Grace New Lenox Sermons: Recent Episodes
Grace Episcopal Church
Sermon preached on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the live-streamed Eucharist at 10:30am, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, entitled “The Great Ordeal.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, May 1st, 2022, the Third Sunday of Easter, on Acts 9:1-20, by Director of Children’s Ministries, Charity Therrien.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Easter Day, Sunday, April 17, 2022, Year C, at the 10:30am service which was livestreamed. The sermon is on John’s Gospel account of the Resurrection, John 20:1-18, and entitled “The Land of the Living.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, Year C, at the live-streamed 7:00pm Proper Liturgy for Good Friday, entitled “The Skeletons of Datong.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Maundy Thursday, April 14, 2022, Year C, at the live-streamed 7:00pm Eucharist, entitled “The Betrayer.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the 10:30am service, entitled “Remember What You See Here.”
Sermon preached by guest preacher the Rev. Mary Balfour Dunlap, for Grace Church on Sunday, April 3, 2022, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, March 27, 2022, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C, entitled “A Man Had Two Sons.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, March 20, 2022, the Third Sunday in Lent, Year C, entitled “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, March 13, 2022, the Second Sunday in Lent, Year C, entitled “Do As I Do.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, March 6, 2022 (The First Sunday in Lent, Year C) based on Luke 4:1-14, entitled “The Road Not Taken.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, February 27, 2022, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany: Transfiguration Sunday, Year C, by Junior Warden Brendan Diamond.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, January 2, 2022 (The Second Sunday after Christmas, Year C) based on Luke 2:41-52, entitled “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Friday, December 24, 2021, Christmas Eve, Year C, “What Have We Done?”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, December 19, 2021, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the 8:00am and Saturday 5pm and Online Services, entitled “Fairy Tales.” The text is Luke 1:39-55
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, December 12, 2021, the Third Sunday of Advent, Year C, entitled “Rejoice, You Brood of Vipers!” The text is Philippians 4:4-7 and Luke 3:7-28.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Saturday, December 4th, the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the Saturday Grace 5pm service, entitled “Mise en Place.” The text is Luke 3:1-6.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, November 28, 2021, the First Sunday of Advent, Year C, on Luke 21:25-36, entitled “Get Back.”
Sermon preached by parishioner Karen Ziech on Sunday, November 21, 2021, the Last Sunday after Pentecost, aka Christ the King Sunday.
Sermon preached on Sunday, November 14th, 2021, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, on Mark 13:1-8, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin
Sermon preached by on Sunday, November 7, 2021 (The Feast of All Saints, transferred), by Sue Horgan, Executive Director of Exodus Ministries.
Exodus Ministries: https://exodusworldservice.org/
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 31st, 2021, the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost) by Director of Children’s Ministries, Charity Therrien.
Sermon preached by parishioner Steven Snyder on Sunday, October 24, 2021 (The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year B).
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, October 17, 2021 (The 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year B), entitled “Their Name is Pauli.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, October 10, 2021 (The 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B), entitled “Chasing Us Down.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 3, 2021 (The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost) by guest preacher the Rev. Mary Balfour Dunlap, rector of Church of the Resurrection in Greenwood, S.C.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, September 26, 2021, the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, at the 10:30am service, on Mark 9:38-50, entitled "Us or Them.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, September 19, 2021, the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, at the 10:30am service, entitled "Opposite Sketch."
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, September 12, 201, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, at the 10:30am service, entitled "Do I Have to Spell it Out For You?"
Sermon preached on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at the 10:00am service, the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, by parishioner Brendan Diamond.
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at the 8:00am service, the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, by Rita Facchina (Executive Director of C.A.S.A. of River Valley, Joliet).
Sermon preached by guest preacher, Matthew Berryman, Executive Director of Episcopal Charities, at the 10:00am service on Sunday, August 22, 2021, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 15, 2021, the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, at the 10:00am service, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, on Ephesians 5:15-20, entitled “Into the Wild.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 25, 2021, the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, at the 10:00am service, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, entitled “Less is More.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 18th, 2021, the Eight Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, at the 10:00am service of Holy Eucharist, Rite II, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, entitled “The Final Frontier” (following Mark 6:30-34,53-56).
Sermon preached Sunday, July 11, 2021 (the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) by the Rev. Andrew B. Rutledge.
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 4, 2021 on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, on Mark 6:1-13 entitled, “Once Upon a Time in America.”
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Mary Balfour Dunlap, Rector of Church of the Resurrection in Greenwood, SC, on Sunday June 27, 2021, the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.
Sermon preached on Sunday, June 20, 2021 on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, on 1 Samuel 17, entitled, “Davids and Goliaths”
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Maurice Dyer, on Sunday June 13, 2021, the Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.
Sermon preached by parishioner Sharon Seliga, on the occasion of “Wear Orange” weekend to end gun violence, on Sunday June 6, 2021, the Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.
Sermon preached on Sunday, May 30, 2021 on the First Sunday after Pentecost, or Trinity Sunday, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, referencing John 3:1-17, and entitled, “Flour + Water + Air”
Sermon preached on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the 8:00am service, on the Feast of Pentecost or Whitsunday, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Acts 2:1-21, entitled, “Who Are You?”
Sermon preached on Sunday, May 16, 2021, The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, entitled "The Role of 12th Disciple Will Now Be Played By..."
Sermon preached Sunday, May 9, 2021, the Sixth Sunday of Easter) by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin entitled “Psalms by Leonard Cohen”, based on Psalm 98.
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Andrew B. Rutledge, Associate Rector of All Saints’ Ravenswood, entitled “All Are Welcome Because All Belong,” on Acts 8, May 2, 2021, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Rita Travis, guest preacher for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, April 25, 2021, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 18, 2021, Year B, entitled “Got Anything to Eat?”
Sermon preached on Sunday, April 11, 2021, the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B, by Field Education Intern Barnabas Pusnur.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, Year B, entitled “Scar Tissue.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, March 28, 2021, The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Year B, by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, entitled “Strike a Juxtapose.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, March 21, 2021, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B, by the Rev. Steven King (Priest-in-Charge of Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, NE, in the Diocese of Nebraska) for Grace New Lenox.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, March 14, 2021, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B, on Numbers 21:4-9, entitled “Why Did it Have to Be Snakes?”
Sermon preached by the Rev. K.C. Robertson for Grace Episcopal Church, in New Lenox, Illinois, on Sunday, March 7, 2021, the Third Sunday in Lent, Year B.
Sermon preached by Barnabas Pusnur, Field Education Intern 2020-21, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, February 28, 2021, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B.
Sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows on Sunday, February 21, 2021, Year B, The First Sunday in Lent, for Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, February 14, 2021, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, on Mark 9:2-9, Year B, entitled “Now You See Me”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, February 7, 2021, the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, on Isaiah 40:21-31, Year B, entitled “Have You Not Heard?”
Sermon preached on Sunday, January 31st, 2021, the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, by the Rev. Andrew B. Rutledge entitled “Asking for the Holy Spirit’s Help”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, January 24, 2021, the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, on Psalm 62 and Mark 1:14-20, Year B, entitled “The Marathon.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, January 17, 2021, the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, on 1 Samuel 3:1-10, Year B, entitled “I Think You’re Wrong…But I’m Listening.”
Sermon preached for the entire Episcopal Church by The Most. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, in response to the events in Washington D.C. on January 6th, entitled “Who Shall We Be?”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, January 3, 2021, the Second Sunday after Christmas, on Luke 2:41-52, Year B, entitled “Parents Just Don’t Understand”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2020, at the 9:00pm Evening Service, entitled “A Thousand Years to Christmas”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2020, at the 5:00pm Family Service, a Children’s Homily entitled “Song of the Stars”
Sermon preached by Guest Preacher, the Rev. Elizabeth Henry-McKeever, on Sunday, December 13, 2020, the Third Sunday of Advent.
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Ellen Ekevag, for Grace New Lenox, on Sunday, December 6, 2020, the Second Sunday of Advent (Year B).
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Kate Spelman, for Grace New Lenox, on Sunday, November 29, 2020, the First Sunday of Advent (Year B).
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Jim Caldwell, for Grace New Lenox, on Sunday, November 22, 2020, the Last Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 29, Year A).
Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Andrew Rutledge, Associate Rector at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Chicago, on Sunday, November 15, 2020, the 24th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28, Year A).
Sermon preached on Sunday, November 8, 2020 (The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 27, Year A), by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Matthew 25:1-13, entitled “The Other Side.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, November 1, 2020 (The Feast of All Saints, Year A), by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Matthew 5:1-12, entitled “This is How to Vote.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 25, 2020 (the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 25), by field education intern Barnabas Pusnur.
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 18, 2020 (the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 24), by The Rev. Jim Nixon (Past Clergy Preaching Series #2), on Matthew 22:15-22
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 11, 2020, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 24, on Philippians 4:1-9, by the Rev. Greg Millikin, entitled "Gimme Some Truth."
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Sunday, October 4, 2020, the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22A) on Matthew 21:33-46, entitled “All God’s Creatures.”
Sermon by Barnabas Pusnur on Sunday, September 27, 2020, the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, based on Philippians 2:1-13 and Matthew 21:23-32.
Sermon preached on Sunday, September 20, 2020 (the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 20), by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, on Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16, entitled “On the Basis of Grace.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, September 13, 2020 (the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 19), by The Rev. Sue Sommer, on Matthew 18:21-35, entitled “We’re All in This Together.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, September 6, 2020 (the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 18), by The Rev. Greg Millikin, on Matthew 18:15-20, entitled “We’re All in This Together.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 30, 2020 (the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 17), by The Rev. Greg Millikin, on Exodus 3:1-15, entitled “See and Remember.”
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 23, 2020 (the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 16), by The Rev. Andrew Rutledge, Associate Rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church.
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 16, 2020 (the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 15), by The Rev. Rita Travis, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox.
Sermon preached on Sunday, August 9, 2020 (the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 14), entitled “That Sinking Feeling” by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Matthew 14.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Rita Travis for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Sunday, August 2, 2020, the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 13A.
Sermon preached by guest preacher Sarah Stonesifer Boylan for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 12A.
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 19,, 2020 (the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 11), entitled “Was it all a Dream?,” by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Genesis 28:10-19a.
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 12, 2020 (the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 10), by The Rev. Dr. Susan Lukens, Associate Dean, St. George’s College, Jerusalem.
Sermon preached on Sunday, July 5, 2020 (the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 9), by The Rev. Rita Travis, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox.
Sermon preached on Sunday, June 28, 2020 (the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Proper 8), entitled “The Impossible Situation,” by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin, for Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, on Genesis 22:1-19
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, June 21, 2020, the Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, for Grace New Lenox, entitled “Better Angels.”
Sermon preached on the Second Sunday after of Pentecost, Year A, Proper 6, June 14, 2020 for Grace New Lenox, by the Rev. Rita Travis.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Sunday, June 7, 2020, Trinity Sunday, Year A, for Grace New Lenox, entitled “The House on Fire.”
Sermon preached on the Feast of Pentecost, Year A, May 31, 2020 for Grace New Lenox, by the Rev. Rita Travis.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Kate Spelman on Sunday May 24, 2020 (The Seventh Sunday of Easter), for Grace New Lenox.
Service of Choral Evensong for the Feast of the Ascension, Thursday, May 21, 2020, performed by the Grace Schola, Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox.
“Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether” (Friedell)
“Preces and Responses” (Powell)
“Phos Hilaron” (Delcamp)
“Magnifcat & Nunc Dimittis” (Lehman)
“If Ye Love Me” (Tallis)
Sermon preached by the Rev. Greg Millikin on Sunday May 17, 2020 (The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A, on John 14), entitled “Bat-Comforter”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Andrew B. Rutledge, Associate Rector at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Chicago, on Sunday, May 10, 2020, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A, on John 14:1-14, entitled “Just as Holy.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Greg Millikin on Sunday May 3, 2020 (The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A, on Psalm 23 and John 10:1-10), entitled “In Through the Out Door”.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rita Travis, on Sunday, April 26, 2020, the Third Sunday of Easter, Year A, on Luke 24:13-35
Sermon preached by the Rev. Andrew B. Rutledge, Associate Rector at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Chicago, on Sunday, April 19, 2020, the Second Sunday of Easter, Year A, on John 20:19-31
Sermon by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, entitled “Let the Doors be Opened!”
Special Video Presentation of The Passion According to Matthew (April 5, 2020) by members of Grace Episcopal Church, New Lenox, IL.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin at Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the 10:00am service of Morning Prayer, Rite II, the Third Sunday in Lent, Year A, on Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-41, entitled “Dry Bones Get Up”
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rita Travis on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the 10:00am service of Morning Prayer, Rite II, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A, on John 9:1-41.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin at Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at the 10:00am service of Morning Prayer, Rite II, the Third Sunday in Lent, Year A, on Exodus 17:1-7, entitled “Are We There Yet?”
Sermon preached by Matt Wolf at Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the 10:00am service, the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A, on John 3:1-17.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Gregory L. Millikin at Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the 10:00am service, the first Sunday in Lent, Year A, on Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7, entitled “Gardening.”
Sermon preached by the Rev. Rita Travis at Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at the 10:00am service, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A.