Category Archives: Sermons

Is the Holy Spirit Among Us?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A sermon preached (while wearing a mask) on Pentecost Sunday: The Fiftieth Day of Easter at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete May 31, 2020 11:00 am, somewhat rewritten and expanded. The readings we used, from … Continue reading →

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The New Witnesses

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A sermon preached (in a different form) on The Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 24, 2020 11:00 am at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete in the Year of the Great Pandemic “But you will receive … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Areopagus

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A sermon preached while wearing a PPE mask, on The Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020 11:00 am at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete We used as our readings Acts 17:16-34 (expanded from what … Continue reading →

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The Care of The Good Shepherd

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Reflection based on the discussion that was held during the online worship of the Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas, in the regional municipality of Apokoronas, on the island of Crete, in Greece on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, … Continue reading →

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“Blind to Any Unexpected Act”: A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Sermon that was NOT preached at the Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas, in the regional municipality of Apokoronas, on the island of Crete, in Greece on the Second Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2020, 11:00 am because of … Continue reading →

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Dying With Us: A Sermon For Good Friday 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

  Struggling With The Theology of Atonement I have been struggling with the cross of Jesus for over thirty years. I have accepted the Resurrection. The radical idea that God did not abandon Jesus, but raised him from the dead, … Continue reading →

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Passion in Exile

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Sermon that was NOT preached on Passion Sunday (The Fifth Sunday of Lent) during The Great Pandemic of 2020, at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on March 29, 2020 11:00 am The readings for … Continue reading →

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The Annunciation and Revolution

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Some Thoughts on the Feast of the Annunciation March 25, 2020 during The Great Pandemic of 2020, If this were a Eucharist, the readings would be Isaiah 7:10-14,  Psalm 40:5-11, Hebrews 10:4-10, and Luke 1:26-38. “. . . the power … Continue reading →

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Family and Home in a Time of Pandemic

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Sermon that was NOT preached on Mothering Sunday (The Fourth Sunday of Lent) during The Great Pandemic of 2020, at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on March 22, 2020 11:00 am When Jesus saw … Continue reading →

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Love in a Time of Pandemic

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A sermon preached on The Third Sunday of Lent at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, March 15, 2020 11:00 am. The readings (Revised Common Lectionary, Year A) were: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95, Romans 5:1-11, and … Continue reading →

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