Sunday service

Fr. Micah’s Sermon, Easter Sunday 3 — The First Family, Part I: “Heart”

May 10, 2025 / Sunday service /

Jeremiah 32:36-41
Psalm 33:1-11
Revelation 5:6-14
John 21:1-14

The First Family, Part 1: “Heart”

The end of Acts 2 contains a nostalgic description of the first church in Jerusalem. Three Thousand new converts, devoted to the faith and sharing everything in their enthusiasm for the gospel. This wouldn’t last, but it still inspires believers and gives us ideas about loving our risen savior with heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving our neighbors as Jesus does. In the first part, we see how this first family loved the Lord with their hearts – the praised, prayed, and gave. These practices still help us restore our disordered affections, and bring the new life of Jesus into our emotional lives.

Bishop Andrew Williams Sermon: “Peace Be With You”

May 10, 2025 / Special Service, Sunday service / ,

Job 42: 1-6

Psalm 111

Revelation 1: 9-19

John 20: 19-31l

“Peace be With You”

When the disciples gathered in the upper room, they were afraid. They heard that Jesus had risen from the dead, and were in a bind. If the news was false, they feared the religious authorities. If the news was true, they feared that Jesus would be angry with them. And when Jesus arrives, he leads with peace. He still leads with peace, not anger.

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Easter Sunday 2025

May 8, 2025 / Special Service, Sunday service /
Isaiah 51:9-11
Psalm 118:14-17, 22-24
Acts 10:34-43
Luke 24:1-12
Portraits of Peter 4
 
As we finish Holy Week with a great celebration, we look at Peter as shown in Acts 10. In this passage, Peter has fully grasped the reality of the resurrection, and will boldy be a witness to the reality of salvation in Jesus, able to accomplsh the things he boasted about earlier!

Sermon — The Fifth Sunday of Lent: “Perfect Love”

April 11, 2025 / Sunday service /

Readings: 

Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:7-16
Luke 20:9-19
Perfect Love
In Luke 20, Jesus tells a parable of vineyard tenants. They are faithful in labor, but not relationship, refusing to acknowledge the owner. As a result, Jesus tells the crowds that they will be replaced – a threat to the Jewish religious establishment. Later, the Apostle Paul writes about perfection, and lays aside all of his faithful labor as “rubbish.” Instead, he presses on toward the goal to win the prize – not perfect obedience, but perfect relationship.

Sermon – The Second Sunday of Lent, “Sin is a pervasive enemy”

April 11, 2025 / Sunday service /
Readings:
Genesis 15:1-18
Psalm 27:7-14
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Luke 13:31-35
 
 
 
Benefits
Sin is a pervasive enemy. It touches every part of our lives, both personal and communal. Psalm 103 beautifully shows us God’s amazing redemption. In this poem, the Psalmist talks to his own soul, reminding his inner life of what it knows to be true. God moves it from deficit to neutral, and from neutral to blessed. He does not treat us as we deserve, but blesses us and makes us live.