Fr. Micah Thompson

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!

The Great Easter Vigil Service 2025

May 8, 2025 / Special Service /
Genesis 3
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-20; 9:8-13
Exodus 14:10-15:1
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Daniel 3:1-28
Romans 6:3-11
Matthew 28:1-10
Portraits of Peter 3

Tonight, we look at Peter’s “rock bottom” – the turning point that made continuing in his half-heartedness impossible. He stands in teh courtyard and denies even knowing Jesus, and weeps for his own weakness as Jesus goes to his death.
But Jesus does not stay dead. Rather, he rises to new life, restores Peter, and sets him on the path to great things!

Maundy Thursday 2025

May 8, 2025 / Special Service /
Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 78:14-25
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Luke 22:14-34

Portraits of Peter 2

Tonight, we back up from the Garden to the Upper Room, where we find Peter blustering and boasting. He wants Jesus to wash him completely, and commits to going to prison and dying with Jesus. But he’s not ready. The person he is most trying to convince is himself.
Jesus responds with grace and faith in Peter. Peter, in the face of is desperate insecurity, is known and loved.

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.