Sermon for Sunday October 22nd, 2017, the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 99; Exodus 33:12-23; Matthew 22:15-22 The Text: Matthew 22:15-22 The Topic: Rendering to God and to the State what is due to each INTRODUCTION Cheating is a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor. Read more…
Sermon for Sunday October 8th, 2017, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7; Ps. 80:7-15; Matthew 21:33-46 Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Topic: Produce the fruit of God’s kingdom with which the Church has been entrusted. INTRODUCTION The Parable of the Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-41), or Parable of the Wicked Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 24th, 2017, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 145:1-10; Jonah 3:10 – 4:11; Matthew 20:1-16 The Text: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 Topic: Love for people of all nations as God taught it to the prophet Jonah INTRODUCTION Hoping to help his church save Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 17th, 2017, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:8-13; Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION Victor Guaminga, an Ecuadorian Christian, is a World Vision project coordinator in his own country. Wanting to eradicate water-borne diseases in his home village, Laime Chico, Victor developed a Read more…
Sermon for Morning Prayer on Sunday September 10th, 2017, The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 119:33-40; Ezekiel 33:7-11; Matthew 18:15-20 Text: Ezekiel 33:7-11 Topic: God’s call to man to turn away from doing evil and instead do what is good INTRODUCTION When Dave Boon first saw the Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday August 27th, 2017, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 138, Isaiah 51:1-6, Matthew 16:13-20 The Text: Isaiah 51:1-6 The Topic: Faith in God is necessary for living righteously INTRODUCTION The late Bishop Fulton Sheen once entered a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast, and when Read more…
Sermon for Sunday August 13th, 2017, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ps. 85:8-13; 1 Kings 19:9-18; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Topic: Hear the Lord and trust Him in the midst of the storms of life INTRODUCTION A monastery in Europe is perched high on Read more…
Sermon for Sunday August 6th, 2017, The Festival of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ The Lessons: Exodus 34:29-35; Ps. 99:5-9; 2 Peter 1:13-21; St. Luke 9:28-36 The Text: 2 Peter 1:13-21 The Topic: Paying attention to the written record of God’s word INTRODUCTION A missionary family was Read more…
Sermon for Sunday July 30th, 2017, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Text: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46 Topic: The Kingdom of Heaven INTRODUCTION In the passage appointed for today’s Gospel Lesson, the Lord Jesus gives us several pictures of Read more…
Sermon for Sunday July 23rd, 2017, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ps. 86:11-17; Is. 44:6-8; Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Text: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Topic: The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares INTRODUCTION Marsha Gubser wrote this about weeding her garden: I dragged my teenage son Matt outside Read more…