The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • 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

  • Highway Under Construction

    Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent December 7, 2014 Isaiah 40:1-11 When I was first ordained, I served as the assistant priest at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Waco. Maggie and I were newly married, and we settled into our first place together; a townhouse in one of the small municipalities on the edge… Read more

  • “…all things are being brought to their perfection…”

    Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 Mark 13:24-37 “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” “My computer is a dinosaur.” “I’ve been glued to the TV.” You know these expressions and others like them. They are over the top metaphors and images to get a point across. We can’t take… 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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