Homily, the Feast of St. Bartholomew, Aug. 24
Celebrating the Apostle and Martyr, Bartholomew (Nathanael). Propers
Sermon, 11th Sunday after Trinity, 2023
The collect for the 11th Sunday after Trinity begins, “O GOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity.” How does showing mercy declare God’s power? Those who know God’s mercy are empowered to live in the glory of the life to come. Those who know God’s mercy have changed and will continue to change the world. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, 10th Sunday after Trinity, 2023
Hosea 4:6 begins, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Upon entering the city, Christ condemns Jerusalem saying, “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.” And in the epistle, St. Paul states, “Concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” Do we, the Church, know the Word of God written very well? Do we know the Word of God Incarnate very well? My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, Feast of the Transfiguration, 2023
What is the Transfiguration and what is its significance? May we embrace the beauty and glory of Christ and may we reflect that glory into the world as we, the worshipers of Jesus Christ, are called to do. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, 7th Sunday after Trinity
What is contained in the biblical concept of “The Wilderness”? How is this significant in the miracle of Christ’s feeding of the 4000 men in Mark 8? This sermon is an introduction to taming the “wilderness” of the soul. Just as He provided for the people in the wilderness, Christ provides what we need to transform our wilderness into a garden. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, 6th Sunday after Trinity, 2023
July 16, 2023 Art points us to God, but not all expression is art. Much of what passes for art is merely a commodity, and it solidifies us as we are. Real aft demands something from us and changes us if we receive it. God, like art, cannot be used, but must be received, and we receive God in baptism. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, Bp. Ray Sutton on Confirmation, July 9, 2023
Christ the King Anglican church welcomed our bishop, The Rt. Rev. Ray Sutton, on Sunday, July 9, 2023 for our episcopal visitation. Bp. Sutton preached on confirmation as a certification of the universal church upon the individual churchman. Manuscript
Sermon, 4th Sunday after Trinity, 2023
The Enlightenment has stunted our spiritual imaginations. Yet St. Paul affirms the reality of a spiritual world, imbued with the Spirit of God and created to bring us to our final home in the presence of God. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, 3rd Sunday after Trinity, 2023
Christ seeks the lost with love divine, all loves excelling. Satan seeks to destroy the lost with the most hellish hate. Do not give place to the devil through your pride, but instead humble yourself that God may exalt you in due time. Propers Manuscript
Sermon, Trinity Sunday, 2023
What are we to believe about the Trinity and the Dual nature of Christ? Why are these doctrines so important? Propers Manuscript