Sermons

Sermons

Chosen to Carry His Name

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 | THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, YEARS ABC Acts 9:1–22 | Matthew 19:27–30 Chosen to Carry His Name (Acts 9:1-22) — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. During the season of Epiphany, our sermons have been about living a Well-Ordered Life. Our human family was meant to live by the law of God. We were meant to bear the image of God. And a life…

Supplement Your Faith

BULLETIN for January 18, 2026 SUN, JAN 18, 2026 | FEAST – THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER, YR ABC Acts 4:8–13 | 2 Peter 1:1–15 | Mark 8:27–35 (36–9:1) A Well-Ordered Life: Supplement Your Faith (2 Peter 1) — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. During the season of Epiphany, we’re talking about what is means to live a well-ordered life. Since the days of Eden when sin entered…

Vision for a New Life

Bulletin for January 11, 2026 SUN, JAN 11, 2026 | THE BAPTISM of our LORD, YR A A Well-Ordered House: Vision for New Life (Romans 6) Romans 6:1–11 | Matthew 3:13–17 — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Out of order. In our modern world that phrase refers to something that is broken. Something that is unavailable for its intended purpose. At the airport, you see the automated kiosk.…

A Prayer for Wisdom

Bulletin for January 4, 2026 SUN, JAN 4, 2026 | 2nd SUN after CHRISTMAS YRS ABC A Well-Ordered House:  A Prayer for Wisdom (1 Kings 3) 1 Kings 3:4–15 | Ephesians 1:3–14 — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, thanks be to God, we have officially made it to 2026. Now, traditionally, the new year is a time of reflection on the past and planning for the future.…

Delivered from Every Trouble

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2025 | FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS YEAR A Delivered from Every Trouble Isaiah 63:7–14 | Gradual | Galatians 4:4–7 | Matthew 2:13–23 — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. In the 1954 Christmas Film, White Christmas — one that my family and I watch every year — Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney encourage us in song to face sleepless worry-filled nights in this way: If you’re…

Kiss the Son

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025 | CHRISTMAS DAY YEARS ABC Isaiah 52:7–10 | Psalm 2 Kiss the Son (Psalm 2) — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. What is best news you have ever received? When I ask that question, some of you don’t even need to think. Right away you have the answer. Maybe it was the day you got into the school that you wanted to or were…

Christmas Eve 2025

Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. In the days of God’s own choosing. At just the right time. God sent us His Son. As we have confessed, the world is filled up with darkness. The curse of sin and it’s sorrows and thorns have truly infested the creation. We see it everywhere around us. Oh yes, sometimes we successfully ignore the brokenness of this world. We have lots of…