The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • Changing Diapers with Jesus

    Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent December 15, 2013 Matthew 11:2-11 They tried to warn me. They said, “you won’t be sleeping much.” They said, “you’ll be changing diapers all the time.” Everybody warned me that, when our baby arrived, I would be snatching a couple hours of sleep here and there and that Read more

  • God Loves You and Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life…maybe

    The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King November 24, 2013 Luke 23:33-43 Daytime TV is the worst. Not only are the shows incredibly stupid, but you have to sit through those terrible commercials from skeazy lawyers. I hate daytime TV. But do you remember when you were a kid, and you had to stay Read more

  • Chewing the Cud

    Sermon for the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost November 17, 2013 Luke 21:5-19  I will betray my ignorance. Even though I live in Texas, I know nothing about cattle. Well, I take that back, I know a couple of things. I know that brisket is delicious. I know that some maniacs ride angry bulls at rodeos. Read more

  • Ditch the Costume

    Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday November 3, 2013 Luke 6:20-31 Last Thursday, Halloween Day, on my day off, I went over to Academy sports to find a new tennis racquet. Among the fitness equipment, the golf clubs, the shoes, and the kayaks at Academy, I found something I did not expect to find. In the Read more

  • Why are you here?

    Sermon for All Saints’ DayOffered to the San Jacinto Convocation of the Daughters of the King November 1, 2013 Luke 6:20-31 I want to thank the Daughters of the King for hosting this All Saints’ Day convocational communion here at Holy Comforter. And I want to thank them for inviting me to preach and celebrate on Read more

  • The Sin of Smug

    The Sin of Smug

    Sermon for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost October 27, 2013 Luke 18:9-14 My first car in high school was a 1978 pink Cadillac. Coupe D’ville. It had white leather bench seats, enormous fins, solid steel bumpers, and a hood ornament that stood about a foot off the hood. The eight track player still worked, but 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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