Sermons from Christ Church in Short Hills

December 18, 2022 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Fourth Sunday of Advent

God picked the perfect family for Jesus to be born... perfectly dysfunctional. Lucky for us, Christ continues to seek nutty families to inhabit. Lucky for him, there's us.

December 11, 2022 - 8am - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Third Sunday of Advent

Santa Claus is contributing to the ethical decline of our country. Find out how St. Nick has lost his moral compass and what Jesus says to us in response. 

December 11, 2022 - Bishop Gene Robinson - The Third Sunday of Advent

Bishop Gene Robinson delivers a powerful and thoughtful sermon on Mary, Jesus, and humanity. 

December 4, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Second Sunday of Advent

Baptism is how we become part of the diverse Christian family, called to accept one another as Christ accepted us, for the greater glory of God. Acceptance is a central theme in Paul’s Letter to the Romans and today extends to acceptance for all – regardless of nationality or ethnicity, sexuality or gender, culture or class.

November 27, 2022 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The First Sunday of Advent

Advent invites an encounter with Christ without shame or fear. While knowing us at our worst, Jesus nevertheless pursues us until we say yes.

November 20, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - Christ the King

The Feast of Christ the King is a counter-cultural observance dating back to 1925. Reflections on how Christianity has always been counter-cultural and the Taizé community on Ingathering and ThankServing Sunday.

November 13, 2022 -The Rt. Rev. Carlye J. Hughes - Episcopal Visitation

“God did not put any of us on this planet to play it small.”
This past Sunday we were joined by Bishop Carlye Hughes, XI Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. 

November 6, 2022 -The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - All Saints’ Sunday

Who’s your favorite saint? Reflections on how Luke’s Beatitudes keep things real, St. Melania, and the power of radical reversals on All Saints’ Sunday.

October 30, 2022 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Grace filled encounters with Jesus are always transformative, whether subtle or substantial. Listen to two stories of dramatic conversion, one in St. Luke's Gospel, the other in the life of a priest.

October 23, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - 140th Anniversary Celebration

Once there was a mighty oak! Sermon for the 140th Anniversary Sunday on being “deeply rooted, branching out” and standing together, including the “little acorns” of the young generation.