The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • A Commendation

    Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 8, 2013 Philemon 1-21 I do not get any thrills out of preaching after tragedies, yet I feel that I must. What happened in Spring High School on Wednesday morning is heart-wrenching. One student is dead, three are injured, and one is in jail. For the four Read more

  • Everything Changes

    Everything Changes

    Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 1, 2013 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 I enjoyed a very peaceful evening last Sunday. After church I went home, mowed the lawn, and was enjoying a quiet book. And then I checked Facebook. And everything was blowing up about some girl named Miley Cyrus. Admittedly, I had no Read more

  • No Excuses

    Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10 The art of the excuse. There are excuses for everything: for not doing your homework, for not doing the dishes, for not going to work. This week I have done extensive Google searching on this topic, and I found some genius excuses. “I Read more

  • Do Not Be Afraid

    Do Not Be Afraid

    Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2013 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 I am trying to be a good father. Maggie and I recently purchased a couple of books about pregnancy and birth. And let’s just say this: I am terrified. See, these books are set up to scare new parents. What to do if Read more

  • What Are You Doing Here?

    Sermon the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 11, 2013 Luke 12:43-40 It’s hard to believe that I have ben the rector of Holy Comforter for fourteen months. Time flies when you’re having fun. But some of you may remember that we had some growing pains when I first came here. There were some misunderstandings, some Read more

  • Ask, Search, Knock

    Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 28, 2013 Luke 11:1-13 Last Sunday I stood in this pulpit bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I was well rested, I had a glint in my eye, and I was talking about how wonderful it is to go on mission trips. I return from our youth mission trip 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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