Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Dallas

Mother Rebecca reflects on our Advent encounter with John the Baptist and the anxiety surrounding divine judgment. Drawing on Scripture and theologian Barbara Brown Taylor, they explore God’s fire as purifying rather than destructive. They invite listeners to welcome this refining fire, repent, confront inner darkness, and prepare joyfully for Christ’s coming.
Today's Readings:  Isaiah 11:1-10 | Romans 15:4-13 | Matthew 3:1-12
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on the Second Sunday of Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Father Casey describes Advent as a season that honestly confronts the world’s brokenness. Through Isaiah’s prophetic vision, believers glimpse God’s peaceful future. Christians, born into the new creation through their baptism, must live as “time travelers,” embodying Christ’s kingdom now rather than treating Jesus as “Lord-elect.” Faith means living future hope in present reality.
Today's Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:36-44
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on the First Sunday of Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Pastor JoNell explores Christ’s crucifixion as the gateway to divine kingship and grace. Through the imagery of three crosses, Luke’s narrative, and the two thieves, the speaker reveals God’s radical remembrance and mercy. The feast of Christ the King prepares believers for Advent, calling them to become a three-cross community of forgiveness.
Today's Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6 | Colossians 1:11-20 | Luke 23:33-43
Sermon preached by The Rev. JoNell Lindh on The Final Sunday Before Advent also known as Christ the King.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Father Casey's sermon reflects on Jesus’ warning from the Mount of Olives that even the most impressive human achievements and empires eventually fall. Christians are urged to resist today’s obsession with spectacle, see through the eyes of faith, and anchor themselves in Christ’s unshakable kingdom, which alone endures when all else crumbles.
Today's Readings: Malachi 4:1-2a | 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 | Luke 21:5-19
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on The Second Sunday Before Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Mother Rebecca explores Jesus’ debate with the Sadducees over resurrection, focusing on their callous use of a hypothetical woman to challenge faith. It contrasts human logic with divine mystery, urging compassion, equality, and trust in God’s faithfulness. Resurrection, Mother Rebecca explains, reveals not our understanding but God’s unyielding commitment to life and justice.
Today's Readings: Job 19:23-27a | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 | Luke 20:27-38
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on The Third Sunday Before Advent.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Bishop Wolfe, in this sermon given at the All Souls’ Requiem, reflects on the pervasive presence of death in life and society, acknowledging grief, fear, and despair. Yet it powerfully affirms Christian hope in the resurrection—through Christ’s victory, death is conquered. The preacher urges faith, comfort, and encouragement: even at the bottom of life’s well, the ground beneath is solid.
Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9 | I Thessalonians 4:13-18 | John 5:24-27
Sermon preached by The Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe at All Souls' Day Requiem.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

In this sermon, Father Casey, calls Christians to reclaim their faith’s integrity by embodying the holiness and compassion of Jesus. It urges believers to reject hypocritical or transactional religion and live as true “saints” — people shaped by grace, love, and the Beatitudes — transforming Christianity back into the likeness of Christ.
Today's Readings: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 | Ephesians 1:11-23 | Luke 6:20-31
Sermon preached by The Rev. Casey Shobe on All Saints Sunday.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

Father Ted begins with the statement, "This is my last sermon at Transfiguration and I've have things to say." He continues to recount what makes Transfiguration a central place in his life which he will carry forward with him to his new congregation focusing on the manifestation of Grace he has found here. He challenges the people of the Fig to face forward rather than looking back and allow Grace to propel them to seek and serve Christ in all persons.
Today's readings:  Sirach 35:12-17 |  2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18  |  Luke 18:9-14
Sermon preached by The Rev. Ted Clarkson on The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.

In this sermon, Mother Rebecca reflects on the grace of God who meets us in our lowest moments and wrestles us into righteousness.
Today's Readings: Genesis 32:22-31 | 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5 | Luke 18:1-8
Sermon preached by The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley on The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. We invite you to view the full service HERE.
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Father Ted recounts coming out to a friend during a transformative post graduation beach trip, where deep thanksgiving to God brought him peace. He connects that moment to the story of the grateful leper from today's Gospel reading, teaching that gratitude reveals God’s grace. He urges everyone to give thanks as they discern their stewardship of God’s Grace in their life and their faith.
Today's Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-3,7-15c | 2Timothy 2:8-15 | Luke 17:11-19
Sermon preached by The Rev. Ted Clarkson on The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost.  We invite you to view the full service HERE.  Learn more about our community by visiting www.transfiguration.net.