The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • 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

  • 2015 – Year of Commitment – You Will See Greater Things Than These

    Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany January 18, 2015 John 1:43-51 2014 was an amazing year for Holy Comforter. In 2014, we provided a place to sleep for the homeless through the Interfaith Hospitality Network. We gave nearly thousand meals to the homeless through our Lazarus Project. We had our biggest Vacation Bible School… Read more

  • Woohoo!

    The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ January 11, 2015 Mark 1:4-11 This morning we are going to baptize Brady Carm into the faith of Jesus. For those of you who don’t know Brady, let me tell you something about him. He loves Jesus. And he loves loving Jesus. And Brady is beyond excited to… Read more

  • Beloved Hypocrites

    Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas January 4, 2015 Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a Last Saturday, the Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was involved in a fatal car and bicycle accident. From what news stories are available, and from official sources, it appears that the bishop, Heather Cook, struck a cyclist, Tom Palermo,… Read more

  • The Light Shines in the Darkness

    Sermon for the Eve of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ December 24, 2014 John 1:1-14 Livermore, California is a town outside of San Francisco. There is nothing too remarkable about the town of Livermore, except for one thing. What makes Livermore unique, is a single light bulb. This light bulb shines at the… 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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