Sermons from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Gabriel Lawrence
For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep and will sort them out. On this day, we gather in time on a threshold: the last Sunday of the Church year, the feast of Christ the King. We end today what we began a y...
The Risky Business of Discipleship – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
Newcomers to The Episcopal Church quickly discover that we have special names for just about everything. This big room we're in right now is the "nave," while the foyer at the back of the nave is the "narthex." This colorful cape I'm wearin...
Sunday Sermon – Lauren Dockery
Lauren Dockery, our Director of Children & Youth Ministries, preached at our celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost....
All Saints’ Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Patricia Rose
The Rev. Patricia Rose preached at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on All Saints' Sunday....
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
Well, here we are, once again: the Pharisees are plotting to entrap Jesus. Last week, Brandon preached on the passage earlier in the Gospel of Matthew, where the Pharisees ask Jesus, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" Je...
The Currency of God’s Kingdom – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
When I was in high school, a teacher once accused me of being "obsequious." Having not yet encountered this word in my SAT prep, I was forced to look it up in the dictionary (which, in the pre-smartphone age, meant I had to find an actual d...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Patricia Rose
The Rev. Patricia preached at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost....
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Jeanne Leinbach
"The one who judges us most finally will be the one who loves us most fully," Frederick Buechner. Frederick Buechner, the beloved writer and theologian, gets us started this morning with our reflection on Scripture. "The one who judges us ...
Running After God’s Promises – The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft
"O God: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure."These words from today's opening Collect are prayed every year on this Sunday. It's one of my favorite co...
Sunday Sermon – The Rev. Patricia Rose
The Rev. Patricia Rose preached at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost....