Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas

Easter Vigil - Death Loses and Christ Leads

Father Casey celebrates Easter as Christ’s victory over death and a promise that suffering will not have the final word. He calls believers to actively live out Jesus’ teachings, bringing light into the world, rather than passively waiting for salvation, emphasizing hope, renewal, and faithful action.
Today's Readings: Romans 6:3-11 | Matthew 28:1-10
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Great Vigil of Easter 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Good Friday: Living Like “It” is True

Father Casey leads us into the meaning of Jesus’ declaration “It is finished,” portraying the cross as the ultimate victory of love over sin and violence. Using Hiroo Onoda’s story, he challenges us and all believers to truly trust Christ’s completed work and to live transformed lives shaped by forgiveness, not our willingness to rely on power, force, or fear.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9  | John 18:1–19:37 
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on Good Friday 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Maundy Thursday – Baptizing Feet

Mother Rebecca reflects on Jesus washing his disciples’ feet, revealing themes of humility, servant leadership, and sacrificial love. The act symbolizes preparation for mission, foreshadows the cross and resurrection, and calls believers to love one another. Symbolically, the disciples feet are “baptized”  by Jesus into a new vocation—carrying the message of Christ into the world. We are invited to embody this same calling to love through action, continuing Jesus’ example in our own lives.
Today's Readings: Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on Maundy Thursday 2026. We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Palm Sunday - Entering the Living Story

Mother Maddie leads us into Holy Week with the understanding of it as a living, mystical remembrance rather than a distant memory. She contrasts modern and ancient views of remembering, places listeners within Jesus’ triumphal entry and crucifixion, and reveals humanity’s role in both – even at this very moment. Ultimately, it highlights God’s redemptive love, shown through the cross, conquering sin and death.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a | Philippians 2:5-11 | Matthew 26:36—27:66 
Sermon preached by The Rev. Maddie Hill on Palm Sunday  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Lent 5 - Rising to Encounter Jesus

Father Casey explores the gospel story of Lazarus, emphasizing honest faith, personal relationship with Jesus, and the shift from abstract belief to a living encounter. It challenges viewing Christianity as a system that produces a ticket to heaven.  Rather, he points out that the gospel is presenting Jesus as the true focus of our life and our ultimate destination. Like Lazarus, believers are called from spiritual death into life through a real, transformative relationship with Christ.
Today's Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Romans 8:6-11 | John 11:17-45
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Fifth Sunday in Lent  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

Lent 4 - God Sees Beyond the Heart

Mother Maddie reflects on Israel’s demand for a king, the flawed rise of David, and the deeper meaning of God’s choices. She challenges the belief that blessings equal righteousness and suffering equals punishment, emphasizing instead God’s grace, redemption, and the ultimate fulfillment of David’s line in Jesus Christ.
Today's Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | John 9:1-41
Sermon preached by The Rev. Maddie Hill on the Fourth Sunday in Lent  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

Lent 3 - Breaking the Spiritual Surface

Father Casey explores Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well, emphasizing themes of spiritual depth, honesty, and living water. Contrasting light and darkness in John’s Gospel, it shows how Jesus crosses social barriers and invites people to go deeper beyond superficial religion into authentic worship and soul-deep transformation.
Today's Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 | Romans 5:1-11 | John 4:5–30, 39–42
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Third Sunday in Lent  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 
 

Lent 2 - Coming by Night, Born from Above

Mother Rebecca explores Nicodemus’ nighttime encounter with Jesus in John’s Gospel, highlighting themes of light, darkness, surrender, and spiritual rebirth. It reframes Nicodemus’ confusion as deeply human and illustrative for us in Lent, inviting believers to embrace vulnerability, trust the Spirit, and discover that even in darkness, we are loved.
Today's Readings: Genesis 12:1-4a | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | John 3:1-17
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on the Second Sunday in Lent  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Lent 1 - Three Temptations and Hidden Lies

In today’s sermon, Father Casey explores Jesus’ wilderness temptations as examples of evil disguised as good: scarcity solutions, spectacular proof, and power for noble ends. It warns against deception, including church complicity with empire, and urges believers to remain close to Jesus for discernment, trusting that he has already overcome temptation 
Today's Readings: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the First Sunday in Lent  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Ash Wednesday - Lent as Spiritual Training, Not Self-Improvement

Mother Rebecca reframes Lent not as a 40-day self-improvement challenge but as a season of spiritual training. Through daily practices—prayer, fasting, repentance, Scripture, and self-examination—believers cultivate private discipline that prepares them for courageous public faith. Lent gently relocates the heart’s treasure through steady, lifelong practice.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 58:1-12 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10 | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on Ash Wednesday.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.