Sermon, Trinity Sunday, 2026
The doctrine of the Trinity is more than just esoteric theological speculation. This doctrine represents for us our return to participation in the life of God. Let us thus not just throw our hands up in exasperation at the incomprehensibility of God, but let this doctrine be for us a source of comfort and assurance. Propers Manuscript Sermon Archive
Sermon, Trinity Sunday, 2025
This Sunday, we get a 2-for-1. The first part of this sermon discusses the importance of being precise in our language about God: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This isn’t a reflection of how well we understand God, but is rather more about keeping us from simplifing God in heretical ways. The Creeds, and most particularly the Athanasian creed, were formulated over centuries to keep us from leaving the path of orthodoxy. The second part of the sermon looks at the Old Testament lesson from Isaiah 6 and the Epistle lesson from Revelation 4 (and 5) which both provide insights into heavenly worship. It is our desire that our worship…