Knox Church Sermons Knox Presbyterian Church

Today we begin with words I admit may sound ominous, or at least confusing. Isaiah 53 reads, “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,     yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,     and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,     so he […]

Preachers all have some aspects of the Bible that we’re drawn to more than others.  I tend to preach on stories and poetry, and it’s less common for me to pick the New Testament letters.  But I am committed to “eating my vegetables” so to speak, reading all of the Bible and not always choosing […]

There are a lot of really important things about church ministry, but the story we’re reading this morning—commonly known as the Walk to Emmaus—this story has some personal history for me that always reminds me not to take myself too seriously.  I remember this story well from seminary; I remember students and professors who treated […]

This morning’s scripture lesson includes a phrase that has been the source of Christian antisemitism in many places throughout history, and deserves comment when it is read:  The story says that on Easter night, the disciples have locked the doors “for fear of the Jews.”  One of the things we always must be careful about […]

Let us pray:  Good and gracious God:  on this miraculous morning, when we are reminded most clearly of your promise that life will always triumph over death, may we not forget those for whom death is such a present threat this day:  people of Palestine and Israel, Ukraine and Haiti, immigrants and refugees seeking a […]