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This Broadcast of the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew and St Welcome to this broadcast of The Episcopal Church of St. Andrew and St. Charles’ service and sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 17, 2021. Introduction Stop, Look, and Listen is the classic Railroad Crossing sign. In my junior year in high school, my English teacher posted a large copy of the classic Railroad Crossing sign on his bulletin board. You couldn’t miss it. And everyone recognized it. Except! Underneath the classic sign was printed names like: Keats, Shakespeare, Melville, Bronte and Shelley. The point was to stop; read what these people wrote; and above all, listen to what they are saying. Being one who appreciates creativity, I thought the sign was pretty clever. This morning, I want you to Stop, Look and Listen to the gospel lesson for today. Stop at John 1:43-51; Look at Nathanael; and Listen to what he does and what he eventually says. Officiant: Lord, open our lips. People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise. 1 Officiant and People: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. The Jubilate, Psalm 100 Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his faithfulness endures from age to age. Amen A reading from the gospel of John 1:43-51 43 Jesus was in Bethany and wanted to go into Galilee, so he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, Joseph’s son, from Nazareth.” 46 Nathanael responded, “Can anything from Nazareth be good?” Philip said, “Come and see.” 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here is a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig 2 tree.”49 Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are God’s Son. You are the king of Israel.”50 Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these! 51 I assure you that you will see heaven open and God’s angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God. Sermon Epiphany 2B January 17, 2021 John 1:43-51 It is pretty common these days to ask people, “So, whatcha watchin’ on Netflix”? And what they mean is: what series are you binge watching. “Series? Binge watching? Netflix? What channel is Netflix on?” you may ask. Our son asked me the other day what “series” I was watching. The Crown? Schitt’s Creek? The Americans? I said, “I am watching Gunsmoke.” “Gunsmoke,” he said, “What is that?” “You know, Dodge City in the 1870’s with Marshall Matt Dillon, Kitty, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon and Doc Adams.” “Dad, you need to update your playlist. Don’t you use your firestick?” “Only to light a few candles here and there and when the pilot light on the stove goes out.” “No, no, no, no! Your Amazon Firestick! I installed it last Christmas. It allows you to get Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. And unlike analog TV, these platforms allow you watch an entire series (like ten episodes) in a row without having to wait for a show week to week. Surely, you know what I am talking about.” “Yes, of course, I do. As a matter of fact, your mother and I now are watching Perry Mason.” “Dad, you need to get away from MeTV.” “Well, actually, the Perry Mason we are watching is an HBO new series 3 starring Matthew Rhys, from the Americans. You see, we listen, and we change.” Today, there are several available options to watch or listen to. With your phone, tablet, or computer, one can watch or listen to podcasts, all news, all sports, all cooking, all talk! And not only is there Netflix and Amazon, but there is YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. And not only are there audio and video platforms, but for those who still like to read, my goodness, every newspaper, periodical and Ph.D. dissertation is available online as well as blogs and, of course, books, which, by the way, are available audibly on Audible. There is so much available. As a result, how does one choose what to watch or listen to? My guess is a lot of we listen to suggestions which come from our friends and loved ones just like my conversation with our son, Michael. And this is exactly what happens in our gospel lesson from John this morning. It is all about listening and to whom and to what you are listening. This morning, Philip is talking to his good friend Nathanael. “Hey, dude,” Philip says, “I got this guy you need to meet.” “Yeah?” “Yeah. He is this dude from Nazareth, who is like a prophet. He makes a lot of sense.” “Nazareth! (says Nathanael) are you kidding me! The only place worse than Nazareth is Barstow! Don’t tell me that you are listening to someone from loserville Nazareth. Up your game, man.” “Listen to me a minute, will you?” says Philip. “ Seriously, the guy is something special. He doesn’t look like much, but the way he talks and acts…..it is like being in the presence of God, himself. Look, trust me. Just come with me to meet him.” Despite having doubts, Nathanael listens to his friend and accompanies him to meet Jesus. Let me tell a story about the time I did the same. 4 While serving a large church in Atlanta with my main focus being Youth Ministry, a friend encouraged me to accompany him in attending a conference sponsored by Youth Specialties, a national youth ministries organization. He thought it would enrich my youth ministry. I had my doubts. I had used materials published by Youth Specialties, and I liked some of it. However, they tended to be a bit too evangelical for my taste. The games and activities were great, but their theology was too “Praise, Jesus” and Holy Spirit oriented for me. In addition, YS (Youth Specialties) was founded in San Diego. Can anything good come out of San Diego? I mean look at the Chargers and the Clippers! (Just kidding. Don’t send me hate emails or texts.) Again, despite having doubts, I accompanied my friend to the conference, and it changed my life. The keynote speaker was Fr. Bruce Ritter, the founder of Covenant House in New York City. His opening line was, “I do youth work, but one that is vastly different than what all of you do in your churches. You see, my youth work is among the runaway and throwaway teens living on the streets of New York who are hungry, forced into prostitution, robbery, and drug addiction. They have no one in their corner.” Ritter, a Franciscan, was living in the Lower East Side of Manhattan ministering to the sex trade workers, pimps, and drug addicts. One snowy night, a shivering teen outside Ritter’s apartment building asked him if he knew of a place he could “crash” for the night out of the cold. Ritter invited him to stay at his apartment. The next night the youth showed up again, this time with a friend, and the next night with another friend, and soon Ritter had a line out his door with homeless teens seeking shelter and help. 5 And so, he started Covenant House, a shelter for homeless, runaway, and throwaway teens. Like Nathanael, I didn’t think I would get much out of the Youth Specialties conference. Instead, I found a ministry. For example, I did a sabbatical at Covenant House in New York City. My perspective on teen ministry shifted from Bible games and activities to the issues that plague our teenagers. I started a Teen Support Group at our church. From there a local high school, asked if I would do the same at their school. Both had groups had waiting lists. In addition, I started meeting teens in their real lives----where they worked, played, at their recitals, sports games and in their angst. If I hadn’t listened to my friend, none of this would have happened. What and who do you listen to? And why? It seems to me that we listen to music we find enjoyable; watch TV that we find entertaining; read books we find interesting and listen to preachers (secular or religious) with whom we agree. We listen to politicians, who serve our self-interests and ally our fears, and to friends whom we like and trust because they like us and care about us. Basically, it is all about each of us as an individual and our concerns that are important to each of us. But probably more important, is to what and to whom do you not listen? And why? Do you listen to people from Nazareth? We do not listen to our parents.
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