Luke 4:14-21
• January 28, 2007, The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord, "Rage" Luke 4:21-30
• February 4, 2007, The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord, "Fishing" Luke 5:1-12
• February 11, 2007, The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord, "Blessings" Luke 6:17-26
• February 18, 2007, The Transfiguration of the Lord, "Transfiguration" Luke 9:28-36, 37-43
• February 25, 2007, The First Sunday of Lent, "Temptation" Luke 4:1-13
• March 11, 2007, The Third Sunday of Lent, "Repent" Luke 13:1-9
• March 18, 2007, The Fourth Sunday of Lent, "A Father and His Sons" Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
• March 25, 2007, The Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cluster Men's Communion Worship & Breakfast "Sweet is the Sound of Forgiveness"Matthew 18:15-22
• March 25, 2007, The Fifth Sunday of Lent, "Mary's Work" John 12:1-8
• April 8, 2007, The First Sunday of Easter, "Something to Take Home" John 20:1-18 EASTER!
• April 15, 2007, The Second Sunday of Easter, "My Lord and My God! " John 20:19-31
• April 22, 2007, The Third Sunday of Easter, "Do You Love Me?" John 21:1-19
• April 29, 2007, The Fourth Sunday of Easter, "My Sheep" John 10:22-30
• May 6, 2007, The Fifth Sunday of Easter, "A New Commandment " John 13:31-35
• May 13, 2007, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, "Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled" John 14:23-29
• May 20, 2007, The Seventh Sunday of Easter, "Completely One " John 17:20-26
• May 27, 2007, The Pentecost, "Your Advocate" Acts 2:1-21
• June 3 , 2007, Trinity Sunday, "Obedience of Faith" Romans 5:1-5
• June 10, 2007, P+2, "I Say to You, Rise!" Luke 7:11-17
• June 17, 2007, P+3, "Three Women, and Many Others" Luke 7:36-8:3
• July 1, 2007, P+4, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Luxuria" Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• July 8, 2007, P+5, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Gula " Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• July 15, 2007, P+6, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Avaritia" Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• July 22, 2007, P+7, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Acedia" Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• July 29, 2007, P+8, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Ira" Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• August 5, 2007, P+9, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Invidia " Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• August 12, 2007, P+10, "The Seven Deadly Sins: Superbia" Philippians 2:1-11, Luke 12:32-40
• August 19, 2007, P+11, "Interpret This!" Luke 12:49-56
• September 2, 2007, P+13, "Being Exalted; Being Humbled" Luke 14:1, 7-14
• September 9, 2007, P+14, "Estimating the Cost" Luke 14:25-33
• September 16, 2007, P+14, "How Much Before We Respond?" Luke 15:1-10
• September 23, 2007, P+15, "Commending Shrewdness" Luke 16:1-13
• September 30, 2007, P+16, "The Rich Man and Lazarus" Luke 16:19-31
• October 7, 2007, P+17, "Increase Our Faith" Luke 17:5-10 World Communion Sunday
• October 14, 2007, P+18, "Of Health and Home" Luke 17:11-19
• October 21, 2007, P+19, "Not Losing Heart" Luke 18:1-8
• October 28, 2007, P+20, "Approach to Prayer" Luke 18:9-14
• November 4 , 2007, P+21, "The Life of a Saint" Luke 6:20-31 All Saint's Sunday
• November 11, 2007, P+22, "The Lord of the Living" Luke 20:27-38
• November 18, 2007, P+23, "Beware! Do Not be Led Astray!" Luke 21:5-19
• November 25, 2007, P+24, "This is the King!" Luke 23:33-43

Year A 

• December 2, 2007, Advent 1, "The Hour No One Knows" Matthew 24:36-44
• December 9, 2007, Advent 2, "Prepare the Way of the Lord!" Matthew 3:1-12
• December 16, 2007, Advent 3, "Yes! And More!" Matthew 11:2-11
• December 24, 2007, Christmas Eve, "A Star " Matthew 2:1-11
• December 30, 2007, 6th Day of Christmas, "Rachel Weeping for Her Children" Matthew 2:13-23
• January 6, 2008, The Epiphany of the Lord, "Prisoner of Christ; Servant of the Gospel" Ephesians 3:1-12
• January 13, 2008, The Baptism of the Lord, "Opening Heaven" Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17
• January 20, 2008, 2nd Sunday After the Epiphany, "Remaining with Him" John 1:29-42 (Pulpit Exchange)
• January 27, 2008, 3rd Sunday After the Epiphany, "Leaving Your Nets" Matthew 4:12-23
• February 3, 2008, 4th Sunday After the Epiphany, "Blessed" Matthew 5:1-12
• February 10, 2008, 1st Sunday of Lent, "Putting the Lord to the Test" Matthew 4:1-11
• February 17, 2008, 2nd Sunday of Lent, "Directing the Wind" John 3:1-17
• February 24, 2008, 3rd Sunday of Lent, "Food and Water" John 4:5-42
• March 2, 2008, 4th Sunday of Lent, "He Opened My Eyes" John 4:5-42
• March 9, 2008, 5th Sunday of Lent, "Old Dry Bones" Ezekiel 37
• March 20, 2008, Maundy Thursday, "Love for One Another" John 13:1-17, 31b-35
• March 23, 2008, Easter, "What Are You Waiting For?" Matthew 28:1-10
• March 30, 2008, Second Sunday of Easter, "Love and Belief" 1 Peter 1:3-9
• April 6, 2008, Third Sunday of Easter, "Ransomed" 1 Peter 1:17-23
• April 13, 2008, Fourth Sunday of Easter, "By His Wounds" 1 Peter 2:19-25
• April 20, 2008, Fifth Sunday of Easter, "A Living Stone" 1 Peter 2:2-10
• April 27, 2008, Sixth Sunday of Easter, "Sanctify Christ as Lord (or, Emails between Satan and God)" 1 Peter 3:13-22
• May 4 , 2008, Seventh Sunday of Easter / Ascension Sunday, "Under the Mighty Hand of God" 1 Peter 4:12-14 and 5:6-11
• May 11, 2008, Pentecost Sunday, "A Mother's Gift" John 20:19-23
• May 18, 2008, Trinity Sunday, "The Great Commission" Matthew 28:16-20
• May 25, 2008, Proper 3A, "Strive First" Matthew 6:24-34
• June 1, 2008, Proper 4A, "Justified by Grace" Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-31
• June 8, 2008, Proper 5A, "The Righteousness of Faith" Romans 4:13-25
• June 15, 2008, Proper 6A, "While We Still Were Sinners" Romans 5:1-8
• June 22, 2008, Proper 7A, "A Baccalaureate Message: United With Him" Romans 6:1b-11
• July 6, 2008, Proper 9A, "I Do What I Hate" Romans 7:15-25a
• July 13, 2008, Proper 10A, "Flesh and Spirit" Romans 8:1-11
• July 20, 2008, Proper 11A, "Groaning In Labor" Romans 8:12-25
• August 3, 2008, Proper 13A, "The Truth in Christ" Romans 9:1-5
• August 10, 2008, Proper 14A, "Everyone" Romans 10:5-15
• August 17, 2008, Proper 15A, "Mercy" Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
• August 24, 2008, Proper 16A, "Conformed or Transformed?" Romans 12:1-8
• August 31, 2008, Proper 17A, "Our Values" Romans 12:9-21
• September 7, 2008, Proper 18A, "The Night Is Far Gone, The Day Is Near" Romans 13:8-14
• September 14, 2008, Proper 19A, "We are the Lord's" Romans 14:1-12
• September 21, 2008, Proper 20A, "Fairness V. Grace" Matthew 20:1-16
• September 28, 2008, Proper 21A, "By Whose Authority" Matthew 21:23-32
• October 5, 2008, Proper 22A, "By Our Fruits" Matthew 21:33-46
• October 12, 2008, Proper 23A, "Is It Enough to Be Called?" Matthew 22:1-14
• October 19, 2008, Proper 24A, "To God the Things that are God's" Matthew 22:15-22
• October 26, 2008, Proper 25A, "You Shall Love" Matthew 22:34-46
• November 2, 2008, All Saint's Sunday, "Communion Meditations" Matthew 5:1-12
• November 9, 2008, "Pity the Napping Fool!" Matthew 25:1-13
• November 23, 2008, "Promise that's Accountable" Matthew 25:31-46

Year B  

• November 30, 2008, "Awake!" Mark 13:24-37
• December 7, 2008, "John" Mark 1:1-8
• December 14, 2008, "Who Are You?" John 1:6-8, 19-28
• December 21, 2008, "Gabriel and Mary" Luke 1:26-38
• December 24, 2008, "How a Little Baby Changed Everything" John 1:1-14
• December 28, 2008, "Simeon" Luke 2:22-40
• January 4, 2009, "Grace Upon Grace" John 1:1-18 - a theological reflection on the Incarnation
• January 11, 2009, "My Son" Mark 1:4-11
• January 18, 2009, "Seeing Greater Things" 1 Samuel 3:1-20 and John 1:43-51
• January 25, 2009, "Simon and Andrew, James and John" Mark 1:14-20
• February 1, 2009, "One Having Authority" Mark 1:21-28
• February 8, 2009, "Healing Simon's Mother-in-Law" Mark 1:29-39
• February 15, 2009 "I Do Choose" Mark 1:40-45
• March 8, 2009 "Where Is Your Mind Set?" Mark 8:27-38
• March 15, 2009 "Whip Cracking Mad" John 2:13-22
• March 22, 2009 "Lifted Up" John 3:14-21
• March 29, 2009 "The Judgment of This World" John 12:20-33
• April 12, 2009 "Easter Homily" Mark 16:1-8, 9-11 Easter Sunrise Homily
• April 12, 2009 "Resurrection" I Corinthians 15:1-11
• April 19, 2009 "Complete Joy!" I John 1:1-2:2
• April 26, 2009 "See What Love" I John 3:1-7
• May 3, 2009 "Love in Truth and Action" I John 3:16-23
• May 10, 2009 "Perfetion in Love" I John 4:7-21
• May 17, 2009 "This is the Victory!" I John 5:1-6
• May 24, 2009 "Testimony" I John 5:9-13 (Ascension and Memorial Day Week-End)
• May 31, 2009 "The Advocate Comes" John 15:26-27 and 16:4b-15 Pentecost!
• June 7, 2009 "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" John 3:1-17
• June 14, 2009 "Kingdom Parables" Mark 4:26-34
• June 21, 2009 "Even the Wind and Sea Obey Him" Mark 4:35-41
• June 28, 2009 "Life Trmps Disease and Death" Mark 5:21-43
• July 5, 2009 "Hometown" Mark 6:1-13
• July 12, 2009 "The Pledge of Our Inheritance" Ephesians 1:3-14
• July 19, 2009 "Having Been Brought Near" Ephesians 2:11-22
• July 26, 2009 "Rooted and Grounded in Love" Ephesians 3:14-21
• August 2, 2009 "One" Ephesians 4:1-16
• August 9, 2009 "Imitators of God" Ephesians 4:25-5:2
• August 16, 2009 "How Do You Live?" Ephesians 5:15-20
• August 23, 2009 "Put On the Whole Armor of God" Ephesians 6:10-20
• September 13, 2009 "Deny the Self, Take Up the Cross, Follow Me" Mark 8:27-38
• September 20, 2009 "The Greatest" Mark 9:30-37
• September 27, 2009 "Have Salt in Yourselves" Mark 9:38-50
• October 4, 2009 "Divorce" Mark 10:2-16
• October 11, 2009 "What Must I Do?" Mark 10:17-31