What is a deacon in the Anglican tradition? Why is ordination necessary? This week Christ the King Anglican Church celebrates the ordinations of Jarrod Hill and Ben Williams to the diaconate. Listen to Bishop David Bryan’s message on this important office and the necessity of servanthood in the life of the church.

In a confrontation with the Sadducees who did not believe in the resurrection, Jesus declared that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living (Luke 11:38). In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus confronts us with the reality of the bodily resurrection from the dead. Just as he would be physically raised from the dead, so will those who “are considered worthy.” Listen to this week’s message delivered by Fr. Michael Novotny.

“Our hope is not in our repentance, our hope is in Jesus Christ.” When the Lord stopped in Jericho and called to the hated tax collector Zacchaeus, the crowds must have been indignant. This week’s message from Mr. Jarrod Hill challenges us to place repentance as a priority in our lives without hoping in our repentance. Listen to this important message from Luke 19:1-10.

Humility is the antidote to self-righteousness. This week’s message comes from Luke 18:9-14 where Jesus speaks of a tax-collector and a Pharisee who both go to the Temple for prayer. What do these men have in common? What is different about them? What is Jesus saying to us in this story? Listen to Fr. Michael Novotny expound this important text for us today.

What authority does the Bible have? This week Fr. Lee Nelson visited CTK from Waco, Texas to deliver the message on 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5. Paul’s letter to his young protege, Timothy, was an encouragement to teach, reproof, correct, and train God’s people by the authority of Scripture. Listen to this week’s important message by Fr. Lee Nelson.

When Martin Luther was asked about the true nature of Christian worship, he referred to the ten lepers who were cleansed by Jesus in Luke’s Gospel. How can we learn humility in our daily life of following Jesus? What should our response be to his cleansing work in our lives? Listen to this week’s message by Fr. Michael Novotny on the tenth leper.

What did Jesus mean when he said we could move a mulberry tree with faith like a mustard seed? This text is found between Jesus’ injunction to forgive and his comments on unworthy servants. Listen to this week’s message to understand how these passages work together.