Sermon: Being a Proper Reflection of God “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” [St. Matthew 5:44] As you all may know, I have been away Read more
Sermon: Falling in Love with the Lord – Again. And he said to the woman, “Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” [Luke 7:50] Today, we have the hallmark lessons that set Christianity apart from all religions. And today, we have contained that great lesson which sets the Reformation Read more
Sermon: Being Guided by the Holy Ghost “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” [John 16:13] Today Read more
Sermon: Seeing Christ in Each Other’s Faces. “And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.” [John 17:26] One of the things we, as Christians, need to decide is how we Read more
Sermon: Putting Aside the “Things” of this World. And he said unto them, “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” [St. Luke 12:15] “Rogation Sunday” – many of us may not know from where this term Read more
Homily: Glad Tidings “And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again.” [Acts 13:32-33] In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Read more
Homily: Being God’s Messangers Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, “We ought to obey God rather than men.” [Acts 5:29] This rather simple statement from Saint Peter and the other Apostles signaled the birth of Christianity. Not only were the Apostles effectively saying they were not going Read more
Sermon for Sunday September 25th, 2016, the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Theme: God’s command to care for those in need INTRODUCTION US Census Bureau statistics released this month show that just over 20% of Californians live in Read more