The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • Boring and Elementary

    Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter April 27, 2014 John 20:19-31 In my first year at seminary I took a course entitled, “Systematic Theology: The Big Questions.” Taught by the Dean of our seminary, the course covered exactly what it said it would: the big questions. We talked about who God is. We talked Read more

  • Impatience – An Easter Sermon

    Sermon for the Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day April 20, 2014 John 20:1-18 My family has said the same prayer for generations. It’s not the Lord’s prayer, it’s not, “as I lay me down to sleep.” My family’s prayer is simple: “Lord, grant me patience, and I want it right now!” That describes me Read more

  • Defiance – A Maundy Thursday Sermon

    Maundy Thursday April 17, 2014 I Corinthians 11:23-26 In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set out with a crew of men and a ship on a bold mission. The plan was for their ship, the Endurance, to drop him off with a small team on one side of Antarctica with dog sleds. They were going to Read more

  • Oh the irony

    Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 Matthew’s Passion Narrative In ancient days, there stood a great temple on Mount Zion. This great temple was at the pinnacle of the holy city of Jerusalem. This great, beautiful temple was the focal point for all Jews. Now, there were three sections to this temple. The outer court was Read more

  • It’s All About Perception

    Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent April 6, 2014 Ezekiel 37:1-14 I know that you have your own opinions about the city of Los Angeles and its people. Whatever your feelings may be, the city of Los Angeles holds a dear place in my heart. As many of you know, my family is from Read more

  • One Thing I Know

    Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent March 20, 2014 John 9 Life was good. I remember it vividly, like it was yesterday. It was November 2006, and I was about to graduate from the University of Texas that December. Life was good. Maggie and I had been dating over a year, and we were 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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