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Sermon for Sunday, December 6th, 2020, the Second Sunday in Advent   The Lessons: Psalm 85; Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-18   The Text: Isaiah 40:1-11   The Topic: The Good News of the Coming King   INTRODUCTION   In London, wrote Philip Yancey, looking toward the auditorium’s royal box Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, November 22nd, 2020, the Festival of Christ the King, or Sunday next before Advent   The Lessons: Psalm 95; Ezekiel 34:11-20; Matthew 25:31-46   The Text: Matthew 25:31-46   The Topic: What did you do for the least of these my brothers and sisters?   INTRODUCTION   Two Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, November 8th, 2020, the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity   The Lessons for Morning Prayer: Psalm 70; Amos 5:18-24; Matthew 25:1-13 The Lessons for Holy Communion: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-13; Matthew 25:1-13   The Text: Matthew 25:1-13   The Topic: Be ready for the Second Coming of the Lord Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, October 25th, 2020, the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity   The Lessons: Psalm 1; Exodus 22:21-27; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46   The Text: Matthew 22:34-40   The Topic: The wholehearted love of God and love for one’s neighbor go hand in glove.   INTRODUCTION   When animal Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, October 11th, 2020,  The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Lessons: Psalm 23; Isaiah 25:1-9; Philippians 4:4-13; St. Matthew 22:1-14   The Text: St. Matthew 22:1-14   The Topic: The Parable of the Marriage Feast   INTRODUCTION   Carol, a career counselor, was meeting with a client, George, who Read more…

“St. Luke’s witness to the Lord Jesus Christ”   Our Patron Saint being St. Luke the Evangelist, whose Festival falls on October 18th, I shall explore some of the priorities associated with this saint.    First, he is one of the Four Evangelists, or authors of the four Gospel accounts Read more…

Newsletter Article for September   “The Omniscience and Omnipresence of God” –  A Meditation on Psalm 139:1-12   Many of the faithful have often felt that at times God seems absent from them. In Psalm 139, we read that God is always present and knows everything about everyone. This truth Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, September 27th, 2020, the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity   The Lessons: Psalm 25:1-14; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32   The Text: Philippians 2:1-13   The Topic: St. Paul’s exhortation to humility   INTRODUCTION Castleward, a stately home, was built in the 1760s about thirty miles Read more…

Sermon for Sunday, September 13th, 2020, the Fourteenth 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   The Topic: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant   INTRODUCTION   Richard Hoefler’s book Will Daylight Come? includes a homey Read more…