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Pentecost +8 – Redeeming All Creation
July 18, 2024 19:10 - 12.5 MBPentecost +8Rev. Dr. Les MartinEphesians 1:1-14 Forever resolved to know nothing among you except Christ Jesus and him crucified in the name of the living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Being hot natured and a man of my generation at home, my preferred dress is a T-shirt. I wear T-shirts and shorts year-round. In Nigeria, that wasn’t so hard. During my…
Pentecost +7 – Return to Eden
July 11, 2024 17:56 - 11.5 MBRev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +7 2024Rev. Doug Floyd2 Corinthians 12:2-10 It’s vacation season. Folks are taking off by plane, by car, and some even by boat. I love a road trip. A few years back we drove with my friend Izaak out to Yellowstone. On our way back, we took the Lincoln Highway. The Lincoln Highway starts in Times Square, New York…
Pentecost +6 – Suffering and Generosity
July 11, 2024 15:28 - 10.5 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +6 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinDeuteronomy 15:7–11, Psalm 112, 2 Corinthians 8:1–15, Mark 5:22–24, 35b–43 I am resolved to know nothing among you, but Christ Jesus and him crucified in the name of the living God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, if it was late autumn, instead of late June, I would look at these readings…
Glory and Decay
June 24, 2024 00:43 - 5.19 MBPentecost +5Rev. Doug Floyd2 Corinthians 5 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2) We are created for glory. We are moving in and toward glory. In 2 Corinthians, Paul says that…
Psalm 92
June 22, 2024 01:28 - 10.4 MBPentecost +4 2024Rev. Doug FloydPsalm 92 Our Psalm today is the only Psalm designated as a Sabbath Psalm. The name of the Lord occurs seven times as a reminder of the seventh day. The Mishnah, a collection of oral traditions of Judaism, states that Psalm 92 is “A psalm, a song for the world that is to come, for the day which…
Pentecost +3 – Weakness
June 17, 2024 19:14 - 7.2 MBPentecost +3Rev. Doug Floyd2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” – ISAIAH 57:15 We…
Sabbath
June 06, 2024 23:47 - 10.3 MBPentecost +2Rev. Doug FloydDeuteronomy 5:6-21, 2 Corinthians 4:1-12, Mark 2:23-28 Today we have the privilege of revisiting the 10 Words from the book of Deuteronomy. Our Gospel reading recounts the disciples plucking heads of grain in a grainfield on the Sabbath. These readings draw me to revisit the glory and wonder of Sabbath-keeping. Over fifteen years ago, I was drawn to meditate…
Trinity Sunday
June 05, 2024 18:41 - 10.6 MBRev. Doug Floyd Trinity SundayRev. Doug FloydExodus 3:1-6, Psalm 93, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-16 Today we come to the center of our confession: the Trinity. It is often said that pastor usually invite someone else to preach on this day. I like to think about what Alister McGrath once said at a conference on the Trinity. He said, “The Trinity is not…
Pentecost
June 04, 2024 21:33Pentecost 2024Rev. Doug FloydActs 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 14:8-17 I told you before I’m an old Pentecostal. Today is like the Fourth of July for Pentecostals. I’ve told Kelly many times I said, I think my gift, especially I would tell her this in the Pentecostal church, but it seems to be true in every church is to be a fool.…
Easter 7
May 14, 2024 21:45 - 10.4 MBRev. Doug Floyd Easter 7Rev. Doug FloydJohn 17 Today’s Gospel marks the end of the last supper. Jesus has been preparing his disciples to live as lovers and follow in the call upon them. Today he prays for them after his departure. We’re reading this after the Ascension, which was last Thursday evening. That event sets a context for our reflection. Ascension…
Easter 6
May 14, 2024 21:07 - 5.7 MBPeter Van Peborgh Peter Van PeborghEaster 6 2024Philippians 4:4-9 I’ve known Doug for a few years. And I foolishly contacted him and said, “Hey, I’m going to be in Knoxville and am coming to your church.” Next thing I know, he sent me a message saying, “Hey, can you preach?” So you’ve already got him to blame for what happens this morning.…
Easter 5
May 06, 2024 19:59 - 12 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Easter 5 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinActs 8:26–40, John 14:15-21 This Easter, we have been looking at the transformed understanding of the disciples brought about by the encounter with presence of and teaching of the risen Jesus in their midst. This transformation turns frightened followers into apostles, witnesses of Jesus who are sent out on mission and turn simple…
Easter 4 – Barnabas
May 01, 2024 15:44 - 6.92 MBEaster 4 2024Rev. Doug FloydActs 4:23-37 Peter and John have been released by the Sanhedrin. They return to the community of believers in Jerusalem. The whole community joins together in prayer, asking God for boldness in proclaiming the Gospel and God’s blessing to stretch out His hand to heal and reveal signs and wonders that glorify His name. As they are praying,…
Easter 4
May 01, 2024 15:44 - 6.92 MBRev. Doug Floyd Easter 4 2024Rev. Doug FloydActs 4:23-37 Peter and John have been released by the Sanhedrin. They return to the community of believers in Jerusalem. The whole community joins together in prayer, asking God for boldness in proclaiming the Gospel and God’s blessing to stretch out His hand to heal and reveal signs and wonders that glorify His name. As…
Easter 3
May 01, 2024 00:35 - 10.1 MBEaster 3Rev. Doug Floyd1 John 1:1-2:2 During this Eastertide, I am reflecting on how the Apostles were changed after the Resurrection and after Pentecost in particular. The story begins on the day Jesus rises from the dead. We find the disciples behind a locked door, hiding in fear of the Jews. Last week, our readings pointed to Peter. Jesus suddenly stands amid…
Easter 2
April 24, 2024 17:29 - 6.87 MBEaster 2, 2024Rev. Doug FloydActs 3:12, 13-15,17-26; John 20:19-31 The disciples are huddled behind a locked door for fear of the Jews. Suddenly Jesus stands in their midst, saying “Peace be with you.” He tells these frail and fearful disciples that He is sending them out. They are His witnesses. Jump ahead seven weeks and these same frail and fearful disciples are…
Easter – Resurrection Day
April 23, 2024 20:50 - 7.44 MBEaster 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinMark 16:1-8 In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. They were afraid. It doesn’t sound like much of an Easter message. The Gospel we have today is the traditional reading for Easter in the old western lectionary. But honestly, it just doesn’t seem to have much of an Easter…
Ascending and Descending in Christ
April 16, 2024 01:09 - 5.75 MBMaundy Thursday – Descending and Ascending in Christ Doug FloydJohn 13 God is kneeling.before a man who will betray him to his enemies.before men who will deny him and forsake him. The High and Holy One descends to the misery of broken people with broken hearts and broken lives, who keep on breaking His glorious creation. Jesus descends into the mess and…
Palm Sunday
April 10, 2024 01:30 - 6.9 MBRev. Doug Floyd Palm SundayRev. Doug FloydMark 15:1-39 Today marks the beginning of Holy Week. The Gospel today is sort of an overture for the whole week. The lectionary gives us the option of reading a shorter reading that includes Mark 15:1-39. If we choose the longer reading, we begin in Mark 14 and continue through vs 47 of 15. This reading…
Lent 5 – Beholding Jesus
April 02, 2024 21:29Rev. Dr. Les Martin Lent 5 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinJohn 12:20–36 For I know nothing among you but Christ Jesus and him crucified in the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is a preview of Passion Sunday, when lent begins its painful and dramatic conclusion. By focusing on the final trials, sufferings and…
Lent 4 – Feasting in the Lord
March 11, 2024 15:15 - 9.49 MBLent 4, 2024Rev. Doug Floyd2 Chronicles 36:14–23, Psalm 122, Ephesians 2:4-10, John 6:1–15 During Lent, our readings have invited us to an extended reflection on the Temple. We started with a reflection on Noah and the Ark. The ark is a portable Tabernacle through the waters of the flood. Throughout history the church has been called “The ark of salvation.” Last week,…
Lent 3 – Cleansing the Temple
March 06, 2024 02:10 - 12 MBLent 3 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinExodus 20:1–21, Romans 7:12–25, John 2:13–22 I am determined to know nothing among you, but Christ Jesus and Him crucified in the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We are back at the temple today. Just about one month after I preached about the temple on Candlemas. Just about…
Lent Three – Cleansing the Temple
March 06, 2024 02:10 - 12 MBRev. Dr.Les Martin Lent 3 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinExodus 20:1–21, Romans 7:12–25, John 2:13–22 I am determined to know nothing among you, but Christ Jesus and Him crucified in the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We are back at the temple today. Just about one month after I preached about the temple on…
Lent 2 – The Faithfulness of God
February 26, 2024 00:26 - 7.13 MBLent 2 2024Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 22:1-14 Abraham is called to “Go Ye Forth.” Lech Lecha. Some rabbis call him Lech Lecha, “Go Ye Forth.” Lech Lecha appears twice in Scripture. In Genesis 12 when Abraham is called to “Go Ye forth,” leaving behind is country, his family and his father’s house. This phrase appears a second time is in Genesis 22, when…
Lent 1
February 18, 2024 21:23 - 8.47 MBLent 1 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinMark 1:9-13 Did we in our own strength confide our striving would be losing.Were not the right man on our side,The man of God’s own choosingDost ask who that may be?Christ Jesus, it is he and he must win the battle. This year marks my 37th Lent since I became a practicing Christian. And if I’ve learned…
Last Sunday After Epiphany
February 11, 2024 20:23 - 7.91 MBLast Sunday of EpiphanyRev. Doug FloydMark 9:2-9 On the last Sunday of Epiphany each year, we return to the story of Transfiguration. Mark tells us that Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain. And He was transfigured before them. His clothes became radiant. Moses and Elijah appeared with Him, talking with Jesus. The disciples were terrified and in some…
Candlemas
February 05, 2024 01:36 - 10.7 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Candlemas 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinLuke 2:22–40 In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Man. It was known as the Second Temple that they came to that day. The first Temple built by Solomon in the year 1000, had been destroyed by the Babylonians in the year 586. And they did…
True and False Teaching
January 29, 2024 22:54 - 12.1 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Epiphany 4 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinMark 1:21-28 The town of Capernaum, Matthew 4:13 tells us, becomes Jesus base of operations. He moves there from Nazareth. Being an observant Jew, he frequents the synagogue there. In today’s Gospel, he is teaching there. That’s the crux of the whole story that he teaches and acts with authority. Mark being Mark…
Baptism of Our Lord
January 27, 2024 00:35 - 12.5 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Baptism of Our LordRev. Dr Les MartinMark 1:4-8 In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Why was Jesus baptized? We read about it at least once a year. But do we really think about it? I mean, what was his baptism for? What’s your baptism for? Doesn’t seem like…
Epiphany
January 10, 2024 01:59 - 8.68 MBRev. Doug Floyd EpiphanyRev. Doug FloydMatthew 2:1-12 For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”[1] In today’s Gospel, wise men come from the East. They saw his star. They came to worship. Since that time millions of Gentiles follow in their steps. In some sense we are worshipping today in their steps. Today we celebrate this…
Christmas 1 – He Has Made Him Known
January 01, 2024 23:24 - 9.06 MBRev. Doug Floyd Christmas 1, 2023Rev. Doug FloydJohn 1:1-18 “No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.”[1] Merry Christmas! We are seven days into to our Christmas feast. Today we hear both the anguish of human history and the hope of the Gospel in this short verse. Consider the first…
The Christmas Feast
December 31, 2023 23:47 - 5.79 MBRev. Doug Floyd Christmas DayRev. Doug Floyd God rest you merry! Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen). We’ve been invited to a feast. Twelve days of rejoicing alongside Mary and Joseph, of beholding with the shepherds, of singing with the Holy Innocents and all the saints, of kneeling with the wise men before the babe who holds the world in His hands. One moment we…
Christmas Eve 2023
December 30, 2023 02:42 - 4.28 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Christmas Eve 2023Rev. Dr. Les Martin In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. A little town of Bethlehem how still we see the lie. When I think of it, Bethlehem is kind of hazy. Looking through the windows of probably faux snow painted on, and the palm trees because…
Advent 4 – Mary Servant of the Lord
December 29, 2023 03:51 - 22.7 MBAdvent 4Rev. Doug Floyd (delivered by Kelly Floyd)Luke 1:26-38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) Last week we rehearsed the prayer of John the Baptist, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Today we come to the power and beauty of Mary’s prayer, “Behold, I am…
Advent 3 – Rejoice!
December 20, 2023 23:36 - 11 MBAdvent 3 – GaudeteRev. Doug FloydIsaiah 65:17–25, Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5:12–28, John 3:22–30 Today is rejoice Sunday. All our readings are focused on joy. I’ve spent the week reflecting on the word joy. Over the years, I’ve heard the word joy pitted against the word happiness. In fact, I might have even done it. But I’m comfortable with that. Nowadays, I…
Advent 2 – Comfort My People
December 11, 2023 01:47Advent 2 Comfort My PeopleRev. Doug FloydIsaiah 40:1-11 Our message today is comfort. Isaiah 40 says, Comfort, Comfort, my people. And Isaiah is writing this to the exiles returning home. God is comforting his people. But his word is echoing across time to us today, speaking the word of comfort to the people who have known suffering and sorrow. Israel suffers in…
The End and the Beginning
December 06, 2023 01:22 - 12.5 MBThe End and The BeginningAdvent 1, 2023Rev. Dr. Les Martin In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We begin Advent today a season of preparation for the coming of the Lord. For those of you who are new to the liturgical tradition, you just need to know a couple of things small before…
Christ the King
November 26, 2023 22:29 - 7.07 MBChrist the KingRev. Doug FloydMatthew 25:31-46 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.[1] The kingdom has come. The King reigns. His glory shines on earth as it is in heaven. Today we reflect on what we might call a…
Jesus as Judge
November 21, 2023 01:25 - 7.62 MBPentecost +25Rev. Doug FloydZephaniah 1:1–18, Psalm 90, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10, Matthew 25:14-30 Zephaniah opens our readings with a relentless prophecy of judgment on the whole world. This may be one of the darkest passages in Scripture. All creation is under judgment. Listen again to these opening words of Zephaniah: 2 “I will utterly sweep away everythingfrom the face of the earth,” declares the…
The Wise and Foolish Virgins
November 12, 2023 19:51 - 7.95 MBPentecost +24Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 25:1-13 This week we come to the strange parable of the 10 virgins. How do we read this little story? When I was young, this parable was preached as a warning that we might get left behind. We didn’t want to end up like the foolish virgins. There are so many odd aspects to the story. 10 virgins…
The Law of Jesus
November 10, 2023 23:02 - 9.56 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +23Rev. Dr. Les MartinMatthew 23:1-12 I am resolved to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified in the name of the living God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen. As a young priest in the pre-internet age, I was often looking for direction that would stick with me. And so for…
The Way of Love
October 29, 2023 19:34 - 6 MBPentecost +22Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 22:34-46 The Pharisees have been trying to trip up Jesus in a way that might turn the crowds against him. Last week, our reading had them joining with the Herodians to ask about taxes in hopes that Jesus might slip up and cause a riot. In our reading this week, a Pharisee steps forward to ask which is…
Turning from Idols to the True God
October 22, 2023 19:42 - 8.28 MBPentecost +21Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 45:1-7, Psalm 96, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God[1] Our readings today invite an extended meditation upon the Sovereignty of God. He is the Creator, and there is no other. He is King, and there is no other. All power will submit to Jesus…
The Wedding of Heaven and Earth
October 15, 2023 19:24 - 7.19 MBRev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +20Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:4-13 I received a wedding invitation from a former student this week. Whether conducting a wedding or attending a wedding, I am easily moved to tears. Years ago, when I conducted my brother’s wedding, I was tearing up, which cause him to tear up. Then he couldn’t look at his wife to be…
Converting All Things to Christ
October 09, 2023 00:08 - 5.52 MBPentecost +19Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 21:33-44, Philippians 3:14-21 God is moving closer and closer to His people. He has come to gather them into His arms like lost sheep. They turn from the light of His love. Yet He continues to draw closer. In today’s parable of the vineyard, we hear the story of salvation history. The story of vineyard and the tenants…
Walking Out Our Faith
October 02, 2023 20:43 - 14 MBPentecost +18Rev. Dr. Les MartinMatthew 21:28-32 For I’ve resolved to know nothing among you except Christ Jesus and Him crucified. In the name of the living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen. We have a parable today. It seems simple and it seems disturbing. But to begin with, it’s helpful to always place it in its context. Depending on Mark or…
The Generous Kingdom
September 26, 2023 20:31 - 8.18 MBRev.. Doug Floyd Pentecost +17Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 20:1-16 Jesus says, “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.” [1] He proceeds to tell a story about a landowner who hires workers for his vineyard at four different times during the day. At the end of…
Forgiveness
September 17, 2023 23:29 - 12.1 MBPentecost +16Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 18:21-35 Matthew asks the question that God’s disciples sometimes ask in their hearts, “How many times must I forgive my brother?” Seven times? Jesus answers with the almost incalculable number seventy times seven. This number points to some complete or comprehensive forgiveness that knows no limits. Jesus tells the now familiar story of the king who forgives his…
Closed Fist or Open Hand of Grace
September 10, 2023 21:39 - 12.3 MBRev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +15Rev. Dr. Les MartinEzekiel 33:1-11, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 18:15-20 In the name of the living God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. Well, at one level we have quite a potpourri of readings today. It’s kind of hard to see how they tie together. We have this terrifying reading from Ezekiel, at least terrifying for Father Doug…