• Sermons,  Videos

    Holy Communion, First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024

    What is Advent about?  There are two core themes that we find in the readings.  First is the sense of urgency.  Christ is coming, and therefore there is no time for procrastination!  Second is the theme of preparation.  Christ is coming so we must prepare to receive Him.  Let us therefore repent of our sins and embrace holiness.  “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” Here is the time code for the video below: 3:10 Litany 10:49 Processional Hymn 15:46 Morning Prayer 26:48 Ante-Communion 47:50 Homily 1:15:31 Comfortable Words/Sursum…

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    Sermon, Sunday Next Before Advent, 2024

    The Sunday Next Before Advent is coloquially called, “Stir Up Sunday,” from the first words of this day’s collect.  “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people.”  In reading the lessons, we note the theme of “in-gathering” for the Kingdom of God is a harvest of those who have previously been dispersed throughout the whole world.  Yet in the Kingdom, we are not only the object of the verb “to gather in”, but we are the subject as well.  We have been gathered in, and we are called to gather in others as well.  This, therefore, is the reason that we are to be stirred…

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    2024, Christmastide and Epiphanytide Worship and Events at Christ the King

    This is a great season at Christ the King.  Come join us for worship and feasting! Dec 21, Saturday, 10:30 am, Eucharist for the Feast of St. Thomas Dec 22 After our Sunday morning worship (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 hanging ornaments! Dec 24, Tuesday, Christmas Eve. 5 pm: Christmas Lessons and Carols.  This is a worship service of scripture readings, carols, and special music.  You are invited to join us for this special and beautiful…

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    Page Turners, Women’s book club for December

    The ladies will be reading and discussing J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas on Dec. 10 at 6:45 pm at Heather White’s house. This is a fun read and copies of the book can be purchased at the links below: Abebooks Amazon Audiobooks.com

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    Photos from Our Hymn Workshop, 11/15-11/17

    We all had a really great time learning about music, being encouraged to sing out, and practicing singing some of our great hymns better.  Again – special thanks to our guest instructor, Andrew Dittman, from Chapel of the Cross, in Dallas, Texas! Did you know that the tune from God the Omnipotent is the bass line from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture?   Practicing Chanting on Saturday Afternoon   Saturday Night Dinner at the Johansens!    Good Food!  Good Fellowship!   Sunday After Church – Great Singing this Weekend!  

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    Sermon, 25th Sunday after Trinity, 2024

    For the 25th Sunday after Epiphany, we almost always use the readings and collect from the 6th Sunday after Epiphany.  The theme of the Epiphany season is Christ’s manifestation to the Gentiles, and these propers focus not only upon the fact of His manifestation, but also the reasons for His manifestation – “… that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life” (see 1 John 3).  In our readings we are not only reminded of the things that Christ has done for us already, but also that His work in us of purifying and completing our salvation is…

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    Holy Communion, 24th Sunday after Trinity, 2024

    God is good even though life is hard, even though He allows us to struggle.  It is in the struggle and the trials that we are purified, that we become more like Christ.  Our purification and sanctification is a life-long project, but, thanks be to God, He is faithful.  Hold on to Jesus.  When life is challenging and difficult, hold on to Him all the more.  You will grow.  In the pain, through the pain, you will know healing, joy, and peace. Propers      Manuscript      Sermon Archive  

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    Sermon, 23rd Sunday after Trinity, 2024

    This Sunday, we wrapped up the Unification cycle of our Trinity series on the Seven Deadly Sins by revisiting one final time, the sin of covetousness.  Covetousness desires what belongs to another person.  Christ said to the Pharisees, render unto Cesar the things that are Cesar’s, and render unto God, the things that are God’s.  As ancient coins bore the image of the sovereign that minted them, we bear the image of the sovereign that created us.  We belong to God.  Will we render ourselves unto Him?  Or do we withhold ourselves from Him in our self-covetousness?  This is the challenge for us today and every day. Propers      Manuscript     …

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    Anglican Hymn Singing Workshop, Nov. 15-17, 2024

    Do you like to sing, but feel timid about singing along with everyone in Church?  Do you wish that you could sing better, but don’t know where to begin to improve?  Then please join us at Christ the King Anglican Church on the weekend of November 15-17 when we welcome Andrew Dittman, Choirmaster at Chapel of the Cross in Dallas, Texas, to help us to better understand why we sing and to help us to sing better!  Besides being choirmaster at the Chapel, Mr. Dittman also leads the music department at St. Timothy’s School in Dallas, and is also Artistic Director of the Denton Bach Society. Here is the weekend’s…

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    Sermon, 21st Sunday After Trinity, 2024

    Do you believe in the gospel or do you BE-LIEVE in the Gospel?  The difference between a superficial belief and a more deeply rooted faith is closely connected with how much effort we put into our spiritual life in Christ.  Unfortunately, many professing believers are stifled in their Christian maturity because of spiritual sloth.  We might show up to church on Sunday, but then we ignore Christ for the rest of the week.  St. Paul reminds us this morning that we are in a spiritual battle, and if we do not actively prepare for the daily battle, then we risk, at the least, being ineffective for the Kingdom of God,…

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