Sermons from Christ Church in Short Hills

October 16, 2022 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Somewhere down deep underneath our Anglican propriety is a wildness that Jesus seeks to exploit. It's what we desire as well.

October 9, 2022 - The Rev. Dr. John J. Thatamanil - The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in NYC and Anglican Priest, preaching on the healing of Naaman, an Aramean Commander, by the Prophet Elisha in 2 Kings, Chapter 5. 

October 2, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Is faith the size of a teeny tiny, ordinary mustard seed enough? It’s more than enough, Jesus says, to move trees or mountains. Reflections on Stewardship and abundance from Rev. Bowie. 

September 25, 2022 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Once again, Jesus upsets our apple cart and provokes us to question everything we always thought was true. Could it be that our preoccupation with ending up in Hell is a distraction from the Grace God wants to give us? Consider an empty Hell. 

September 18, 2022 - The Rev. Tristan Shin - The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

“Whoever is faithful in very little is faithful also in much.” A final sermon from The Rev. Tristan Shin on this pesky thing called grace. 

September 11, 2022 - The Rev.Bowie Snodgrass - The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Bowie reflects on the lost sheep and coin parables in Luke 17 and a seeking God who calls neighbors and angels to rejoice when we are found. This week’s sermon looks at the gospel from various perspectives on our Parish Picnic Sunday, a joyful community celebration. 
 
 

August 28, 2022 - The Rev. Tristan Shin - The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

The Dummies Guide to Honor: Jesus takes a hard look at society’s notion of honor and shame, who is in and who is out, who is up and who is down, and as usual, he is turning it all upside down. He calls us to look at who is not here and find ourselves in their sandals. Jesus is showing us an image of a table where no one has a place of honor because everyone is honored. It is God that extends the invitation to show us this radical hospitality. 

August 21, 2022 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

We are called to be repairers of the breach, knowing that we too are broken. Rev. Bowie reflects on Isaiah 58, Luke 13, breaches, sabbath, and our Savior who sees us, calls us, heals us, feeds us – and sets us free.

August 14, 2022 - The Rev. Tristan Shin - The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

C.S. Lewis writes: "I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly do not recommend Christianity."
 
Christianity has never been about being a toothless religion, nor does the bible speaks about living a comfortable life. There is a cost to being a disciple. What did Jesus mean when he said he came to bring fire to the earth? What is demanded of us this night? Can the fire of Pentecost stir up our faith and conviction to do God's work in Christ's name for the sake of the world? 

August 7, 2022 - The Rev. Dr. R. Kevin Johnson - The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

It is God’s good pleasure to grant us a heavenly kingdom, far better than any established on earth.