St. Alban's Sermons: Recent Episodes
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas
The resurrection happened in the dark. It was decidedly not flashy. No one saw it. What does this mean?
Jesus knows all the disciples will fail him. They all get bread. They all get wine. They all get washed. Why is this important for you?
Everyone is afraid. Madonna said, "Everyone must stand alone." We fear so many things. Just like Randall and Beth in "This is Us." But what if Jesus came so that the worst thing could happen--on purpose? And in that, what if God was at work?
Snakes on a stick. Whining Israelites. Jesus tells us we have to look at the thing we don't want to see. Also: Tim Kreider and Stevie Wonder.
Video played: Alastair Sim as SCROOGE - played minutes 3:25 to 22:00; 1:12:23 to end. Scripture reading: Luke 15:11-32
The video shown is from the 1995 Season 1 of The Outer Limits - "The Conversion". Henry Marshall (Frank Whaley) is a greedy man who has paid for his greed with a prison sentence but has yet to learn his lesson.
Preached at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Good Friday Service hosted by the three Episcopal Churches of Waco: Holy Spirit, St. Alban's, and St. Paul's.