Sermons from SJE Grand Haven

The video of Father Cramer’s sermon for today, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 16, 2021, on the Gospel reading appointed for today from John 17:6-19 is below: The audio is below as well: The post Sent into the World after the Isolation of Pandemic appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The video of Father Cramer’s sermon for the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven, on the reading from Acts 1:1-11 is below. The audio for the sermon is below as well: The post The Time is Here appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The video for Father Cramer’s Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter on the Gospel from John 15:9-17 is below: The audio is also available here: The post Learning How to Abide in Love appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The video of the sermon from our Priest Associate, the Rev. Daniel Snyder, Ph.D., on the Gospel appointed for today, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B, from John 15:1-8, is below: The audio is below as well: The post Vine and Branches appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Cramer’s sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B, on the epistle reading from 1 John 3:16-24 and what Jesus as the Good Shepherd—and his call for us to likewise lay down our lives—means today, particularly in the wake of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. The video of the sermon is below: The audio of the sermon is below as well: The post Laying Down our Lives for Them appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for Father Cramer’s Sermon for The Third Sunday of Easter, Year B, is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Speak to Your Heart in Silence appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The video from Father Cramer’s sermon for today, the Second Sunday of Easter, on the reading from Acts Acts 4:32-35 is below: The audio for the sermon is below as well: The post Not a Needy Person Among Them appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Father Cramer’s offering of the Paschal Homily for our 2021 Great Vigil of Easter is below: The video is below as well: The post Paschal Homily 2021 appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio from Father Cramer’s homily for Holy Saturday, April 3, 2021, is below: The video from the file is below as well: The post As If God Has Forgotten You appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio from Father Cramer’s sermon for Good Friday, Year B, April 2, 2021 is below: The video from the sermon is below as well: The post Not a Day to be Scared appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for Fr. Cramer’s meditation for Tuesday of Holy Week on the Hebrew Bible reading is below: The video is below as well: The post God’s Polished Instrument appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Father Cramer’s meditation for Monday in Holy Week, 2021, is below: The video of the meditation is below as well: The post Our Bounden Duty and Service appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Father Cramer’s sermon for Palm Sunday, Year B, March 28, 2021, is below. The video of the sermon is below as well: The post Crucified Resistance appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B, is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Driving Out the Ruler of this World appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Below is the video of Fr. Jared’s sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B, on the reading from Numbers 21:4-9, the story of Moses lifting up the snake in the wilderness. The audio of the sermon is available below as well. The post Brazen Salvation – Looking Sin in the Eye appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Jared’s sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, on the Gospel reading appointed for the day: the cleansing of the temple by Jesus in John 2:13​-22, is available below: The audio of the sermon is available below as well: The post The Cleansing of Sacred Space after the Clarity of a Pandemic appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon is available below: The video for the service is below as well” The post Getting Behind Jesus, Held in the Love of the Cross appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Fr. Cramer’s sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, Year B, preaching on the epistle reading for today from 1st Peter 3:18-22 is below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post On Preaching to Demons and Love Triumphing over Suffering appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Father Cramer’s sermon for Ash Wednesday, 2021, on the Hebrew Bible reading from Joel 2:1-2,12-17, is available below: The video is available below as well: The post The Grace of Letting Your Heart Be Broken appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Cramer’s sermon for today, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, on the Hebrew Bible reading from 2 Kings 2:1-12, the story of the ascent of Elijah into heaven in the chariot of fire and his authority moving to Elisha, his successor. The audio of the sermon is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post The Company of Prophetic Resistance appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B , is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post The Saving Nature of True Christian Freedom appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Fr. Jared’s sermon for the Feast of the Presentation, drawing on the epistle reading of the day, Hebrews 2:14-18, is available below: The video is available below as well: The post Saved by the Suffering God appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Jared’s sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B, on the call of Samuel as found in the Hebrew Bible reading from 1 Samuel 3:1-20, asking how this text might instruct us to hear the voice of God more faithfully when visions are rare in our own time. The audio of the file is available below: The video of the file is available below as well: The post Hearing God in a Time When Visions are Rare appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Jared’s sermon for today, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, also known as the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, on the epistle reading from Acts 19:1-7 and the differences between the Baptism of John the Baptist and Christian baptism into the name of Jesus. The audio of the sermon is available below: The video is available below as well: The post We Need More Spirit-Filled Christians appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Cramer’s sermon from tonight, the Feast of the Epiphany: The Manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, drawing from the epistle reading from Ephesians 3:1-12 and asking how God is at work, even today, making manifest God’s plan to draw together a humanity as divided as ours. The audio of the sermon is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post They Are Now Us: The Mystery of the Epiphany appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Jared Cramer’s sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day, drawing from the Gospel Reading of Matthew 2:13​-15,19-23, the story of the Annunciation to Joseph and the Flight into Egypt. He explores the essentiality of the royal emphasis of Matthew’s infancy narrative and then how that narrative is subverted by the social location of the Holy Family as refugees and immigrants, asking how this should push the church to be more faithful in our own time. If you want to make a difference in the lives of immigrants and refugees, please connect with Episcopal Migration Ministries online at https://episcopalmigrationministries.org​. Also, Catholic Relief Services works specifically with aid to Venezuelan […] The post The Refugee King, a Hostile World, and a Complicit Religion appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Jared Cramer’s sermon for today, our parish patronal Feast of St. John the Apostle & Evangelist, drawing on the epistle reading for today from 1 John 1:1-9 and exploring the importance of the incarnation, not only for our salvation but also for our lived experience of faith today. The audio of the sermon is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post A Faith You Can Hold Touch appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for Blue Christmas: A Liturgy for the Longest Night, Tuesday after the Fourth Sunday of Advent , is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Where we look for help on the darkest nights appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for Father Cramer’s sermon for today, the Third Sunday of Advent, on the Hebrew Bible reading from Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, is available below: The video of the sermon is also available below: The post What We Rebuild When the Light Returns appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of Fr. Jared’s sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, Year B, on the first reading from Isaiah 64:1-9, is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Advent with a Hidden God and a Dark World appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Fr. Jared Cramer’s sermon for the Last Sunday after Pentecost, commonly known as Christ the King Sunday, on the Hebrew Bible reading from Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, exploring the nature of kings and shepherds in the ancient world and what these texts can tell us about God… and our own calling today. The audio for the sermon is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Wicked Shepherds and Fat Sheep appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of today’ sermon for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 28, Year A, on the Hebrew Bible reading from Judges 4:1–7, the story of the Prophet Deborah and the heroism of Jael is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post A Tale of Women Who Rose Up when Men Hesitated or Stood Back appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27, Year A), is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post How Do We Keep Light Burning in a Dark World? appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for All Saints’ Day, Year A, is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post The Unexpectedly Blessed Life of the Disciple appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25, Year A), is available below: The video of the sermon is also available below: The post No More Making Your Home on the Mountain appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio from today’s sermon for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24, Year A, is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post The Things that are God’s appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23, Year A), is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post True Joy in a Messy World appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio from today’s sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22, Year A, is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post The Enigmatic Mystery of the Victory of Suffering over Accomplishment appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio from Fr. Jared’s sermon for today the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (transferred), with the Gospel reading from Proper 21, Year A, Matthew 21:23-32, is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post The Grace Found at the Front (and Back) of the Line to the Kingdom appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A , is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post The Blessing of Enough appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Fr. Jared’s sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18, Year A, on Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 18:15-20 on how to handle sin in the Christian community, the power of that community to bind and loose, and both the dangers (and graces) of exercising that power well, with faithfulness and mercy. The audio of the sermon is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post The Dangers (and Graces) of Binding and Loosing in Christian Community appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Fr. Jared Cramer’s sermon for Sunday, August 30, the 13th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17, Year A) on the reading from Romans 12:9-21. The audio for the sermon is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post Overcoming Evil, or, Loving Not to Win appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Fr. Jared Cramer’s sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, August 16, Proper 15, Year A, on the difficult story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman as recounted in Matthew 15:10–28. The audio of the sermon is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post Person > Theology appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Cramer’s sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 14, Year A, on the story of Peter walking on the water as told in Matthew 14:22-33. The audio of the file is below: The video of the file is below as well: The post “Little Faith” Walking on Water appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Father Cramer’s sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 13, Year A, on the epistle reading from Romans 9:1-5. The audio for the sermon is below: The video of the sermon is below as well: The post Finding Righteousness in Failure and Doubt, also, On How Not to be an Anti-Semitic Christian appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

Fr. Jared’s sermon for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 12, Year A on Sunday, July 26 on the story of Jacob and his wives, Rachel and Leah, as related in Genesis 29:15-28. The audio of the sermon is below: The video of today’s sermon is online below: The text of the sermon is below as well: Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah's eyes were lovely, and Rachel was graceful and beautiful. […] The post God, Grace, and the Girl with the Soft Eyes appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The First Sunday in Lent, Year A , is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post A Story of Love and Not of Wrath appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King, Year C , 2019 is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Today’s Sermon appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The 23rd Sunday After Pentecost, Year C , is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post How One Lives in the Last Days appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio of today’s sermon for The 22nd Sunday After Pentecost, Year C , 2019 is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Belief in the Resurrection appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.

The audio for today’s sermon for The 21st Sunday After Pentecost, Year C, is available below: The video of the sermon is available below as well: The post Worship Has to Work – The Problem of the Unchanged Christian appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven, MI.