Life Together
By STJnewhavenblog
Life TogetherDec 06, 2021
John Hare, March 17, 2024
John preaches on the atonement on the fifth Sunday of Lent, also known as Passion Sunday. He explores how our sin and guilt could possibly be borne by Jesus, when the sin and guilt are ours.
Taylor Craig, March 10, 2024
Taylor follows the readings from the week from the wanderings in the wilderness and the serpent Moses raised up to Jesus's discussion of his own sacrifice with Nicodemus in John 3.
John Pittard, March 3, 2024
John preaches on the mystery of the gospel of Christ crucified, a truth unexpected or even scandalous to the philosophers and theologians of the day.
Kyama Mugambi, February 25, 2024
Kyama preaches on taking up the cross and denying oneself.
(Unfortunately, due to some connectivity problems in the church, the beginning of Kayama's sermon was inaudible. This audio picks up when the microphone he was speaking into was started again, about 2 min into the sermon.)
John Beltz, February 18, 2024
On the first Sunday of Lent, John preaches on the Flood and the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.
Annette Dronyi, Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Annette shares an Ash Wednesday meditation on agreeing with God.
Macie Bridge, February 11, 2024
Macie preaches on Mark's account of the Transfiguration of Jesus and experiencing the presence of God on less conspicuous occasions.
Paul Smith, February 4, 2024
Paul preaches on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in the gospel of Mark, the nature of Jesus’ authority, and how it derives from his relationship with the Father.
David Mahan, January 28, 2024
David preaches on Mark 1:21-28, a story in which the crowd remarks that Jesus preaches with authority. He considers the authority of Jesus and its relation to his own submission to the Father in love.
Michèle Sigg, January 21, 2024
Michèle preaches on Jonah, the terrible, but very successful missionary to Nineveh, and the African concept of ubuntu, which emphasizes the connections between human beings.
John Hare, January 14, 2024
John examines the Gospel of John's account of the calling of the disciples and Brother Roger, the founder of the Taizé community in France.
Tim Hersey, January 7, 2024
On the first Sunday after Epiphany, Tim preaches on the role of the Spirit in today’s readings, New Year’s Resolutions, and in our lives as Christians.
Ryan Mays, December 31, 2023
Ryan shares his testimony in light of the story of healing and restoration brought by Jesus with his Incarnation.
Katherine Greene-McCreight, December 24, 2023
Katherine preaches on the birth of Jesus, Prince of Peace, in light of the war in Gaza, not far from his birthplace.
Lessons and Carols, December 17, 2023
St. John's Annual Lessons and Carols service.
(Note: a Taize chant and the third verse of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming have been removed for copyright reasons)
Paul Smith, December 10, 2023
Paul preaches on the contrast of visions of judgment and comfort in this week's readings from Isaiah 40 and 2 Peter 3.
Ellendale and Chuck Hoffman, December 3, 2023
Ellendale preaches a farewell message and Chuck gives a blessing on their last Sunday as priests in charge at St. John's.
William Rowley, November 26, 2023
William preaches on Jesus' warning on how we treat "the least of these."
John Hare, November 19, 2023
John preaches on the parable of the talents and the view of God presupposed by the characters.
Annette Dronyi, November 12, 2023
Annette preaches on the story of the widow's mite and God's provision.
David Mahan, November 5, 2023
David preaches on celebrating harvest and ingathering in the Bible and in our own church.
Okello Ogera, October 19, 2023
Okello preaches on Jesus' answer to the lawyer that the second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself.
Bishop Laura Ahrens, October 22, 2023
Bishop Laura preaches on how to respond to violent global crises with love and prayer.
Ellendale Hoffman, October 15, 2023
Ellendale preaches on coming to terms with the ending of the parable of the wedding banquet.
Michele Sigg, October 8, 2023
Michele preaches on the history of the ebb and flow of Christianity, the future of St. John’s, and the importance of the Sabbath rest.
Karen Mahan, October 1, 2023
Karen preaches on Philippians 2:1-13 and Christ's example for us in lowering himself rather than insisting on his own status.
Kyama Mugambi, September 24, 2023
Kyama preaches on American culture's promotion of discontentment and devaluing of contentment in light of Moses' conflict with Israel in Exodus 16:2-15.
David Mahan, September 17, 2023
David preaches on forgiveness, both from the story of Joseph's forgiveness of his brothers and Jesus's teaching on forgiveness in Matthew 18:21-35.
Ellendale Hoffman, September 10, 2023
Ellendale preaches on the significance of the Taize service.
Chuck Hoffman, September 3, 2023
Chuck preaches on the holiday of Labor Day and the theology of work.
John Hare, August 27, 2023
John preaches on the confession of Peter and Jesus's promise that Peter will be the rock on which the church will be built and what Jesus means by "binding and loosing."
Kayla Ford, August 20, 2023
Kayla preaches on the betrayal of Joseph and his enslavement, relating it to the experience of people undergoing trials.
Ellendale Hoffman, August 13, 2023
Ellendale preaches on the sacrament of baptism and child baptism.
William Rowley, August 6, 2023
William preaches on the Transfiguration.
David Mahan, July 30, 2023
David preaches on the centrality of desire and being loved in the Christian life, seen in the story of Solomon in I Kings 3:5-12 and the Romans 8:26-39.
Elizabeth Godfrey, July 23, 2023
Elizabeth preaches on gardening, weeds, and the wheat and the tares.
Taylor Craig, July 16, 2023
Taylor preaches on Romans 8, Isaiah 55, and the parable of the sower.
John Pittard, July 9, 2023
John preaches on Romans 7:15-25 and actions that do not reflect our inmost selves.
Gabe LePage, July 2, 2023
Gabe talks about his trip to Jerusalem and the locations of the events in our readings.
Ellendale Hoffman, June 25, 2023
Ellendale preaches on dysfunctional families, the story of Hagar and Sarah, and the cost of discipleship.
Chuck Hoffman, June 18, 2023
Chuck preaches on Father's Day about the prophecy of Abraham and Sarah's having Isaac.
Renée Barbre, June 11, 2023
Renée preaches on the healing of the woman with the flow of blood and the synagogue leader's daughter, and the importance of following Jesus into serving invisible people neglected by our society.
John Hare, June 4, 2023
John preaches on Matthew 28:16-20, on the name of God given in the Great Commission on Trinity Sunday.
Ellendale Hoffman, May 28, 2023
Ellendale preaches on Pentecost and the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
Annette Dronyi, May 21, 2023
Annette reminds us, from I Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11, that because we are God's we can respond to life's circumstances with gratitude and peace.
Marie Hause, May 14, 2023
Marie preaches on Acts 17:22-31, where Paul preaches about the unknown god, discussing God's transcendence.
Michele Sigg, May 7, 2023
Michele preaches on the martyrdom of Stephen and her own recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
John Hare, April 30, 2023
John preaches on John 10:1-10, on sheep, shepherds, and interfaith dialogue.
Jane Meditz, April 16, 203
Jane discusses the story of doubting Thomas and the role of doubt in faith.
Good Friday Reflections, April 7, 2023
Reflections by members of the St. John's Church community on the seven last sayings of Jesus: James von Kuhn Murray, Paul Smith, Annette Dronyi, Diana Weston, Ryan Mays, and Taylor Craig.