To listen to this sermon, use the link below. Sermon for Sunday, September 13th, 2026, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 103:1-14; Ecclesiasticus 27:30 – 28:7; St. Matthew 18:21-35 The Text: St. Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION Richard Hoefler’s book Will Daylight Come? includes a homey illustration of how sin Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, September 4th, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 33:1-11; Psalm 119:33-48; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20 The Text: Ezekiel 33:1-11 INTRODUCTION In London during the Second World War, it was necessary for its citizens to take Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon at Evensong, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, Wednesday after Trinity 13 Psalm 7 is a prayer for deliverance from the psalmist’s enemies, who are portrayed as fierce beasts about to attack him and tear him to pieces (Psalm 7:2). At Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 30th, 2026, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27 The Text: Jeremiah 15:15-21 The Topic: Remain faithful to God and to God’s call even in the face of Read more
To listen to this sermon use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 23rd, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 138; Isaiah 51:1-6; Matthew 16:13-20 The Text: Matthew 16:15-17 INTRODUCTION Poet Elizabeth Goldring developed blindness as an adult. According to writers Ron Kotulak and Jon Van, one Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 16th, 2026, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28 The Text: St. Matthew 15:21-28 INTRODUCTION While kayaking in southern England off the Isle of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a Read more
To listen to this sermon, use this link: The Sermon for Sunday, August 9th, 2026, the Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 29; Jonah 2:1-10; Matthew 14:22-33 The Text: Jonah 2:1-10 The Topic: God rescued the prophet Jonah in answer to his prayer INTRODUCTION James David Ford, who was Read more
To listen to this sermon (slightly expanded from these notes), use the link below. Sermon on Psalm 6, preached at Evensong on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 The Text: Psalm 6 Psalm 6 is a plea for deliverance from suffering. In the psalms, sickness and suffering are not thought of as Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Nehemiah 9:16-21; Psalm 78:14-26; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21 The Text: Nehemiah 9:16-21 INTRODUCTION Our First Lesson from the Book of Nehemiah (after 433 B.C.) is a passage Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 26th, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 119:121-136; 1 Kings 3:3-14; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 The Text: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 INTRODUCTION The following prayer was penned by Sir Francis Drake (c.1540 – c.1596), explorer and Read more