SERMONS
Framing Portraits of Grace
We are to walk in the way of Christ as we sustain ourselves in the tradition of Christ, examine all things by the tradition of Christ, and root ourselves in the work of Christ.
Our Joy in the Glory of Jesus
True humility, esteeming ourselves and our work properly before God, prepares others to see Jesus.
The Kingdom of Heaven: Preparing for Delays
When we anticipate the delay of Christ’s return, we can prepare for it with anticipation.
We Believe: On the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
Being a part of this church plant joins us to that evangelistic and Catholic Tradition of what our prayerbook, in its preface, says is, “culturally attuned and missionally adaptive, but ever committed to and always propagating the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” This episode is the eighth and final in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page.
We Believe: On Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is a liturgy that forms us into more loving union with our God. This episode is the seventh in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page.
The Foundation is One's Neighbor
What delights God begins with, and is cultivated by, love for Him and love for one’s neighbor. Loving those that you can see trains you to love the One who is Unseen. This homily was originally preached on Sunday, 10/24/20, at Church of the Epiphany Anglican.
We Believe: The Scriptures & The Creeds
The Scriptures and the creeds are the authority of God’s Church and through them we turn to God for guidance and the refreshment of our souls. This episode is the sixth in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page.
Giving to God while Holding Caesar's Currency
Jesus has come from Galilee to Jerusalem and the rulers see an opportunity to either avoid paying taxes or to discredit another false Messiah. Their question to him reveals how much of themselves they had actually given to God’s kingdom rather than to Rome. What we will discover in this passage is that God is more concerned with the state of our hearts than the question on our lips.
Life on the Frontier of Empire: 1 Peter 5
God's shepherds are to lead the church in what it means to entrust themselves to their Creator by doing good. This episode is the fifth in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page. There were some sound issues in this first episode, but they’ll be improved in the future. Thank you for listening!
Life on the Frontier of Empire: 1 Peter 4
We are called in Christ to live into God’s new reality, maintaining love for one another, entrusting ourselves to God by doing good. This episode is the fourth in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page. There were some sound issues in this first episode, but they’ll be improved in the future. Thank you for listening!
Life on the Frontier of Empire: 1 Peter 3
Because we are placed in Christ, our closest relationships testify of God’s transforming power and our baptism assures us of the victory we share. This episode is the third in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page. There were some sound issues in this first episode, but they’ll be improved in the future. Thank you for listening!
Hope and Vulnerability
How does the kingdom of Heaven grow when we are in a season of winter? The confession of St. Peter is like a pledge of allegiance for the citizens of God’s kingdom. We are called to grow in the depth of the knowledge of who Jesus is and it is the confession of faith that reminds us that God has the power to cure the souls of humankind and build bridges where walls once stood.
Life on the Frontier of Empire: 1 Peter 2
A community formed on the good news of Jesus creates a culture of Christian hope and blessing that is winsome and redemptive. This episode is the second in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page. There were some sound issues in this first episode, but they’ll be improved in the future. Thank you for listening!
Commissioning Service: A New Light Has Dawned
Becoming part of God’s redemptive story should so deeply mark our story that all we do fulfills and expands Christ’s commission of bringing all peoples into a new humanity under the Lordship of Christ.
Life on the Frontier of Empire: 1 Peter 1
Who we are in God informs how we live in this world. This episode is the first in our Formation Group which meets Tuesday nights at 7:30 in person, or 8pm on Zoom, from 9/22/20-11/10/20. To sign up and participate, visit the group page. There were some sound issues in this first episode, but they’ll be improved in the future. Thank you for listening!
Awaiting Growth in a Spiritual Winter
How does the kingdom of Heaven grow when we are in a season of winter? The confession of St. Peter is like a pledge of allegiance for the citizens of God’s kingdom. We are called to grow in the depth of the knowledge of who Jesus is and it is the confession of faith that reminds us that God has the power to cure the souls of humankind and build bridges where walls once stood.