Sermons from January 2020

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1-26-2020 “The Prince of Darkness Grim” Matthew 4:1-11

Third Sunday After Epiphany Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio I began writing this sermon last Monday on Martin Luther King Day.  I thought about a different day, almost fifty-two years ago, when he was gunned down in Memphis.  I thought about the hate that must have filled the heart of James […]

1-19-2020 “On Discipleship” John 15:1-17

Second Sunday After Epiphany Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor  © 2020, Dr. Tamilio As much as I enjoyed the incredibly short commute to the Church in the Cove in Beverly last Sunday as part of the Massachusetts Conference of Congregational Christian Churches annual pulpit swap — I think it took Cindy and I seven minutes […]

1-5-2020 ~ Epiphany “The Subtext”

Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Gospel Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Even though the lights have been taken down and the trees have been thrown to the curb, it’s still Christmas.  Christmas music no longer plays on the radio 24/7 and there are no TV ads for THE BEST CHRISTMAS DEALS IMAGINABLE, but […]