Diocese of East Tennessee: Text of 2009 Sermons and Presentations

2009 Sermons, Speeches & Presentations

By the Rt. Rev. Charles vonRosenberg, III Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee

2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 • 1999

Bishop vonRosenberg's address to the 25th Annual Diocesan Convention [text] [audio]

St. Christopher, Kingsport
Advent IV
Date: December 20, 2009
Sermon Title: "The Leap of Faith"

St. Timothy, Signal Mountain
Advent III
Date: December 13, 2009
Sermon Title: "Advent Anticipation"

St. Andrew, Harriman
Advent II
Date: December 6, 2009
Sermon Title: "Tradition and Expectation"

St. Stephen, Oak Ridge
Last Sunday after Pentecost
Date: November 22, 2009
Sermon Title: "Alpha and Omega"

Trinity, Gatlinburg
Pentecost XXIV
Date: November 15, 2009
Sermon Title: "Hold Fast to What Shall Endure"

St. John, Johnson City
Pentecost XXIII
Date: November 8, 2009
Sermon Title: "The Dignity of All"

St. John's Cathedral, Knoxville
Pentecost XXI
Date: October 25, 2009
Sermon Title: "Help and Hope, in Christ Jesus"

St. Matthew, Dayton
Pentecost XX
Date: October 18, 2009
Sermon Title: "Reflections on a Life of Service"

Good Shepherd, Knoxville
Pentecost XIX
Date: October 11, 2009
Sermon Title: "Living with Grace"

St. Francis, Ooltewah
Pentecost XVIII
Date: October 4, 2009
Sermon Title: "Love in Action"

Annunciation, Newport
Pentecost XVII
Date: September 27, 2009
Sermon Title: "Seeking Heavenly Treasure"

St. Thomas, Knoxville
Pentecost XVI
Date: September 20, 2009
Sermon Title: "Life's Tipping Points"

St. James, Knoxville
Pentecost XV
Date: September 13, 2009
Sermon Title: "Some Questions at a Time of Beginning"

St. Timothy, Kingsport
Pentecost XIV
Date: September 6, 2009
Sermon Title: "Faithless Favoritism"

DuBose Conference Center
Date: August 16, 2009
Homily, Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee Annual Conference

St. Mark, Copperhill
Pentecost III
Date: June 21, 2009
Sermon Title: "An Ending and a New Beginning"

Nativity, Ft. Oglethorpe
Pentecost II
Date: June 14, 2009
Sermon Title: "Keys to the Kingdom"

Ascension, Knoxville
Trinity Sunday
Date: June 7, 2009
Sermon Title: "Trinity's Call"

St. Stephen, Oak Ridge
Pentecost
Date: May 31, 2009
Sermon Title: "Pentecost and the Extensiveness of Christianity"

St. Joseph, Sevierville
Easter VII
Date: May 24, 2009
Sermon Title: "Pilgrim Disciples"

St. Paul, Chattanooga
Easter VI
Date: May 17, 2009
Sermon Title: "The Love Connection"

Resurrection, Loudon
Easter V
Date: May 10, 2009
Sermon Title: "The Vine and Church Unity"

Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain
Easter IV
Date: May 3, 2009
Sermon Title: "The "Eden" in Life"

Good Samaritan, Knoxville
Easter III
Date: April 26, 2009
Sermon Title: "They Disbelieved for Joy"

St. Paul, Seymour
Easter II
Date: April 19, 2009
Sermon Title: "Blessed Are Those"

St. Andrew, Maryville
Palm Sunday
Date: April 5, 2009
Sermon Title: "Christ's Passion and Our Own"

St. Elizabeth, Farragut
Lent V
Date: March 29, 2009
Sermon Title: "A Defining Reality"

St. Christopher, Kingsport
Lent IV
Date: March 22, 2009
Sermon Title: "Getting the Main Message"

St. Barnabas, Jefferson City
Lent II
Date: March 8, 2009
Sermon Title: "What's in a Name?"

Location: Grace, Chattanooga
Epiphany V
Date: February 8, 2009
Sermon Title: "A Pattern for Life"

Location: Christ Church, Rugby
Epiphany IV
Date: February 1, 2009
Sermon Title: "True Authority"

Location: St. Peter, Chattanooga
Epiphany III
Date: January 25, 2009
Sermon Title: "Open to God's Call"

Location: St. Paul, Athens
Epiphany II
Date: January 18, 2009
Sermon Title: "The Word of the Lord Was Rare"

Location: Christ Church, Chattanooga
Epiphany I: The Baptism of Our Lord
Date: January 11, 2009
Sermon Title: "Strengthen, Empower, and Sustain"

Location: St. Thomas, Elizabethton; St. Bartholomew, Mountain City
Christmas II
Date: January 4, 2009
Sermon Title: "Strength in Powerlessness"