To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 16th, 2026, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28 The Text: St. Matthew 15:21-28 INTRODUCTION While kayaking in southern England off the Isle of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a Read more
To listen to this sermon, use this link: The Sermon for Sunday, August 9th, 2026, the Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 29; Jonah 2:1-10; Matthew 14:22-33 The Text: Jonah 2:1-10 The Topic: God rescued the prophet Jonah in answer to his prayer INTRODUCTION James David Ford, who was Read more
To listen to this sermon (slightly expanded from these notes), use the link below. Sermon on Psalm 6, preached at Evensong on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 The Text: Psalm 6 Psalm 6 is a plea for deliverance from suffering. In the psalms, sickness and suffering are not thought of as Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Nehemiah 9:16-21; Psalm 78:14-26; Romans 8:35-39; Matthew 14:13-21 The Text: Nehemiah 9:16-21 INTRODUCTION Our First Lesson from the Book of Nehemiah (after 433 B.C.) is a passage Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 26th, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 119:121-136; 1 Kings 3:3-14; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 The Text: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 INTRODUCTION The following prayer was penned by Sir Francis Drake (c.1540 – c.1596), explorer and Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 19th, 2026, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 The Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 INTRODUCTION “While serving as a missionary in Laos,” tells John Hess-Yoder, “I Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, July 12th, 2026, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 65; Isaiah 55; Matthew 13;1-9, 18-23 The Text: Isaiah 55 INTRODUCTION When I was a teenager, my father gave me a portable tape recorder for Christmas Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Evensong on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 Psalm 5 is a prayer by the psalmist for deliverance from his enemies and from their wickedness. The psalm begins with three imperatives: ponder, consider, hearken. All of these call upon God Read more
The Sermon delivered on Sunday, June 28th, 2026 This sermon is available at the audio link below.
To listen to this sermon use the link below. The Sermon for Sunday, June 14th, 2026, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 100; Exodus 19:1-8; Mathew 9:35 – 10:15 The Text: Exodus 19:3-6 INTRODUCTION People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate Read more