EPIPHANY 3B – Jonah 3:1-5; Psalm 62:6-14; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 – 22 January 2012 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado God Is Calling You INTRODUCTION – “I WANT YOU” In 1916 a man named James Montgomery Flagg created what would become one [...]

EPIPHANY 1B – Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 – 8 January 2012 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Overwhelmed with God INTRODUCTION – Life can be overwhelming; baptism = overwhelm Life can be overwhelming. It can be overwhelming in a good [...]

THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS – Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 8; Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 2:15-21 – 1 January 2012 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Holy Names, Holy People INTRODUCTION – The Naming of Jesus Today we celebrate the holy name of [...]

ADVENT 4B – 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Canticle 15 (The Magnificat) or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 – 18 December 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Holy Waiting, Part 4 – Waiting, in Faith and Love… for Love INTRODUCTION – God [...]

ADVENT 3B – Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 or Canticle 15 (The Magnificat); 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 – 11 December 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Holy Waiting, Part 3 – Waiting for the Power of God to… INTRODUCTION – A [...]

ADVENT 2B – Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 – 4 December 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Waiting for the Lord, Part 2 – Waiting, Commitment, and Listening INTRODUCTION – Review of Last Week, and Israel During Jesus’ [...]

ADVENT 1B – Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 – 27 November 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Holy Waiting, Part 1 – Waiting for the Lord INTRODUCTION – A culture that has trouble waiting We are a culture [...]

PROPER 28A – Judges 4:1-7; Psalm 123; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 – 13 November 2011 – A sermon by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado My Dream for St. Ambrose INTRODUCTION – The Parable of the Talents The three slaves in Jesus’ Parable of the Talents were all [...]

PROPER 27A – Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 – 6 November 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado What Commitment Looks and Feels Like INTRODUCTION – Commitment stories in the Bible The story from Joshua that we heard a [...]

PROPER 24A – Exodus 33:12-23; Psalm 99; 1 Thess. 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 – 16 October 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Honesty and Saying What We Are Feeling INTRODUCTION – The Pharisees’ approach to Jesus Many people – I, myself, being one of [...]

PROPER 19A – Exodus 14:19-31; Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 – 11 September 2001 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Key Moments of Faithfulness (Or Not) INTRODUCTION – Israel at the Red Sea Imagine for a moment you are [...]

PROPER 18A – Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 – 4 September 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Conflict: Taking That First Step INTRODUCTION – “Where two or three are gathered in my name…” I have heard many people quote the [...]

PROPER 17A – Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 – 28 August 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Riding the Spiritual Roller Coaster INTRODUCTION – The example of Peter Have you ever felt huge upswings and downturns in your [...]

PROPER 16A – Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 – 21 August 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Christians Shouldn’t Be Predictable INTRODUCTION – “Making a living in Durango…” I was walking along the Colorado Trail earlier this week with my [...]

PROPER 14A – Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 – 7 August 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Walking on Water INTRODUCTION – Can I take that first step? (Getting ready to set off on a backpacking trip) Let’s [...]

PENTECOST 8A – Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 – 26 June 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado What Is Your Sacrificing-Isaac Challenge? INTRODUCTION There’s a very weird juxtaposition today: Summer… parish picnic… for me – just back from vacation…and the [...]

EASTER 6A – Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 67:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 – 29 May 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Getting Edgy with Paul INTRODUCTION – Being Comfortable vs. Getting Edgy There is a part of being a human being that is [...]

EASTER 4A – Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 – 15 May 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Hitting the Jackpot with God INTRODUCTION – If I won the lottery… Every once in a while – usually (these days) when [...]

EASTER 3A – Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:3, 10-17; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 – 8 May 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Burning Hearts and an Accompanying God After Jesus took, blessed, and broke the bread, and gave it to Cleopas and [...]

EASTER DAY – Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 – 24 April 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado For Whom Are You Looking? INTRODUCTION – Doing the next faithful thing You get the sense that Mary Magdalene and the other [...]

GOOD FRIDAY – Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; Matthew 26:14-27:54 – 22 April 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Moving the “C”: From Reactivity to Making Room for Love INTRODUCTION – Two things going on today… There are at least two things [...]

LENT 5A – Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 – 10 April 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado The Spirit of God Gives Life INTRODUCTION – The hard places If you have ever felt depressed, so much so that you have [...]

ASH WEDNESDAY – Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 103; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 – 9 March 2011 – A homily given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Where Is Your Attention? Lent Is About Falling in Love INTRODUCTION – What Lent is not… According to Jesus, the [...]

EPIPHANY 7A – Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 Cor. 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 – 20 February 2011 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Holiness and Perfection – Imitating God INTRODUCTION – I can’t possibly… When you hear “You shall be holy, for I [...]

EPIPHANY 6A – Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 – A sermon given by The Rev. Peter A. Munson for St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Godly Urges – Choosing Life INTRODUCTION – The “Off-Limits” Approach to the Spiritual Life It seems to me that there are at least two approaches you [...]