Sermons that Work

"Peace," by Pat Redding Scanlon, 2009 (quilt)

Welcome to Sermons That Work. The sermons in this series are in the public domain – they are not copyrighted – and all are invited to use them or draw from them as a resource. We do ask, however, that attribution please be given to the authors when their sermons are used.

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Upcoming Sermons

November 15, 2009 – Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 28By the Rev. Dr. Joseph S. PaganoOne extremely important reason people come to church is to kneel in a place where prayer has been valid. ...

November 8, 2009 – Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 27By the Very Rev. Anthony F.M. Clavier How do we measure up "to the fulness of the stature of Christ?" Do you remember when your parents used to put you against the wall and mark how tall you were growing? Next to Jesus we seem small in love, in caring, in giving. Yet if we are to commend our faith, our parish, our Church to a needy world and above all to our Lord, we are called to a more excellent way....

November 1, 2009 – All Saints' SundayBy the Rev. Frank S. Logue"If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven’t, you cannot possibly imagine it." This quote is from the opening paragraph of the first book of "A Series of Unfortunate Events."...