Fr. Micah Thompson

Life with Christ: Greatness – The Season of Advent, December 17, 2023

December 18, 2023 / Sunday service /

Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
John 1:19-28

St. Timothy Anglican Church, December 17, 2023

What does greatness really look like? The religious leaders sent messengers to discover what kind of strength John the Baptist had, and what kind of threat he posed. With an odd statement about sandals, John begins the complete reorientation of greatness from strength to service.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, December 18, 2023

Life with Christ: Gospel Prologue – The Season of Advent, December 10, 2023

December 11, 2023 / Sunday service /

Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85
2 Peter 3:8-18
Mark 1:1-8

St. Timothy Anglican Church - December 10, 2023

Gospel Prologue As we begin a series "Life with Christ", we begin at the beginning. In Mark's gospel - the first account of the life of Jesus does not even mention Jesus. It's about John, who prepares the way in the wilderness. In the same way, many of our stories of life with Jesus begin with other people who prepare the way, meeting us with compassion and love in our times of interior wilderness.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, December 11, 2023

God is a Great King – Christ the King Sunday, November 26, 2023

November 27, 2023 / Sunday service /

Ezekiel 34:11-20
Psalm 95
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Matthew 25:31-46

St. Timothy Anglican Church - November 26, 2023

God is a Great King Psalm 95:3 calls us to praise the Lord. This Psalm is known as the "Venite" and proclaims His greatenss through Creation. Looking closely at verse 3 today, we discover that because God is a Great King, His Kingdom is infinite, just, and powerful. To our great comfort, because He is our king, it is also a kingdom of love and welcome.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, November 27, 2023

Saints and Martyrs – All Saints Sunday, November 5, 2023

November 22, 2023 / Sunday service /

Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 149
1 Thessalonians 2:9-20
Matthew 5:1-12

St. Timothy Anglican Church - November 5, 2023

Saints and Martyrs Since it's beginning, the Church has celebrated saints and martyrs - those who lived and died for their faith. This faith tells us that we are blessed when we are persecuted - which is something we don't hear too often.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Growth and Burnout – Ordinary Time, October 29, 2023

October 30, 2023 / Sunday service /

Exodus 22:21-27
Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46

St. Timothy Anglican Church - October 29, 2023

It's easy to be exhausted. We often feel like we don't have the energy we need to do the things God calls us to do, especially when the task is global. Psalm 1 gives us a picture in response. Walking a Godly path can be lonely and difficult, but we have an inexhaustable source of life. The path to greater obedience and effectiveness is not burnout - it's growth.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, October 30, 2023

Can a Man Rob God? – Ordinary Time, October 22, 2023

October 30, 2023 / Sunday service /

Malachi 3:6-12
Psalm 96
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22

St. Timothy Anglican Church - October 22, 2023

Can a man rob God? Today, we are talking about money. The prophet Malachi asks if it's possible for people to steal from God. Unfortunately, this scripture has been used to pressure people. But when we look more closely at this (and Matthew 22), we find that what God really wants is our hearts. He cares about how we use our momney because He cares about us.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, October 23, 2023

Emotional Eating – Ordinary Time, October 8, 2023

October 10, 2023 / Sunday service /

Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:7-19
Philippians 3:14-21
Matthew 21:33-44

St. Timothy Anglican Church - October 8, 2023

Emotional Eating All of us do it. We balance out the hard things with something nice. In Philippians, Paul talks about "enemies of the cross of Christ" whose god is their stomachs. They've taken emotional eating to its extreme, living a life of consumption in an effort to avoid the reality of death and the cross. Setting our minds on the life of Christ, we can avoid this error, and realiz that the end is not as dreadful as it might appear.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

It’s Not Fair – Ordinary Time, September 24, 2023

September 25, 2023 / Sunday service /

Jonah 3:10-4:11
Psalm 145:14-21
Philippians 1:21-27
Matthew 20:1-16

St. Timothy Anglican Church - Sept 24, 2023

Is God fair? Today, we look at one of Jesus' parables, in which a vineyard owner hires day laborers to work. He promises to pay them whatever is "fair". As the laborers worked different amounts, the parable insists that we consider what "fair" looks like, and we learn something important about God, and something important about ourselves. Texts: Jonah 3:10-4:11, Philippians 1:21-27, Matthew 20:1-16

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, September 25, 2023

Ten Thousand Talents – Ordinary Time, September 17, 2023

September 18, 2023 / Sunday service /

Sirach 27:30-28:7
Psalm 103:1-14
Romans 14:5-12
Matthew 18:21-35

St. Timothy Anglican Church - Sept 17, 2023

How do we forgive? After Jesus teaches about forgiveness in Mt. 18, Peter asks a very understandable question - how far does this really go? Jesus' response is a parable about forgiveness, and it teaches us what to do with some of the pain we carry when we've been sinned against.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, September 18, 2023

My Brother’s Keeper – Ordinary Time, September 10, 2023

September 11, 2023 / Sunday service /

Ezekiel 33:1-11
Psalm 119:33-48
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 18:15-20

St. Timothy Anglican Church - Sept 10, 2023

My brother's keeper - How responsible am I for those around me? It's a common concern, if we're honest. In Matthew 18, Jesus picks up some threads of Old Testament thought and changes his disciples viewpoint. They were concerned about who was the greatest. He is concerned about protecting one another, even from ourselves.

Posted by St. Timothy Anglican Church on Monday, September 11, 2023