To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, October 18th, 2026, the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist The Lessons: Ecclesiastes 38:1-14; Psalm 147; 2 Timothy 4:1-13; Luke 4:14-21 The Text: Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION One of the most famous musicians of the nineteenth century was Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. In the numerical order of the Psalms, this is the first one that is a psalm of praise, and it follows psalms that plead with God for deliverance. The Prayer Book Psalter has the opening phrase read, “O LORD our Governor,” Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, October 4th, 2026, the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-19; Philippians 3:14-21; Matthew 21:33-44 The Text: Philippians 3:14-21 INTRODUCTION The first half of the New York City Marathon is a party. You are Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for September 27th, 2026, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 25:1-14; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; St. Matthew 21:28-32 The Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 INTRODUCTION On the Style Channel’s Clean House (aired from 2003-2011), experts sweep into a cluttered Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, September 20th, 2026, the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11; Psalm 145:14-21; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 20:1-16 The Text: Matthew 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION When the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, a young Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. Sermon for Sunday, September 13th, 2026, the Fifteenth 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 INTRODUCTION Richard Hoefler’s book Will Daylight Come? includes a homey illustration of how sin Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, September 4th, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 33:1-11; Psalm 119:33-48; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20 The Text: Ezekiel 33:1-11 INTRODUCTION In London during the Second World War, it was necessary for its citizens to take Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon at Evensong, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, Wednesday after Trinity 13 Psalm 7 is a prayer for deliverance from the psalmist’s enemies, who are portrayed as fierce beasts about to attack him and tear him to pieces (Psalm 7:2). At Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 30th, 2026, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27 The Text: Jeremiah 15:15-21 The Topic: Remain faithful to God and to God’s call even in the face of Read more
To listen to this sermon use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 23rd, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 138; Isaiah 51:1-6; Matthew 16:13-20 The Text: Matthew 16:15-17 INTRODUCTION Poet Elizabeth Goldring developed blindness as an adult. According to writers Ron Kotulak and Jon Van, one Read more