Sermon: Being Guided by the Holy Ghost “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” [John 16:13] Today Read more…
Sermon: Seeing Christ in Each Other’s Faces. “And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.” [John 17:26] One of the things we, as Christians, need to decide is how we Read more…
Sermon: Putting Aside the “Things” of this World. And he said unto them, “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” [St. Luke 12:15] “Rogation Sunday” – many of us may not know from where this term Read more…
Homily: Glad Tidings “And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again.” [Acts 13:32-33] In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Read more…
Homily: Being God’s Messangers Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, “We ought to obey God rather than men.” [Acts 5:29] This rather simple statement from Saint Peter and the other Apostles signaled the birth of Christianity. Not only were the Apostles effectively saying they were not going Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 25th, 2016, the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Theme: God’s command to care for those in need INTRODUCTION US Census Bureau statistics released this month show that just over 20% of Californians live in Read more…