Sermons on Matthew

“Between the Already and Not Yet” A sermon based on Matthew 24:36-44

December 22, 2019
Rev. David Oliver-Holder
Matthew

On Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 We are very close to the Nativity now. Just 2 more days. As we approach that blessed day, when we celebrate God’s best gift to the world, we feel many things. Joy. Peace. Love. Hope renewed. Delight. Maybe even surprise. Wonder. But how about speechlessness? I suggest to you that speechlessness is a very appropriate sensation at…

“Tell What You See” A sermon based on Matthew 11:1-11 and Isaiah 35:1-10

On Sunday, December 15th, 2019 The Autumn when Jean and I moved to Wisconsin, 1992, set records for the number of overcast days that fall. The memory is seared in my mind. From the first of October through the end of December, there were 4, four days of sunshine. This autumn, here, has not been that bad. When the sun has been…

“Between the Already and Not Yet” A sermon based on Matthew 24:36-44

on Sunday, December 1st, 2019 Hope. Anticipation. Expectation. These are the dispositions of Advent. And I had the pleasure of seeing these fully embodied on Thanksgiving Day as we cooked and baked all day. Our dog, Luna, was ever in the kitchen, watching us as we worked on the countertops, just waiting, hoping, anticipating every little morsel that might happen to fall…

“An Alternative” A sermon based on Matthew 2:1-12

Delivered on Sunday, January 6th, 2019 By David Oliver-Holder I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Happy New Year! Although Christians have already begun our new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent, for many folks the first of January marks an important turning point. Some of us watched the ball drop in New…