Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Luke 15:10 Is anyone ever truly lost? I know at times it might very well feel so. When one’s life is complicated by the consequences of a series of poor decisions, it can oftenContinue reading "Sermon – September 15, 2019"
Sermon – August 18, 2019
Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! Luke 12:51 Why can’t everyone just get along? That would be nice but, unfortunately, getting along doesn’t seem to be in the nature of people. We disagree and even fight over opinions and ideas asContinue reading "Sermon – August 18, 2019"
Sermon July 21, 2019
For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him, God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. Colossians 1:19-20 In this section of his letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul attempts toContinue reading "Sermon July 21, 2019"
Sermon – July 6, 2019
He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Luke 10:2 A week or so ago the Grace Church vestry met in retreat to discuss the future of our parish. I suspect that many of the commentsContinue reading "Sermon – July 6, 2019"
Sermon May 19, 2019
"If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?" --Acts 11:17 The writer of Hebrews tells us that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”(Hebrews 11:1) This would suggest thatContinue reading "Sermon May 19, 2019"