Fr. Micah Thompson

Fr. Micah’s Sermon, “Faith is the assurance of what we hope for,” August 10, 2025

August 14, 2025 / Sunday service /
“Faith is the assurance
of what we hope for”
 
Readings:
Genesis 15: 1-6
Psalm 33: 10-22
Hebrews 11: 1-16
Luke 12: 32-40

Faith is the assurance of what we hope for – so if we aren’t sure, does that mean we just try harder to believe? The writer of Hebrews didn’t write to a church in crisis to guilt them into more work. Instead, he shared the whole testimony of substance. The real God has been shaping history by His invisible power, and is still at work.

Fr. Micah’s Sermon: “Teach Us To Pray,” July 27, 2025

July 31, 2025 / Sunday service /

Readings:

Genesis 18:20-33
Psalm 138
Colossians 2:6-15
Luke 11:1-13

Teach Us To Pray

In Luke 11, Jesus powerfully shows his disciples that most important part of praying is to actually do it! Whether it is well-crafted or a primal cry, bring your requests to God, and because He is relational, He will answer. The Lord’s prayer is an amazingly compact way of praying for most of our needs – praise, purpose, provision, freedom, and direction.

 

Fr. Micah’s Sermon, “Indecision,” June 29, 2025

July 7, 2025 / Sunday service /

Indecision – Ordinary Time

Readings:

1 Kings 19:15-21
Psalm 16
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62

Indecision

Galatians 5 presents with an ironic mystery. St. Paul gives us a list of sins and a list of virtues, but tells us that we are free in Jesus. The statement of liberty arrives with a command, while the lists of vice and virtue have no command.

In this passage, these lists provide evidence of a deeper understanding of grace. They are the diagnostics of our lives. When we find ourselves drawn to the works of “the flesh,” we know that there is spiritual work to be done. If however, we grow in the fruit of the spirit, we know that we are living “by the Spirit,” and making progress in our faith.


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Fr. Micah’s Sermon, “He is Worthy,” June 22, 2025

July 5, 2025 / Sunday service /

He is Worthy – Ordinary Time

Readings:

1 Kings 8: 22-30, 41-43
Psalm 96
Galatians 1: 1-10
Luke 7: 1-10

He is Worthy

After teaching about mercy, the law, and God’s character, Jesus went to Capernaum. On the way, he was met by a group of elders, who had been sent to convince him to heal the servant of a centurion. “He is worthy,” they said. As Jesus went, another group met him, with a message from that same centurion saying “I am not worthy.” Jesus commends the faith of the centurion, who recognized that the healing was not due to his status or the value of the servant – but only the word of Jesus to save. We are not competing for God’s affection, because He is not limited. Rather, our limitless God blesses as He wills, according to His good purpose.

Fr. Micah’s Sermon, The Throne Room, June 15, 2025

July 5, 2025 / Sunday service /
The Throne Room – Trinity Sunday
 
Readings:
Isaiah 6: 1-7
Psalm 29
Revelation 4: 1-11
John 16: 5-15
 
The Throne Room
 
Both the prophet Isaiah (Is.6) and the Apostle John (Rev. 4) have beatific visions of God’s throne room. Isaiah describes the hem of God’s robe, and John just His glory. Angels, elders, and beings are all around proclaiming God’s glory.
Yet, in the regular world, Isaiah was facing an uncertain and unstable future. His message was one of God’s wrath. John and the churches he wrote to were facing persecution and theological confusion.
These visions were gifts of God, meant to encourage and give perspective. Even when everything seems uncertain – God remains in control.
 

Fr. Micah’s Sermon, Easter 7, Sunday after Ascension, The First Church, Part V: “Neighbors”

June 6, 2025 / Sunday service /

Readings:

1 Samuel 12:19-24
Psalm 47
Revelation 22:10-21
John 17:20-26

The First Church, Part V: “Neighbors”
As we wrap up the series, we see that the first church in Jerusalem was not only about their own personal relationship with God through Jesus – they were passionate about relationships. We see these relationships in outward moving spaces – personal transformation led to homes, the listening public, and the broader reputation in Jerusalem. When we say that our mission is “pursuing spiritual, relational, and community wholeness,” we are talking about the same movement. The gospel changes us, changes our relationships, and impacts our communities.

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Fr. Micah’s Sermon, Easter 6, The First Church, Part IV: “Strength”

June 6, 2025 / Sunday service /

Readings:

Joel 2:21-27
Psalm 67
Revelation 21:1-4, 22 – 22:5
John 14:21-29

The First Church, Part IV: “Strength”
How are we to love the Lord with all our Strength? Does it mean that we need to be doing everything we always could do?
That’s a recipe for burnout.
The earliest church used their bodies and god-given physicality to love the Lord. They used their time and resources to worship and share the gospel. But they weren’t asked (and we aren’t either) to do more than their physical bodies allowed.