Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “Into your hands I commit my spirit.” ~ Luke 23:46 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Luke 23:46, “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he […]
Sunday, April 14, 2019 ~ Lent VI Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “It is finished.” ~ John 19:30 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio This last Christmas, my daughter asked for one thing: a pair of sneakers. But she didn’t want just any old pair of sneakers. She […]
Sunday, March 31, 2019 ~ Lent IV Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ~ Matthew 27:45-46 (Mark 15:33-34) © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Both Matthew and Mark record the fourth of Jesus’ final seven words: “My God, my […]
Sunday, March 24, 2019 ~ Lent III Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “This Is Your Mother, This Is Your Son” ~ John 19:25-29 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Of all the passages that we are studying as part of this series, the seven last “words” of Christ, […]
Sunday, March 17, 2019 ~ Lent II Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise” ~ Luke 23:43 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Vladimir and Estragon are the two main Laurel and Hardy-esque characters in Samuel Beckett’s mid-twentieth century absurdist drama, Waiting […]
Sunday, March 10, 2019 ~ Lent I Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon Series on the Seven Last “Words” of Christ “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” ~ Luke 23:34 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio According to the chronology of the seven last “words” of Christ, which is not at all clear, […]
Sunday, February 17, 2019 ~ Epiphany VI Sermon: “It All Hangs on the Tomb” Epistle Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Easter is nine weeks away, but here we are: reading Paul and talking about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. You could ponder the corpus of the Apostle’s writings and would be hard-pressed […]
Sunday, February 10, 2019 ~ Epiphany V Sermon: “Calling the Least Likely” Epistle Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Last week we talked about Jeremiah — actually, I showed you how Daniel 8:5-8 foretold that the Patriots would beat the Rams in Super Bowl LIII, and I was right. Never doubt anything I […]
Sunday, February 3, 2019 ~ Epiphany IV Sermon: “Called to Prophesy and to Love” Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Today’s Lectionary readings read like a Bible’s greatest hits list. The passage from Jeremiah is the prophet’s call narrative. In it he balks at God’s call even though he […]
