Pentecost is the birthday of the Church, on which it was blessed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. What implications does this gift have for our lives?
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
God is love. What does this mean? Christians confess that God is triune: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This week’s message on 1 John 4:7-21 explores the implications of the love that has eternally existed between these three persons. Join Fr. Michael Novotny as we grapple with how this truth relates to our lives today.
The Third Sunday of Easter
Luke the Evangelist records several important details in the 24th chapter of his Gospel, all of which testify to Christ’s bodily resurrection from the dead. St. Paul says that this is the pivotal doctrine of the Christian faith, going so far as to say that “if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (1 Cor. 15:17). This week’s message from Fr. Michael Novotny encourages us that we have many good reasons to believe in the resurrection and that this belief, inherited by the apostolic eyewitnesses, changes everything.
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
To whom is your life lived? To the gods of this present age or the God who has made you alive in Christ Jesus? 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 speaks of the unfaithfulness of God’s officers and priests which led to the Babylonian captivity. In this week’s message, Fr. Michael Novotny engages this difficult text and how relevant it is in the church today.
The Third Sunday in Lent
Does zeal for God’s house consume you as it did Jesus? As Jesus clears the temple of merchants and money-changers, his disciples remember Psalm 69:9. In this week’s message, Fr. Michael Novotny helps us understand the significance of this episode in Jesus’ ministry and how it applies to how we understand the importance of God’s presence, the Temple, and the Church in our lives today.
The First Sunday in Lent
Do you trust the Lord? This is difficult for every Christian. The Fall of mankind was the result of Adam’s failure to trust God. In his baptism and temptation in the desert, Jesus did what Adam could not: withstand the deception of Satan. As we begin our Lenten journey, listen to this important message by Fr. Michael Novonty.
The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany: World Missions Sunday
The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany marks World Missions Sunday for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). It is appropriate to emphasize the Church’s perennial mission during this season as we are Christ’s witnesses throughout the world. In this week’s message Fr. Michael Novotny gives us a biblical theology of missions and helps us understand that the gospel of Jesus Christ is for all nations.