Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas

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 3:10-4:11| Philippians 1:21-30 | Matthew 20:1-16
Sermon preached by The Rev. Anthony Jones on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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 enemies, and live what they pray.
Today's Readings: Genesis 50:15-21 | Romans 14:1-12 | Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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 18:15-20
Sermon preached by The Rev. Leo Loyola on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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 leap into a life shaped by our answer. 
Today's Readings: Isaiah 51:1-6 | Romans 12:1-8 | Matthew 16: 13-20
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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
Sermon preached by The Rev. Joy Daley on The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service here.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

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 9:28-36
Sermon preached by The Rev. Jasper Ziera on Transfiguration Sunday 11:15am 2026.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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 1:13-21 | Luke 9:28-36
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on Transfiguration Sunday 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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
Sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. George Mason on The Tenth Sunday of Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

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 Sunday of Pentecost 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.