http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/ en-us 2008-05-11T08:47:15-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/spiritual_mosaics.html Pentecost Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon At some point over the course of this year, we’ll be issuing another volume of our little storybook, Spiritual Mosaics: Stories of Faith... christchurch 2008-05-11T08:47:15-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/the_pope_came_to_town.html Ascension Sunday Acts 1:1-11; John 17:1-11 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon When Pope Benedict recently visited New York, I was part of the ecumenical congregation at St. Joseph’s Church on 87th Street between First and York;... christchurch 2008-05-04T10:30:54-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/on_love_and_obedience.html Sixth Sunday of Easter Isaiah 41:17-20; Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21 The Reverend Javier A. Viera Listen to this sermon We talk about love a lot in church. Hardly a Sunday goes by when the word "love" isn’t uttered in some... christchurch 2008-04-27T12:15:19-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/breakfast_at_tiffanys_redux.html Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon My vocation causes me to intersect with a wide variety of anonymous persons in various states of need. I have... christchurch 2008-04-20T09:27:20-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/enter_the_gate.html Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon How many of you first came to Christ Church sometime after 1999? Go ahead and lift your hand if that’s... christchurch 2008-04-13T08:42:19-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/a_newfangled_nonfiction_mystery.html Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon As Luke tells the story, later on the same day that several women discover Jesus’ tomb was empty, two... christchurch 2008-04-06T09:45:04-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/the_neverending_story.html Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 The Reverend Cathy S. Gilliard Listen to this sermon It is the first Sunday after Easter, and here we are, gathered like so many other Sunday mornings. I... christchurch 2008-03-30T08:53:25-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/champagne.html Easter Sunday John 20:1-18 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon When I was a young boy, we lived in a small cluster of homes that was located adjacent to large tracts of forest and undeveloped land. I’m... christchurch 2008-03-23T11:24:42-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/the_emblematic_neurosis_of_our_time.html Palm/Passion Sunday Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon So today we begin Holy Week, commemorating the last fateful days of Jesus’ life. This also marks the start of the last week of Lent,... christchurch 2008-03-16T10:02:07-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/weepingfor_joy.html Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The Reverend Javier A. Viera This sermon is only available in text format. Jesus wept, we’re told. I too feel like weeping this morning. There’s much to weep over. I’ll... christchurch 2008-03-09T11:35:01-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/hes_our_miracle.html Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon This past week there was a story in The New York Times sports section about a certain high school wrestler... christchurch 2008-03-02T08:58:15-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/thirsty.html Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon While in college I worked on the oil fields outside of Corsicana, Texas, whose only claim to fame, so far as... christchurch 2008-02-24T09:03:07-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/caught_like_moths_around_manhattans_light.html Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon I’m guessing that more than 95% of those present this morning did not grow up in New York City. There’s... christchurch 2008-02-17T10:23:01-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/ashes_to_ashes.html First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon Last Wednesday began our season of Lent, which, as you can tell by all of our marching around today, we... christchurch 2008-02-10T08:01:12-05:00 http://www.christchurchnyc.org/ser/a/mine_eyes_have_seen_the_glory_of_the_coming_of_the_lord.html Transfiguration of the Lord Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 The Reverend Stephen P. Bauman Listen to this sermon I’ve always found the story of the transfiguration of Jesus you just heard Cathy read a jarring interruption to the... christchurch 2008-02-03T08:43:51-05:00