Homily, The Feast of St. Stephen, 2025
Martyrdom is not something that we consider very often in America. Persecution for us is that someone said something unkind to us on our way to church. Yet real suffering for Christ has been part of the Christian experience from the very beginning. Jesus deserve all of our loyalty. Are we willing to suffer for His sake? Are we will to allow our families to suffer for Jesus’ sake? These are difficult questions, and yet the answer is that we must give everything for Christ. May we prepare in times of comfort and property for the persecution that we may one day face. Like Stephen who followed the example set…
Homily, Christmas Eve, 2025
Why does Christmas touch us so deeply? Certainly part of the reason is because one of the core themes is love revealed by the incredible gift of God to us in the Incarnation. But more than that, Christmas also represents the turning back of a world of darkness beginning with a single, seemingly insignificant, point of light; hope for the world contained within a helpless infant. Propers Sermon Notes Sermon Archive
The Feast of St. Andrew, 2025
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Sermon, 3rd Sunday in Advent, 2025
During Advent, we are considering our preparations for Christ’s coming. We think about His First Advent, and then we ask how we are to prepare for His Second. This morning we discuss the role of the Church in our preparation, and particularly, the role of the ministers of the Church. God grant them the grace to effectively preach the True Word of God. God grant grace to the people of God to receive the Word with true affection, hearing and doing what is duly preached. Propers Manuscript Sermon Archive
Sermon, Sunday Next Before Advent, 2025
“Stir up the wills of thy faithful people.” So we pray in today’s collect. But to what purpose are we to be stirred-up? We see in today’s lessons that we are to turn our focus outward. We are to see the shepherdless people all around us and be stirred to compassion and then go out into the wilderness of our communities and gather in the outcasts. Let us not dwell upon what we lack, but rather let us simply obey our Lord Jesus Christ. All things are His. He will provide bread for His people in the wilderness. Propers Manuscript Sermon Archive
2025, Christmastide and Epiphanytide Worship and Events at Christ the King
This is a Wonderful season at Christ the King Anglican Church! Please join us for Joyous worship and feasting! Dec 21, After our 10:30 am Sunday morning worship (around 12:15 pm): Greening of the Church After our worship for the 4th Sunday in Advent, we break out the decorations and put up the Tree while enjoying lunch, festive music, and seasonal treats. Stop by and lend a hand decking the halls, enjoying refreshments, and hanging some ornaments! Dec 22, Monday, 8:30 am, Eucharist for the Feast of St. Thomas (transferred) Dec 24, Wednesday, Christmas Eve. 6 pm: Christmas Lessons and Carols. This is a worship service of scripture readings, carols,…
Sermon, 22nd Sunday after Trinity, 2025
The gospel lesson for this week is the parable of the unforgiving servant. We note that the king in the parable was merciful and forgave, and that he is an image of God for us. We serve a God, “whose property is always to have mercy.” God loves us and will always forgive those who come to Him in repentance. We also see in the epistle lesson this morning from the first chapter of Philippians, that the Apostle Paul cares deeply for the believers in Philippi, just as they have loved him through their prayers and support. These examples challenge us as members of the Body of Christ: Do we…
Sermon, 21st Sunday after Trinity, 2025
We can mean many things when we use the word, “believe”. It can mean an intellectual assent, which is merely an acknowledgment or agreement that has no real impact upon us. It can mean that we take action regarding a conviction, that we actually do something. It can also mean that we have experienced a particular thing or event and thus have no doubts about its truth. In this last case, there is a confidence, a peace, which accompanies belief. In our lives, we will certainly face many personal battles on all kinds of levels. The epistle lesson provides for us disciplines and “spiritual armor” for us to use in…
Sunday Morning Worship celebrating the Feast of All Saints, Nov. 2, 2025
During today’s worship, we are reminded of the great cloud of witnesses, those who have finished their lives in persevering in, and contending for, the faith. We are reminded that their being has not ended, but they are gathered round the throne of God worshiping Him with their entire souls, and in doing so, they find joy and everlasting triumph. Finally, we are reminded that in our worship, we ascend into heaven and join with them around the Throne of God and of The Lamb and the Sevenfold Spirit of God. Let this reality be with us every time we gather for worship! Propers Manuscript Sermon Archive
Homily for the Feast of St. Luke, 2025
In Colossians 4, St. Paul refers to, “Luke the beloved physician.” From this, the church has traditionally held that St. Luke was a doctor, skilled in treating ailments of the body. But Luke was also the author of the Gospel that bears his name and of the Acts of the Apostles, and he was also a companion of St. Paul in his missionary activities. From this we understand that he sought to heal souls as well. In this feast day, we are reminded that we are created as a union of both body and soul. Our ultimate healing is in Christ who heals our souls and promises that, in the life…