Sermons from September 2018
If you’re happy and you know it
The Consecration and Ordination of Carlye J. Hughes as the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Newark September 22, 2018 Sermon by the Reverend Brenda G. Husson, Rector, St. James’ Church, New York, NY Ruth 1:1-18 1 Timothy 3:1-7 John 20:19-23 I think we need to begin with a song I expect all of us know. “If you’re happy and you know it… [and the congregation claps—loudly]. Yes, that is how it goes, but we are in the house of…
“Who do you say that I am?”
This is the sermon Bishop Scott Mayer preached at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Decatur on September 15, 2018. The Gospel is from Mark, and this passage is often called Peter’s Confession. Jesus asks, “Who do people say that I am?” Bishop Mayer suggests that the “you” in that question makes it highly personal. But he also suggests that another important word is “who,” Jesus does not ask what do you say that I am, rather he asks,…