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Midweek Service for Lent 5 “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” In the name of Jesus. Amen. Introduction Imagine the scene: There’s a man’s dead body on the floor. Yellow tape quarantines off the doorway. Inside, the room is buzzing with forensic specialists and police officers. Over in the corner, theContinue reading “Sermon: Seasons of Temptation”

Text: Luke 11:14-28 Gospel Lesson for Oculi, Third Sunday of Lent (1 Yr.) In the name of Jesus. Amen. How’d they do that? Have you ever seen a feat of architecture and wondered that? Maybe it was one of those majestic Medieval Cathedrals. Or perhaps it’s the pyramids. “How’d they do that” is the questionContinue reading “Sermon: Kept Safe by the Word”

First Petition – “Hallowed be thy name” Midweek Service of Lent 1 In the name of Jesus. Amen. In our midweek Lenten series this year we’re going through the Lord’s Prayer. Last week we were encouraged to pray the Lord’s Prayer not only when we gather for worship, but also throughout the week, and evenContinue reading “Sermon: Honoring the Lord”

TEXT: ISAIAH 40:1-11 LXX OLD TESTAMENT LESSON, SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, SERIES B In the name of Jesus. Amen. Our Old Testament lesson is very famous. In the coming weeks, it will be heard throughout the world by large crowds of people. Why? Because this reading was used with stunning effect by George Fredrich HandelContinue reading “Sermon: Finding Comfort in the Lord’s Advent”

Texts: Genesis 15:1-6; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; Matthew 3:7-11 Midweek Service, for the Second week of Advent. In the name of Jesus. Amen. “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them,” the Lord God said to Abraham, four thousand years ago. And Abraham looked up and contemplated the stars, moreContinue reading “Sermon: Abraham Sees the Stars Of Promise”

Text: Revelation 7:9-17 First Reading, All Saints Day (Observed), Series A. In the Name of Jesus. Amen. Introduction Have you ever had a dream or nightmare that felt real? Occasionally, I’ll get a nightmare like that. I’ll have a dream and wake up and have a hard time for a moment or two distinguishing betweenContinue reading “Sermon: “We Feebly Struggle, They in Glory Shine””

Text: Matthew 22:1-14 Gospel reading for Series A, Proper 23. (This sermon was revised for the one year Lectionary here.) In the name of Jesus. Amen. Introduction When was the last time you were invited somewhere for dinner? Perhaps it was last weekend when you went to friends’ or relatives for Thanksgiving. What was yourContinue reading “Sermon: Come to the Feast”

Text: Philippians 2:1-18 Epistle Lesson for Series A, Proper 21 ✠ In the name of Jesus. Amen. ✠ INTRODUCTION Dear saints, have you ever been to a play, ballet or stage performance of any kind? Each performer does their bit, and plays their part. Back in St. Catharines, a few years ago they opened upContinue reading “Sermon: Unity through the Self-Giving God”