Sermons

“This Chapel is a good part of my story. How about you? Where does St. James the Fisherman fit into your life? What things and events and people really stand out? How has this place ministered to, changed, deepened your life?”

~ Bishop Morgan Porteus, co-founding Clergy,
sermon at the Chapel on August 25, 1991
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Explore some of the sermons below that have been preached at the Chapel over the last several years.

Worship

2022

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“The Sound of Sheer Silence”

June 19, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

The Places You Will Go in Discipleship

June 26, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

The Harvest is Plentiful, but the Laborers are Few

July 3, 2022

The Rev. Will Stanley

Eulogy for the Rev. Jack Smith

July 9, 2022

James Carroll

The Word Is Very Near to You

July 10, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

Mary and Martha

July 17, 2022

The Rev. Jay Sidebotham

Stand on the Side of Love

July 24, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

Where Is Your Treasure and Heart?

August 7, 2022

The Very Rev. Robert Taylor

Outreach Sunday

August 14, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Mother Teresa Came to Town . . .”

August 21, 2022

The Rev. Gary Jones

God’s Kitchen Table

August 28, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

Allee, Allee in Free

September 11, 2022

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

2021

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“Interruption and Healing”

June 27, 2021

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“The Violence of Political Expediency”

July 11, 2021

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Jeremiah, Jesus, and a Summer Chapel”

July 25, 2021

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Eucharist: The Mystery of Christ”

August 15, 2021

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Do Not Forget . . .”

August 29, 2021

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

2020

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“On the Beach”

August 23, 2020

2019

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“On the Fiftieth Anniversary of Stonewall”

June 30, 2019

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“A Marriage Homily”

June 30, 2019

The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch

“Ambassadors for Christ”

July 7, 2019

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Pray Without Ceasing”

July 28, 2019

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Children of God”

August 18, 2019

The Rev. Joy Caires

2018

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“What Does the Lord Require of Us?”

June 3, 2018

The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch

“Life Happens in the Interruptions”

July 1, 2018

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Amos and Our Times”

July 15, 2018

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Discipleship Now”

July 22, 2018

The Rev. Brenda Husson

“Busting the Myth of Scarcity with a Meal of Abundance”

July 29, 2018

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Singing God’s New Song”

August 5, 2018

The Very Rev. Stephen E. Carlsen

“Called to Discipleship”

August 12, 2018

Ingrid Jacobson, Seminarian

“The Intimacy of Jesus”

August 19, 2018

The Rev. Jamie Hamilton

“Bridging our Divides”

August 26, 2018

The Very Rev. Robert V. Taylor

2017

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“What Paul ‘Gets’ About Sin”

June 9, 2017

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier”

June 11, 2017

The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch

“We Become What We Choose”

June 25, 2017

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“How Do We Know God’s Promises Are True?”

July 2, 2017

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“Sowing Seeds for a New Tomorrow”

July 16, 2017

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration”

July 23, 2017

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Pay Attention”

August 6, 2017

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Love in Tough Times”

September 10, 2017

The Rev. Milton McC. Gatch

2016

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“God Is Working His Purpose Out —and Wants You”

July 3, 2016

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“The Parable of the Good Samaritan”

July 10, 2016

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“Mary, Martha, and the Presence of God”

July 17, 2016

The Rev. Danielle Thompson

“Praying the Lord’s Prayer”

July 24, 2016

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“The Feast of St. James the Fisherman”

July 31, 2016

The Rt. Rev. Alan Gates

“How I Met God in a MacDonald’s”

August 7, 2016

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“Running the Marathon of Faith”

August 14, 2016

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“In Process but Not Complete; On the Way but Not There Yet”

September 4, 2016

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

“If You Don’t Know God . . .”

September 18, 2016

The Rev. Stephen Jacobsen

Archived Sermons of the Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus, co-founder of the Chapel

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“This Chapel Is a Good Part of My Story”

August 25, 1991

The Rt. Rev. Morgan F. Porteus

“Vignettes of Early Chapel History”

August 4, 2013

The Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus

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