The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • Mythbusters

    Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7  You know, that if you sneeze with your eyes open, they will pop out of your head. And, did you know that if a woman sings at just the right pitch, then she can shatter a glass? And, did you know that… Read more

  • Ash Wednesday Sermon: Show Me

    Sermon for Ash Wednesday Wednesday, March 5, 2014  Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 On this holy day of Ash Wednesday, the Church calls us to reflect on our own mortality. To consider our own death. And that is an uncomfortable exercise. Americans have removed and sanitized death from everyday life. We have come up with all sorts… Read more

  • Relevance

    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

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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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