Sermons from Saint John’s Saint John’s Episcopal Church

Sermon — June 9, 2024 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings Have you ever heard the one about the college undergrad who wanders into a debate about the nature of free will? So, a group of philosophy professors is meeting … Continue reading →

Sermon — June 2, 2024 The Rev. Greg Johnston “Let’s go, my beloved, to meet the bride,” one 16th-century Hebrew hymn begins, “Let’s welcome the face of Shabbat. To greet Shabbat let’s go, let’s be gone, for she is the … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 26, 2024 — Trinity Sunday The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings There’s an emotion that our ancestors sometimes called “fear,” and which we’re more likely to understand if we call it “awe”: a feeling of reverence and … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 12, 2024 The Rev. Greg Johnston Lectionary Readings From time to time in every one of our lives, a certain question arises. It can be born of frustration or confusion, dread or despair. It’s a question that … Continue reading →

Sermon — May 5, 2024 Pia Bertelli “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child as well. By this we know that we love the children … Continue reading →