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
The Sermon for the Festival of St. Barnabas the Apostle, Sunday, June 11th, 2023 The Lessons: Isaiah 42:5-12; Psalm 112; Acts 11:19-30, 13:1-3; Matthew 10:7-16 The Text: Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3 The Topic: The ministry of St. Barnabas the Apostle INTRODUCTION He was always in trouble, so when the parents of Read more
Sermon for Sunday, May 28th, 2023, the Festival of Pentecost The Lessons: Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:24-36; 1 Corinthians 12:4-13; John 14:8-17 The Text: John 14:15-17 The Topic: Obedience to Christ is a condition for receiving the Holy Spirit INTRODUCTION The Karre language of equatorial Africa was difficult for the translators Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, May 14th, 2023, Rogation Sunday The Lessons: Psalm 148:7-14; Isaiah 41:17-20; John 15:1-11 The Text: John 15:1-11 INTRODUCTION On Wednesday October 11, 1994, NASA’s Magellan space explorer fell silent. The Magellan had circled Venus more than fifteen thousand times since arriving at the planet in 1990, Read more
Sermon for Sunday, April 30th, 2023, the Third Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Nehemiah 9:6-15; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:13-25; John 10:1-10 The Text: 1 Peter 2:25 INTRODUCTION It is the nature of sheep to stray and get in harm’s way, whether from hungry wolves or steep canyons. For centuries, Read more