Sermon for Sunday, August 30th, 2020, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 26:1-8; Jeremiah 15:15-21; Romans 12:9-21; St. Matthew 16:21-28 The Text: St. Matthew 16:24-27 The Topic: The call to deny oneself, take up one’s cross and follow the Lord Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION Read more…
Newsletter Article for the August edition of The Hillside Messenger Reflections on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians, Chapter 1, verses 9-14 For four months now, while we have all been sheltering in place by order of county and state, we have had time to pray and reflect Read more…
Article for the July edition of The Hillside Messenger “Born of the Spirit and led by Him” In my article for the June edition of our monthly newsletter, I referred to the importance of growing in the Holy Spirit day by day. Without being born of water and Read more…
Newsletter Article for the June edition of “The Hillside Messenger” “Reflections on our Mission” Trinity Sunday is the Festival of the Liturgical Year which celebrates the doctrine of the Holy Trinity of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The seasons of Lent, Eastertide, Ascensiontide and Pentecost have reminded Read more…
Newsletter Article for the May edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit” The resurrection appearances of the Lord Jesus Christ to the disciples over a forty day period (Acts 1:3) following Easter Day were important to Read more…
Newsletter Article for the April edition of The Hillside Messenger “A Hermit’s view of Passiontide and Easter” In traditional Christian teaching about the Church, the corporate nature of the Church is often emphasized, since this, rather than an individual view of faith, is paramount in Holy Scripture. Though Read more…
Newsletter Article for the March edition of The Hillside Messenger Disciplines of Lent The season of Lent may seem to some an anomaly in a hedonistic culture. Why, someone may ask, should the Church be concerned with penitence, fasting and prayer, when the Lord Jesus Christ so long ago redeemed Read more…
Newsletter Article for the February edition of The Hillside Messenger “Preparing for Lent” The 1928 Prayer Book makes provision for a season called Pre-Lent before the actual beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. This season consists of three weeks, the weeks of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, these names Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, August 16th, 2020, the Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 133; Genesis 45:1-15; St. Matthew 15:21-28 The Text: St. Matthew 15:21-28 The Topic: In prayer, persevere in faith. INTRODUCTION While kayaking in southern England off the Isle of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, August 2nd, 2020, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 17:1-7, 16; Genesis 32:22-31; St. Matthew 14:13-21 The Text: Genesis 32:22-31 The Topic: Wrestling with God INTRODUCTION In World Vision magazine John Robb writes: Seven years ago, a giant tree Read more…