Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas
At Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas, Texas, we have one mission: To seek and serve Christ in all persons. Here we share messages that we feel illuminate the Good News of the Gospels. We believe Christianity is embodied in The Way of Jesus Christ and his command to ”love one another.” Whether it is through conversations or sermons from our worship, our message and mission are the same: To empower ourselves and those who would join us in the quest to seek and serve Christ in all persons. Learn more at www.transfiguration.net.
Episodes
As a new priest called to this congregation, Fr. Anthony, introduces himself and explains that “Magnify the Lord with me” is his ministry’s guiding Scripture. Drawing on Gardner C. Taylor, Jonah, the laborers’ parable, and Ephesians, he emphasizes that grace is abundant and unearned. Christians should celebrate one another’s blessings and live gratefully in God’s mercy.
Today's Readings: Jonah 3:...
In today's sermon, Father Casey explains how Jesus transforms Lamech’s seventy-sevenfold vengeance in Genesis into seventy-sevenfold forgiveness in Matthew's Gospel. The Christian faith centers not only on receiving God’s forgiveness through Christ, but extending forgiveness to others. Rather than perpetuating cycles of retaliation, grudges, and violence, Christians are called to embody overwhelming mercy, love their en...
Father Leo, emphasizes that when life feels unstable and faith seems to recede, Christians are not called to retreat. Drawing on Matthew Arnold's Dover Beach and Paul's teaching in Romans, the sermon presents love as an intentional obligation and the “armor of light.” We respond to uncertainty by showing up, extending grace, and loving boldly.
Today's Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-11 | Romans 13:8-14 | Matthew 18:15-...
Following Jesus requires more than calling him Lord. It means leaving behind worldly assumptions about power, success, safety, wealth, and victory. Jesus reveals a different way through sacrificial love. Peter eventually learns this lesson, as does tFr. Casey’s example of Dolly Parton: divine values can transform how we live within the world.
Today's Readings: Jeremiah 15:15-21 | Romans 12:9-21 | Matthew 16:21-28
At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus’ question—“Who do you say that I am?”—becomes a personal invitation to faith. Father Casey’s sermon explores grace, the limits of reason, and the necessity of commitment. Church activity alone cannot satisfy our deepest longing. The journey begins when give our heart the freedom to experience the question Jesus asks of us, confess him as Lord, and courageously take the...
In her sermon, Mother Joy Daley explores Jesus’ encounter with a persistent Gentile woman who challenges his initial assumptions and opens him to a broader mission. Connecting this story with the healing of a deaf man, the preacher invites us to recognize our own closed ears, hearts, minds, and hands—and become open to transformation.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 | Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 | Matthew 15: 21-28
Father Jasper’s sermon on the Feast of the Transfiguration calls Christians to encounter Christ’s glory through prayer and worship, then carry that light into a broken world. Like the moon reflecting the sun, believers have no light of their own. True discipleship means listening to Jesus, obeying him, serving others, and becoming a transformed community.
Today's Readings: Exodus 34:29-35 | 2 Peter 1:13-21 | Luke 9:28-3...
Father Casey points out how the Transfiguration becomes a metaphor for Christian discipleship: encountering God's deepest glory requires leaving the comfortable "base" of religion and following Jesus upward. Yet the summit may bring clouds rather than clarity. Faith is not a reward system but a grace-based journey, where both dazzling glory and uncertainty can reveal God's presence.
Today's Readings: Exodus 34:29-35 | 2 Peter 1:13-...
Dr. George Mason’s sermon explores how God's work often unfolds slowly, yet miracles provide signs of God's coming kingdom. Through Isaiah, the feeding of the five thousand, and the Eucharist, the preacher argues that Christ's healing, abundance, and reconciliation offer enough hope to sustain faithful participation in God's ongoing redemption of the world.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 55:1-5 | Romans 9:1-5 | Matthew 14:13-21
Jesus' parables reveal that God's kingdom is often found in ordinary, overlooked, and even undesirable places. By paying attention to the mundane moments of daily life and standing with those who suffer, Christians can recognize and participate in God's reign already breaking into the world.
Today's Readings: 1 Kings 3:5-12 | Romans 8:26-39 | Matthew 13:31-33,44-52
Sermon preached by The Rev. Alina Williams on The Ninth Sunda...
Father Casey explores Jesus' parable of the wheat and weeds through Matthew's historical context, Augustine's rejection of Donatism, and the doctrine of grace. Rather than judging others as "wheat" or "weeds," Christians are called to bear the fruit of the Spirit, trust God's judgment, and continue growing in love. He reminds us that God did not uproot any of us when we were "more weed than wheat."
Today's Readings: Wisdom of...
In her sermon, Pastor JoNell reexamines the Parable of the Sower by shifting attention from the condition of the soil to the extravagant generosity of the sower. God's grace is scattered freely without discrimination, inviting all people to be transformed by God's love and to become generous sowers of that same love.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 55:10-13 | Romans 8:1-11 | Matthew 13:1-9,18-23
On the occasion of our country’s 250th anniversary, Father Casey explores the relationship between Christian and American identity, arguing that Christian faith must remain the primary reference point. Drawing on St. Gregory of Nyssa's understanding of faith as longing, it encourages believers to pursue justice and mercy while resisting nationalism and striving to help build a more perfect union.
Today's Readings: Zechariah 9...
Father Merriman’s sermon explains the origins of the church's lectionary before reflecting on Jesus' call to hospitality. Connecting Scripture with the approaching 250th anniversary of the United States, he urges Christians to embody welcome toward strangers through everyday kindness, church life, and public witness, following Christ's example and commands.
Today's Readings: Jeremiah 28:5-9 | Romans 6:12-23 | Matthew 10...
In his Father’s Day sermon, Fr. Casey explores Jesus’ challenging teaching about family and discipleship. He argues that families can become idols when they replace God as life’s center. Christ calls believers to expand their understanding of family, embracing all people as members of God’s household and future heavenly banquet.
Today's Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-13 | Romans 6:1b-11 | Matthew 10:24-39&nbs...
Father Casey reflects on the life and teachings of Evelyn Underhill, the Anglican mystic and spiritual writer. Her witness, forged in a turbulent age much like our own, emphasized prayer, worship, and deep communion with God. He challenges us, as Christians, to pursue holiness and rediscover God as the center of faith.
Mother Maddie, in her final sermon with us, reflects on the hope proclaimed at funerals and connects it to the Christian calling of all believers as a “kingdom of priests.” Through sacrificial love, service, worship, and joy, Christians participate in resurrection life and are sent into the world to proclaim the gospel through their lives.
Today's Readings: Exodus 19:2-8a | Romans 5:1-8 | Matthew 9:35-10:8
Father Casey’s sermon explores Jesus’ calling of Matthew and his declaration, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice.” Contrasting mercy with self-righteous religion, Father Casey points out that the church should welcome all as Jesus did. He emphasizes that mercy—not religious performance—is the heart of God’s kingdom and the essential calling of Christians.
Today's Readings: Hosea 5:15-6:6 | R...
For Trinity Sunday, Mother Maddie’s sermon explores how precise theological language helps Christians understand the mystery of God in trinity and themselves. By examining the concepts of nature and person within the Trinity, she argues that every human being bears God's image, possesses inherent dignity, and deserves full inclusion in the life of the Church.
Today's Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:4a | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 |...
In this Pentecost sermon, Danielle Shroyer teaches that the Holy Spirit has always been present, not newly arriving at Pentecost. Through stories of Pentecost, baptism, difficult conversations, and Eldad and Medad, the speaker emphasizes that God continually moves among people, bringing connection, transformation, courage, diversity, and love whether invited or not. Our job is to be open.
Today's Readings: Acts 2:1-21 | 1 Corinthia...
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