Sermons by Rev. Kristin Krantz (Page 3)

A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Lent 3, March 7, 2021 St. James’, Mt. Airy Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today’s gospel reading is one of only a handful of stories that appear in all…

A Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Lent 1, 2/21/2021 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15  Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Here we are, back in Lent again. It was of course last year near the start of…

A Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. airy, February 14, 2021 Last Epiphany: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9   Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   Today is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. Lent begins this Wednesday,…

A Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord

The Rev. Kristin Krantz St. James’, Mt.  Airy 1/10/2021 Baptism of Christ Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   At Jesus’ baptism, the heavens were torn apart and the Spirit descended upon him. Here, right now,…

A Sermon for Christmas Eve

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Christmas Eve – Year B St. James’, Mt.  Airy Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. Do not be afraid.…

A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Advent 2B, December 6, 2020 St. James’, Mt.  Airy Isaiah 401-2, 8-131-11 Psalm 85 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   There are two Christmas seasons that are celebrated yearly. The first is secular Christmas,…