Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

7/8/18 The Rev’d Dr. Matthew Lawrence

"Life makes yogis of us all." Sermon by Canon Matthew Lawrence, July 8, 2018, 10:00am.

7/1/18 The Very Rev’d Nathan LeRud

"The borderland is the place where Jesus hangs out. It's a place where healing happens." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, July 1, 2018, 10:00am.

6/24/2018 The Rev’d Julia McCray-Goldsmith

"There is no shortage of storms right now--literal, political, social--but the good news is that we are all in the same boat together...and Jesus is there, too." Sermon by Canon Julia McCray-Goldsmith, Sunday, June 24, 2018, 10:00am.

6/17/18 The Very Rev'd Nathan LeRud

"Scripture debates very rarely change anyone's mind... and even more rarely change anyone's heart." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, June 17, 2018, 10:00am.

6/10/18 The Rev'd Dr. Matthew Lawrence

"We are not some random collection of individuals sitting in our seats drinking grape juice out of shot glasses. We are, all of us, in the ancient words that describe this church, drinking in his substance; consciously becoming what in fact we have always been: the bride of Christ." Sermon by Canon Matthew Lawrence, June 10, 2018, 10:00am.

6/3/2018 The Very Rev'd Nathan LeRud

"Church is supposed to set you free, and if we're not doing that, we're dropping the ball." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, June 3, 2018, 10:00am.

5/27/2018 The Rt. Rev’d Michael Hanley

"If it's not about love, it's not about God: this is at the core of what the Lord was talking about." Sermon by Bishop Michael Hanley, Trinity Sunday, May 27, 2018, 10:00am.

5/20/2018 The Very Rev'd Nathan LeRud

"It's been a while since a sermon set the world ablaze." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, Pentecost Sunday, May 20, 2018, 10:00am.

5/13/2018 Brother Emile (Taize)

"Because we are so overwhelmed by our weakness, we tend to underestimate what God is capable of doing." Sermon by guest preacher Brother Emile (Taizé Community, France), Sunday, May 13, 2018, 10:00am.

5/6/2018 The Very Rev'd Nathan LeRud

"There is only the daily struggle to transcend the predjudice & fear that we were handed and learn not just to see enemies or neighbors, but friends, in the places we least expect to find them." Sermon by Dean Nathan LeRud, Sunday, May 6, 2018, 10:00am.