Sermons from Christ Church in Short Hills

March 19, 2023 - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz - The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, Senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, reflects on our shared Interfaith work and how WE can shine our light forth into the world. 

March 12, 2023 - The Rev. Dr. R. Kevin Johnson - The Third Sunday in Lent

The woman at the well sets out on a missionary journey and the people come running into the arms of Lenten Jesus. Listen to The Rev. Dr. R. Kevin Johnson's sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent. 

March 5, 2023 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Second Sunday in Lent

Rev. Bowie on giving up shopping for Lent, earthly things, spiritual renewal, Nicodemus’ questions, and Samuel Wells’ newest book: Humbler Faith, Bigger God.

February 26, 2023 - The Rev. Cn. Robert Griner - The First Sunday in Lent

What makes for a meaningful life? Jesus in the desert hears the voice of Satan offering ample suggestions. Perhaps we hear similar voices. Listen to how Jesus and Stanford University respond.

February 22, 2023 - The Rev. Cn. Robert Griner - Ash Wednesday

The Good News of Ash Wednesday is that we need no longer to be afraid of our inconsistency and hypocrisy. On our ashy days, fradulance is often our most conspicuous feature! Jesus is even using our posturing and posing to transform us into his likeness.

February 19, 2023 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Last Sunday after Epiphany

The gospel account of Jesus’ Transfiguration revealed to his core group of disciples who he really was and teaches us important spiritual lessons about walking in the light, through the clouds, and learning to walk in the dark.

January 22, 2023 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

John the Baptist’s arrest frames Jesus’ ministry. Like the first disciples, we are called to follow Jesus, proclaim the Good News, and care for others, including those in prison. 

January 15, 2023 - The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg - The Second Sunday after Epiphany

Martin Luther King encouraged us to do “creative battle” against the forces that would have us wallow in fatalism and helplessness and self-satisfaction. He called us to believe that the future could be more just than the present. To be a disciple of the living, abiding God is to practice self-denial, to point to Jesus, and to have the faith to do creative battle to hasten the coming of the kingdom.

January 8, 2023 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Baptism of Our Lord

Winston Churchill called Russia “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” How do these words resonate with world issues in 2023, the four Servant Songs in Isaiah, Jesus’ baptism, and the Trinity?

December 24, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - Christmas Eve

Mary could have easily ended up pregnant and alone when she found out she was expecting an unexpected child. But God was with her, through a cousin, a partner, an innkeeper, animals, angels and shepherds. And through Jesus, God is with us. Merry Christmas!