Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas

Father Casey’s sermon reflects on reading Matthew’s Gospel as a whole and highlights the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’ central, political, and revolutionary manifesto. Centered on the Beatitudes, it contrasts the values of God’s kingdom with those of the world and calls Christians to embody mercy, peacemaking, and faithful courage despite opposition.
Today's Readings: Micah 6:1-8 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.
 

Mother Maddie explores Jesus’ call of the first disciples as a revelation of God’s mission to bring light into places of deepest despair. Beginning in Zebulun and Naphtali, Jesus fulfills prophecy by gathering the lost through ordinary people, inviting all believers to become bearers of light on the long road home.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4 | 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | Matthew 4:12-23
Sermon preached by The Rev. Maddie Hill on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Father Casey explores Isaiah’s Servant Songs and how early Christians saw them fulfilled in Jesus. This stories illuminate that God’s salvation does not rest in nations or ideals but in Christ alone. Even amid darkness and failing societies, believers find hope by living in the light of Christ. Only Christ, the Lamb, is the light of the city of God. Believers are called to hold fast to him, listen to him, follow him, and love him, trusting that his light will shine within them.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7 | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | John 1:29-42
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Mother Rebecca reflects on Jesus’ baptism, asking why the sinless Son of God submits to it. Drawing on Scripture, Jewish ritual, and early Christian theology, she presents Jesus as the Lamb of God who bears humanity’s sin, inaugurates his mission, reveals the Trinity, and invites all people into death and resurrection through baptism.
Today's Readings: 42:1-9 | Acts 10:34-43 | Matthew 3:13-17
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on the First Sunday after the Epiphany - The Baptism of Our Lord.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

In her sermon on the Feast of The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Mother Rebecca explores The Epiphany as a double revelation: Christ’s divinity revealed through the star and the Magi, and the fear exposed in Herod and Jerusalem. It contrasts love-shaped fear with power-driven fear, inviting listeners to follow Christ’s light with trust rather than cling to control.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 | Ephesians 3:1-12 | Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Father Casey explores Jesus’ childhood, focusing on Nazareth as the formative community that shaped him. By examining Jesus’ hidden years, he highlights the power of ordinary, faithful communities to nurture wisdom, courage, and faith in children, calling the church to invest deeply in the next generation.
Today's Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-14 | Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a | Luke 2:41-52
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Second Sunday after Christmas.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

In his sermon on the Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord, Father Casey challenges sentimentalized views of the nativity, reclaiming its historical, prophetic, and mystical depth. Through family tradition, scripture, and the insight of Christian mystics, it reveals Christmas as a call to humility, transformation, and making room for Christ to be born, not just in a story, but within each person’s heart.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 | Titus 3:4-7 | Luke 2:1-20
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Deacon Michael Sturdy, using historical sieges and Isaiah’s prophecy, explores Emmanuel as God’s saving presence. He argues that God saves not through power politics, but by being fully with humanity in suffering, life, death, resurrection, and ongoing presence through the church and sacraments.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16 | Romans 1:1-7 | Matthew 1:18-25
Sermon preached by The Rev. Michael Sturdy on the Fourth Sunday of Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Mother Maddie Hill reflects on John the Baptist’s doubt, suffering, and faith while imprisoned. It explores the tension of living between Christ’s first and second advents, calling believers to hopeful, sacrificial living. Through service and love, Christians make God’s kingdom more visible while waiting for its fulfillment.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 | James 5:7-10 | Matthew 11:2-11
Sermon preached by The Rev. Maddie Hill on the Third Sunday of Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Scripture was written as much with the intent to be heard as read. Please get comfortable, relax, and hear Matthew's account of the Gospel of Christ. Feel free to follow along with us as members of the congregation at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration read from the NRVS version of the Bible.
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If you wish to jump ahead to any chapter of Matthew's Gospel, the time marks are as follows:
00:00:00 - Opening Prayers
00:01:10 - Chapter 1
00:05:30 - Chapter 2
00:09:40 - Chapter 3
00:12:35 - Chapter 4
00:16:40 - Chapter 5
00:25:30 - Chapter 6
00:30:50 - Chapter 7
00:35:15 - Chapter 8
00:40:10 - Chapter 9
00:46:15 - Chapter 10
00:52:10 - Chapter 11
00:56:50 - Chapter 12
01:04:30 - Chapter 13
01:13:10 - Chapter 14
01:17:45 - Chapter 15
01:24:20 - Chapter 16
01:29:25 - Chapter 17
01:34:25 - Chapter 18
01:40:05 - Chapter 19
01:44:50 - Chapter 20
01:49:30 - Chapter 21
01:56:30 - Chapter 22
02:01:30 - Chapter 23
02:07:20 - Chapter 24
02:14:35 - Chapter 25
02:21:20 - Chapter 26
02:32:20 - Chapter 27
02:40:45 - Chapter 28
02:44:25 - Closing Prayer & Blessing
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