A sermon by Father Michael Novotny on the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. Colossians 2:6-23
A sermon by Father Zack Clemmons Sixth Sunday After Pentecost. Suffering as a means of encountering Christ. Colossians 1:21–29
A sermon by Father Michael Novotny on the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost. Luke 10:1–20
Love without truth is no better than truth without love. To err on either side is to dehumanize our neighbor. This week’s message by Fr. Michael Novotny speaks to our current moment as a church in the midst of political and social turmoil. We are challenged to remember that Jesus Christ is Lord, no matter how much to the contrary the world would have us believe.
Who are you? What a profound question! The world wants to answer this question for us, but Scripture tells us another story. As we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord, Fr. Michael Novotny reminds us that we who have been baptized into Christ have also been baptized into his death and resurrection. We are has everything to do with who Christ is and how we participate in his death and resurrection.
When you read the Bible, who do you identify with? Scripture is full of people who, like us, are not perfect: Abraham, David, Peter, Paul. Few of us would see ourselves in the evil and impious Herod of Matthew 2:16-18, yet this is the challenge of our Gospel text this morning. This week’s message from Fr. Michael Novotny helps us understand the Old Testament background of the Wise Men, the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt, their return to Nazareth, and Herod’s slaughter of the Holy Innocents.
Have you ever been lost? Really lost? Getting lost in the light has advantages over getting lost in darkness. St. John’s Gospel begins with the pronouncement that the Word became flesh and in this Word was life, which was the light of men. This week’s message from Fr. Brad Acton challenges us to rejoice anew in the incarnation of the life and light of man, Jesus Christ.
Why did God become man? This is one of the most profound questions we can ask. This Christmas Day message from Fr. David Tew offers two answers: 1) the Word-Made-Flesh, Jesus Christ, revealed the glory of God to his people, and 2) those who receive this glory are given the right to be children of God and have been redeemed. Even death cannot overshadow these truths.
How has your 2020 been? For many, it has been a difficult and dark year. Just as Israel had suffered a long, dark night of God’s silence, we have had to face a world over which we have no control. However, in the Incarnation of the Eternal Word, God has broken his silence to Israel and all humanity. This Christmas Eve message by Dcn. Ben Williams challenges us to rejoice in the good news of great joy, even in such a dark hour as 2020.
