Sermon for Sunday October 8th, 2017, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7; Ps. 80:7-15; Matthew 21:33-46 Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Topic: Produce the fruit of God’s kingdom with which the Church has been entrusted. INTRODUCTION The Parable of the Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-41), or Parable of the Wicked Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 24th, 2017, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 145:1-10; Jonah 3:10 – 4:11; Matthew 20:1-16 The Text: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 Topic: Love for people of all nations as God taught it to the prophet Jonah INTRODUCTION Hoping to help his church save Read more…
St. Luke the Evangelist our Patron Saint Wednesday October 18th is the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist and Patron Saint of our Parish. To the glory of God and in commemoration of St. Luke, I intend to celebrate Holy Communion in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on that Read more…
Article for the September issue of The Hillside Messenger “The Effects of Christ’s Light shining into the Soul” In this month’s article, I turn to the Lord Jesus Christ’s sayings about the lamp of the body: No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 17th, 2017, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION Victor Guaminga, an Ecuadorian Christian, is a World Vision project coordinator in his own country. Wanting to eradicate water-borne diseases in his home village, Laime Chico, Victor developed a Read more…
Sermon for Morning Prayer on Sunday September 10th, 2017, The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 119:33-40; Ezekiel 33:7-11; Matthew 18:15-20 Text: Ezekiel 33:7-11 Topic: God’s call to man to turn away from doing evil and instead do what is good INTRODUCTION When Dave Boon first saw the Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday August 27th, 2017, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 138, Isaiah 51:1-6, Matthew 16:13-20 The Text: Isaiah 51:1-6 The Topic: Faith in God is necessary for living righteously INTRODUCTION The late Bishop Fulton Sheen once entered a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast, and when Read more…
Sermon for Sunday August 13th, 2017, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ps. 85:8-13; 1 Kings 19:9-18; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Topic: Hear the Lord and trust Him in the midst of the storms of life INTRODUCTION A monastery in Europe is perched high on Read more…
Article for the August edition of The Hillside Messenger “Reflections on the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ” On Sunday August 6th, the Church celebrates the Festival of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ. In this article, I offer some reflections on the meaning of this Festival for Christians Read more…
Sermon for Sunday August 6th, 2017, The Festival of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ The Lessons: Exodus 34:29-35; Ps. 99:5-9; 2 Peter 1:13-21; St. Luke 9:28-36 The Text: 2 Peter 1:13-21 The Topic: Paying attention to the written record of God’s word INTRODUCTION A missionary family was Read more…