The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

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    Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany February 23, 2014  Matthew 5:38-48 Earlier this week, I had coffee with a large group of fellow pastors and church leaders in the area. At these meetings, a wide variety of Christian leaders show up. Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians – we’re all there. Even though we come… Read more

  • An Olympic Faith

    Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany February 16, 2014 Matthew 5:21-37 I hate cold weather. I hate snow. So the idea of hurtling down a frozen mountain while strapped to two flimsy pieces of fiberglass does not sound like my idea of a vacation. To me, if you are comfortable with jumping, spinning,… Read more

  • Lingo

    Sermon for the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple February 2, 2014 – Scout Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday Luke 2:22-40 Tonight millions of Americans will gather around their television sets to celebrate our great high holy day – the Super Bowl. What surprises me about everybody watching the Super Bowl, is that… Read more

  • You are a Fish

    Sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 26, 2014 Matthew 4:12-23 It was a small pond that sat nestled into a hillside. The water was rarely clear, but we didn’t mind. That small pond was just a short drive from our high school. And every day of our senior year in high school… Read more

  • 2014 – Year of Vision

    Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 19, 2014 – Holy Comforter Annual Meeting John 1:29-42 “What are you looking for?” Those are the first words of Jesus in the Gospel of John. “What are you looking for?” Andrew and the other disciple are looking for a liberator, a leader, a redeemer to… Read more

  • Pass Go. Collect $200.

    Sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord January 12, 2014 Acts 10:34-43 Do not pass Go. Do not collect 200 hundred dollars. Monopoly is a great game, but I hate drawing that card. You’re sent directly to jail, and you do not pass Go. You do not collect 200… 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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