Sermons – St. Brendan's Anglican Church

Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 2Rev. Doug Floyd1 Peter 1:1-9, John 20:19-31 The disciples have gathered in the upper room behind a locked door. They are afraid. They ran away in fear. They denied Christ in fear. Now they grieve in fear. Yet, they grieve together. Jesus gathered them. He called them at the start of His ministry, and they’ve become a community,…

Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 2026Rev. Doug FloydMatthew 28:1-10 We begin at the end of all things. George Mackay Brown writes about the three kings who stopped and could go no further. The red kingCame to a great water. He said,Here the journey ends.No keel or skipper on this shore. The yellow kingHalted under a hill. He said,Turn the camels round.Beyond, ice summits…

Rev. Ash Bramblett Good FridayRev. Ash BramblettMatthew 27:11-61 You probably familiar with the phrase, “This isn’t what it looks like.” Think about the cross. One man praised God, saying, certainly this man is innocent. And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances, and the…

Dr. Christopher Graham Note: This sermon was recorded outdoors in a park, so there are outside noises. Maundy Thursday 2026Dr. Christopher GrahamJohn 13:1-15 Jesus has an encounter with the Samaritan woman in a place where there was no water. There was no food, and we presume by extension, there was no wine. You may recall that this lack of water and food…

Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 5Rev. Doug FloydEzekiel 37:1–26, Psalm 130, Romans 6:15-23, John 11:1-44 Israel was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.[1] Dead and buried in the depths of Assyria and Babylon. North and South Israel had been crushed by their enemies. People died. Land ruined. Temple destroyed. The remaining Jews scattered, exiled. The Beloved of God…

Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 4 2026Rev. Doug Floyd1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 5:1-14, John 9 If the doors of the perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chambers of his cavern . . . Unless the eye catches fire then God will not be seen.…

Dr. Christopher Graham Lent 3, 2026Dr. Christopher GrahamJohn 4 “We have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.” This morning’s Gospel reading about the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman is one of those texts that gives me pause to preach or to teach. It is such a powerful story on its…

Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 2 2026Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 12:1-9, Psalm 33:12-22, Romans 5:1-7, John 1:3-16 Nicodemus is puzzled. Jesus just told him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”” (John 3:3, ESV) How can a man be born again when he is old? Jesus is speaking mysteries in the dark.  Nicodemus…

Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 1 2026Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 1-3, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11 Today we begin a journey together and hopefully individually at the same time. We are following Christ to the cross. Along the way, we face our sin-scarred lives and our sin-scarred world. There is no hope outside of the grace of God. And His grace is so good, we…

Rev. Doug Floyd Last Sunday of Epiphany 2026Rev. Doug FloydPhilippians 3:12-14, Matthew 17:1-9 Peter misunderstands. He sees Jesus in unspeakable glory with His face shining as the sun. He sees Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. He misunderstands the moment and proposes to build three tabernacles. We are not told what Peter is thinking. He could think the kingdom has come. He…