Bishop Marty’s sermon for Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021
11-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, recorded at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City.
Bishop Marty’s Sermons
Bishop Marty’s sermon at the Ordination of Michael Johns to the Sacred Order of Deacons
12-minute video. Bishop Marty’s Sermon at the Ordination of Michael Johns to the Sacred Order of Deacons, March 27, 2021, at Grace Episcopal Church, Chillicothe, Missouri is available to watch.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14, 2021
15-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14, 2021, recorded at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Clinton.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, February 21, 2021
15-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, February 21, 2021, recorded at Christ Episcopal Church, St. Joseph.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 7, 2021
14-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 7, 2021, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, is now available to listen to.
Bishop Marty’s sermon at the Ordination of Melissa Roberts George to the Sacred Order of Priests
Bishop Marty’s sermon delivered during the Ordination of Melissa Roberts George to the Sacred Order of Priests, June 27, 2020, at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City is available to view below.
Weekly Reflection – Fourth Sunday of Easter
15-minute video. Welcome to Bishop Marty’s seventh reflection in this series. This week he talks briefly about returning to church and what that may look like while we maintain physical distancing. In this week’s reading, he talks about the Good Shepherd and God’s love for us no matter what.
Weekly Reflection – Third Sunday of Easter
19-minute video. We’ve changed our recording schedule so that you can view the weekly reflections in a more timely manner. This week, Bishop Marty talks about the planning behind returning to worshiping in our churches and Spiritual Communion.
Weekly Reflection – Second Sunday of Easter
19-minute video. This Sunday’s Gospel, John 20:19-31, allows us to compare and contrast the disciples’ self-isolation behind a locked door in Jerusalem, and our self-isolation from COVID-19. What came next for them was remarkable. What happens next for us might also be remarkable if we can ensure that what we do; comes from God, is for God, and is done with God.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Easter Vigil, April 11, 2020
12-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon delivered during the Easter Vigil, April 11, 2020, at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City is available to listen to on the diocesan website.
Weekly Reflection – The Triduum
18-minute video. This week Bishop Marty discusses the Triduum; Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday and reflects on how this time of physical distancing makes us yearn for our times of closeness, fellowship and corporate worship.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for Passion Sunday, April 5, 2020
12-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday), April 5, 2020, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City.
Weekly Reflection – Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
18-minute video. This week Bishop Marty reflects on Lenten fasting, and our continued fasting with love through physical distancing; the events of Holy Week, the diocesan-wide Easter Vigil and where is God?
Weekly Reflection – Fifth Sunday in Lent
18 minute video. In this week’s Reflection, Bishop Marty offer thanks for all the creative ways in which the leadership of our churches has responded to our need to change, plus news about the Easter Vigil.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, February 25, 2020
15 minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the last Sunday after Epiphany, February 25, 2020 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Neosho.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Commemoration of Blessed Absalom Jones, February 16, 2020
15 minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Commemoration of Blessed Absalom Jones, February 16, 2020 at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City
Bishop Marty’s sermon for Epiphany 4, February 2, 2020
15 minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for Epiphany 4, 2 February 2020 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Excelsior Springs is available to listen to online.
Bishop Marty's Sermons – December 8 and Christmas Eve.
One-minute read. Bishop Marty’s December sermons are now available to listen to on the diocesan website.
Bishop’s Sermon Archive
An archive of Bishop Marty’s sermons going back to February 23, 2014.