Sermon for Sunday December 10th, 2017, the Second Sunday in Advent The Lessons: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The Text: Isaiah 40:1-11 The Topic: God comforts His people INTRODUCTION The transition from Isaiah 39 to 40 is, as one scholar has remarked, like passing from Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday November 26th, 2017, the Festival of Christ the King & Sunday before Advent The Lessons: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100; Matthew 25:31-46 Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Topic: How we treat the least of Christ’s brothers and sisters is important. INTRODUCTION Sally took a seminary class taught by Professor Read more…
Sermon for Sunday November 12th, 2017, The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 78:1-8; Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25; Matthew 25:1-13 The Text: Matthew 25:1-13 The Topic: Be ready for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ! INTRODUCTION When the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, a young Read more…
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…