Sunday, January 14, 2024 – Epiphany 2
John 1:43-51 Epiphany is a season of light, a time to reflect on how our hearts and lives can be a light to others. One thing about this light is that it’s not meant for us to keep it to ourselves. We aren’t meant to hide the light away and keep it a secret. It […]
Sunday, November 12, 2023 – Pentecost 24
Wisdom 6:12-16; Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian We live in a culture that tends to spend a lot of time planning for events. Especially big wedding events. We spend months and months going over every detail to make sure everything goes off smoothly. Families and friends come from all over […]
Sunday, October 1, 2023 – Pentecost 18
Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25:1-8; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian I need to preface my sermon this morning with a disclaimer and warning. You may have come today expecting to hear a sermon from Matthew talking about a father, a vineyard, and his 2 sons. This would follow our lectionary for Proper 21, the eighteenth Sunday […]
Sunday, September 3, 2023 – Pentecost 14
Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian Get Behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me! How many of us go about our days thinking we are on solid ground? Everything is going great, and we are on a firm foundation that will hold us on our journey. And then, without […]
Sunday, August 6, 2023 – Transfiguration Sunday
Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99:5-9 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian We would usually be celebrating the 10th Sunday after Pentecost today, but today we get a break in our “ordinary time” routine that we have been in for the past several weeks. Today is Transfiguration Sunday. A feast day that celebrates Jesus’ radical change […]
Sunday, July 16, 2023 – Pentecost 7
Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65:9-14; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian When I read the readings for today, I was immediately taken back to growing up as a child on the great plains of Western Nebraska in a very small country town of around 1200 people. The livelihood of this town was of course, farming. Everyone […]
Sunday, June 11, 2023 – Pentecost 2
Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50 7-15; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian You may not think of sunsets when we talk about faith, but for me, they go hand in hand. Several years ago, I became aware of how God would use sunsets to strengthen my faith. I remember being at work one day when […]
Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Day of Pentecost
Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35,37; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian Happy Pentecost Day and Happy Birthday to the church! I feel like we should be having this big birthday celebration with a barbeque on the front lawn with kids running around with headbands that have flames on their heads, but I suppose […]
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Easter 4
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23:1-6 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. Psalm 23 is one of the most familiar and popular Psalms we hear. We come to this fourth Sunday in Easter, celebrating the Good Shepherd, and we hear about it in Psalm […]