Sermon for the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist on Sunday October 15th, 2023 The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14; Psalm 147:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:1-13; Luke 4:14-21 Text: Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION One of the most famous musicians of the nineteenth century was a Norwegian violinist named Ole Bull [Ola Bulle] (1810-1880). He Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, October 1st, 2023, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-14; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32 The Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 INTRODUCTION In The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll recalls the sense of freedom he had when as a teenager he first received his Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, September 17th, 2023, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 27:30 – 28:7; Psalm 103:1-14; Romans 14:5-12; Matthew 18:21-35 The Texts: Ecclesiasticus 28:1-7; Matthew 18:21-35 The Topic: The Imperative for Forgiveness INTRODUCTION In his book, Lee: The Last Years, Charles Bracelen Flood reports that after Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, September 3rd, 2023, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27 The Text: Romans 12:1-2 INTRODUCTION St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans sets out clearly the way of salvation through the Gospel he expounds in the first eight chapters. Read more…
Our Sunday Schedule This is our current Sunday schedule of Chapel services (also on Zoom): 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays: Holy Communion, 10 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays: Morning Prayer, 10 a.m. Fellowship Hour takes place in the McNeely Hall (downstairs from the Chapel) every Sunday after the service. Please Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, August 20th, 2023, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; St. Matthew 15:21-28 The Text: Isaiah 56:1-8 INTRODUCTION A pastor was walking down the street one day when he noticed a small boy across the street struggling to ring a Read more…
The Sermon for the Festival of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ, Sunday, August 6th, 2023 The Lessons: Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 The Text: 2 Peter 1:13-21 INTRODUCTION A missionary family was staying with their relatives. When the missionary children were called in for Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 86; Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 The Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 INTRODUCTION Marsha Gubser wrote this about weeding her garden: I dragged my teenage son Matt outside to help me pull weeds one sunny Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 9th, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 145:1-13; Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 11:25-30 The Text: Matthew 11:25-30 INTRODUCTION An extreme sports fanatic scaled the 120-foot Christ the Redeemer statue on Brazil’s Corcovado Mountain and jumped from its outstretched arms. For the first ever such Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, June 25th, 2023, the Third Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 69:1-15; Jeremiah 20:7-13; Romans 5:15b-19 The Text: Romans 5:15b-19 INTRODUCTION In Oregon’s Malheur National Forest, a fungus has spread through tree roots across twenty-two hundred acres, making it the largest living organism ever found. The Read more…