The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • Thanks for What?

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 15, 2015 Psalm 107:1 Thanks for What? Two weeks ago, I celebrated my thirtieth birthday. And I’ll tell you what. I feel older. I went to the eye doctor, and my vision had gotten just a little bit worse. I woke up the other morning,… Read more

  • Coming Up Short

    This sermon was preached on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the 115 Anniversary and Rededication of the Episcopal Student Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The text was Matthew 28:16-20 By way of introduction, I am Jimmy Abbott, the rector of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Spring, just outside of Houston. I also… Read more

  • Covenant

    Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2015 Genesis 9:8-17 “This American Life” is a weekly hour long radio show that explores different facets of life in America. Just recently, “This American Life” did an hour long, in depth story on a Jeep dealership on Long Island. Car dealerships are everywhere in America,… Read more

  • Everyone Is Searching For You

    Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 8, 2015 Mark 1:29-39 When I was sixteen, I went on a backpacking trip with my Boy Scout troop to Philmont. Philmont is a beautiful piece of land that runs through the forested hills and rugged plains of New Mexico. Every Scout who has been to Philmont… Read more

  • True Authority

    Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Epiphany February 1, 2015 Mark 1:21-28 Tonight is the big game. The biggest game all year. Seattle Seahawks. New England Patriots. The money, the fame, the prestige, the honor – it all comes down to tonight. The players have been hoping to play in this game all season. The coaches… Read more

  • Come and Die With Me

    Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany January 25, 2015 Mark 1:14-20 If you listen to the accents spoken by the people in this congregation, you get the sense that very few of us are from Houston. We are a church of nomads. I hear accents from Cuba, Michigan, Puerto Rico, the UK, Louisiana, and… Read more

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The Rev. Jimmy Abbott serves as the twelfth rector of historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.

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