The Sermons at St. Paul's

This Invasive Hope

In a world that often calls us “weeds,” the Rev. Erika Takacs looks to the humble dandelion and to Scripture to proclaim an “invasive hope” that refuses to die. Drawing on Paul’s words that “suffering produces endurance… and hope does not disappoint,” she invites us to see that our hardest seasons are not the end of the story, but the soil where God’s relentless, expansive love takes root and spreads.

It’s Okay to Cry

Listen now to this sermon preached by The Rev. Dixon Kinser at St. Paul's Winston-Salem at the 10 AM service on June 7, 2026. Drawing on the story of the bleeding woman and Jesus’ healing touch, this sermon explores how our culture resists public grief—and why God meets us precisely in those vulnerable, “leaky” places. Our tears can be a doorway to deeper trust and wholeness together.

Trinity, Memory, and Mission

Listen to The Rev. Nick VanHorn preach on May 31, 2026. On Trinity Sunday, we reflected on how God’s story shapes our own—through resurrection and doubt, memory and hope—and how ordinary people are sent to carry an extraordinary story into an “ordinary” world hungry for good news.

Breathe In Peace, Breathe Out Hope

Listen to The Rev. Lucy Strandlund preach on May 24, 2026, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Drawing on scripture and the feast of Pentecost, this sermon reflects on the miracle of breath in our bodies and the breath of God in our lives, sending us out from the safety of the church into a fearful world with gifts of peace, hope, and new life.

We Are Family: Bishop Michael Curry at St. Paul’s 150th Anniversary

Preached on May 17, 2026, for St. Paul’s 150th Anniversary, this sermon by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry weaves Scripture, storytelling, and joyful exhortation around a simple truth: we are God’s family. Bishop Curry invites the church to live God’s dream by treating every person as kin and working to transform the world into a place of love, justice, and hope.