The Sermon for Sunday, August 7th, 2022, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:10-21; Hebrews 11:1-16; Luke 12:32-40 The Text: Hebrews 11:1-16 The Topic: The necessity of faith for the Christian way of life INTRODUCTION This piece was heard on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition on Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 31st, 2022, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:11; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:5-17; Luke 12:13-21 The Text: Luke 12:13-21 The Topic: Being rich according to God’s perspective INTRODUCTION The man who would have sold his Picasso painting for $139 million put Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 17th, 2022, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 18:1-14; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:21-29; Luke 10:38-42 The Text: Colossians 1:21-29 The Topic: Not having moved from the hope of the Gospel, we must edify others in the Christian faith INTRODUCTION In the opening verse Read more…
Sermon for July 3rd, 2022, the Third Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 66:10-16; Psalm 66:1-8; Galatians 6:6-18; Luke 10:1-20 The Text: Galatians 6:6-10 INTRODUCTION The opening words of our Epistle Lesson can easily be misunderstood. “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, June 26th, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 16; 1 Kings 19:15-21; Luke 9:51-62 The Text: Luke 9:57-62 INTRODUCTION In 1996 Disney came out with the movie 101 Dalmatians, and it was a box-office success. Many viewers fell in love with the cute spotted Read more…
The Sermon for the First Sunday after Trinity, Sunday, June 19th, 2022 The Lessons: Zechariah 12:8-10, 13:1; Psalm 63; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 9:18-24 The Text: Galatians 3:23-29 The Topic: Children of God by faith in Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION The hallmark of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians is his doctrine Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, Rogation Sunday The Lessons: Psalm 67; Joel 2:21-27; Revelation 21:1-7, 22:1-5 The Text: Revelation 22:1-5 The Topic: The Healing of the Nations INTRODUCTION Australian aborigines pictured heaven as a distant island beyond the western horizon. The early Finns thought heaven was a distant Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, May 8th, 2022, the Third Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Psalm 100; Numbers 27:12-23; John 10:22-30 The Text: John 10:22-30 The Topic: The eternal security of the faithful INTRODUCTION The Jewish Festival of the Dedication (Hannukah) had been instituted by Judas Maccabeus in 164 B.C. to celebrate Read more…
Sermon for Sunday April 24th, 2022, the First Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Psalm 111; Revelation 1:9-19; John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-31 Theme: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION Henry Edward Cardinal Manning (1808-1892) began his ministry in the Anglican Church, but after his conversion to Rome, he became Read more…
The Sermon for Palm Sunday, April 10th, 2022 The Lessons: Psalm 22:1-11; Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12; Luke 23:1-49 The Text: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 The Topic: A Prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ’s Redemptive Death INTRODUCTION John Marrant, a fourteen-year-old in Colonial Charleston, was converted through the preaching of George Read more…