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 […]
Sunday, January 27, 2019 ~ Epiphany III Sermon: “Not Some Hocus Pocus” Gospel Lesson: John 2:1-11 © 2018, Dr. Tamilio I teach a class at Salem State University entitled The Philosophy of Religion. The underlying question that governs the readings, lectures, and discussions is, “Can one construct an argument to prove (or at least point […]