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At St. Luke's, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to preaching.   Our Rector (senior pastor) and Assistant to the Rector preach most regularly.  We are also blessed to have a super star roster of occasional preachers from a broad range of backgrounds: a Duke Divinity School faculty member, a retired bishop, a lawyer/former prison chaplain/baseball aficionado, a deacon who teaches high school students in her free time, plus guests literally from around the world.  At St. Luke's, we strive for sermons that are not too long, not too short, are inspired by scripture, and relate to today's world.    

When possible, we post sermons preached from our pulpit here.  Sometimes we preach from an outline or without notes at all, which makes it hard to share in print.  If you want to hear the sermon, audio recordings of our church services are available through the church office.     

Recent sermons - 2010

• July 25, 2010 - Rev. Anne E. Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Hosea 1:2-10; Colossians 2:6-19; Luke 11:1-13)
• July 11, 2010 - Rev. Jan Lamb [PDF] (Luke 10:25-37)
• July 4, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Galatians 6:7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)
• June 27, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62)
• June 20, 2010 - Rev. Jim Craven [ PDF ]
• June 13, 2010 - Rev. Anne E. Hodges-Copple [PDF] (II Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3)
• June 6, 2010 - Rev. Joseph Taban Lasuba [PDF] (1 Kings 17:17-24; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17)
• May 30, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15)
• May 23, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17)
• May 16, 2010 - Rev. Jim Craven [PDF] (Acts 16:16-34; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26)
• May 9, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5, John 5:1-9)
• May 2, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35)
• April 25, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30)
• April 18, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Acts 9:1-6; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19)
• April 11, 2010 - Elyse Gustafson [PDF] (John 20:19-31)
• Easter Sunday, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• March 28, 2010 - Rt. Rev. Robert C. Johnson, Jr. [PDF] (Isaiah 50:49-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:39-23:56)
• March 21, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8)
• March 14, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)
• February 28, 2010 - The Rt. Rev. William O. Gregg [PDF] (Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35)
• February 14, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a])
• February 7, 2010 - Rev. Jim Craven [PDF] (Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30)
• January 31, 2010 - Services cancelled because of ice and snow.
• January 17, 2010 - Rev. Jan Lamb [PDF] (Isaiah 62:1-5, I Corinthians 12:1-11, John 2:1-11)
• January 10, 2010 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
• January 3, 2010 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Luke 2:41-52)

Sermons from 2009

• December 27, 2009 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF] (Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18)
• Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009 - Rt. Rev. Robert C. Johnson, Jr. [PDF] (Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20)
• December 20, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF] (Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45)
• December 13, 2009 - Rev. Jim Craven [PDF] (Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18)
• November 8, 2009 - Rev. Joseph Taban Lasuba [PDF coming soon]
• St Luke's Day, October 18, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• October 4, 2009 - Rev. Jim Craven [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 134.32 KB]
• September 20, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• August 30, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• August 2, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• July 19, 2009 - Bobby Hadzor [PDF]
• June 21, 2009 - Rev. Jim Craven [PDF]
• May 10, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• April 26, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 - Rev. Anne E. Hodges-Copple [PDF]
• Easter Vigil, April 11, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• Palm Sunday, April 5, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
  
• March 8, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• February 22, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• February 15, 2009 - Rev. Jan Lamb [PDF]
• February 15, 2009 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF]
• February 8, 2009 - Rev. Jim Craven [PDF]
• February 1, 2009 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• Rector's Report, January 25, 2009 - Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple [PDF]

Sermons from 2008

• December 28, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• November 9, 2008 - Rev. James B. Craven, III. [PDF]
• October 26, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• September 28, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• September 7, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• August 10, 2008 - Rev. James B. Craven, III. [PDF]
• August 3, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• John Satterfield's funeral sermon - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• June 29, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr . [PDF]
• June 22, 2008 - Rev. James B. Craven, III. [PDF]
• Trinity Sunday, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• May 11, 2008 - Rev. James B. Craven, III [PDF]

Sermons from the Easter Season, 2008

• Good Friday sermon, 2008 - Sarah Kerr [PDF]
• Easter Sunday sermon, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• Easter 2 sermon, 2008 - Sarah Kerr [PDF]
• Easter 3 sermon, 2008 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]

Other sermons preached at St. Luke's

• October 20, 2007 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• September 23, 2007 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• September 9, 2007 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• August 19, 2007 - Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. [PDF]
• August 12, 2007 - Rev. James B. Craven, III.
• August 5, 2007 - Rev. James B. Craven, III.