True Piety
Luke’s Gospel tells us that the coming reign of God will involve unexpected reversals of fortune with judgement rooted in mercy. This week’s message is “True Piety” (gospel text Luke 18:9-14) where Jesus tells a...
The Prayer of Persistence
In our continuing series of sermons from Luke’s Gospel, this Sunday we consider Jesus’s parable of a hateful judge who is worn down by a widow’s pleas. The message is titled: “The Prayer of Persistence”...
The Danger of Presumption
In the heart of our Communion liturgy we hear this phrase, “It is always right and appropriate that we should at all times and in all places give God our thanks and praise. This week’s...
Living in Grace
In our continuing series of sermons from Luke’s Gospel, this Sunday we consider what Jesus says about our receiving grace in such a way that we act as if God is our Master, and we...
What We Cannot Ignore
Scripture contains very few pictures of life after death, but Jesus shares his point-of-view in a fascinating parable about the afterlife featuring a very wealthy and a very poor person. In Pastor Kevin’s message, “What...
Serving God Above Money
Considered by many to be the most difficult of Jesus’ parables to interpret, “The Unjust Steward” has a variety of troubling elements which Pastor Kevin’s message this Sunday, “Serving God Above Money” will attempt to...
Is There a Cure for Selfishness?
Our Summer Sermons series on “Crucial Questions” concludes this week with Pastor Kevin’s message, “Can I Learn Humility?” (Luke 14:1, 7-14). Pride is the first and central sin – from eating the apple in the...
What Time Is It?
We are at the point in Luke’s Gospel where Jesus is seeing the mounting opposition around him and clearly says that the people are at a point where they must make a decision. Sitting on...
Preparing for Surprises
This Sunday’s message is “Preparing for Surprises” based on Luke 12:22-40, and in it Pastor Kevin will help us think about what it will be like to meet Jesus face-to-face. So often we get hung...
Rejecting Jesus, Do We?
This Sunday’s message is a sobering one, “Rejecting Jesus: Do We?” from Luke 4:20-30, a continuation of last Sunday’s Gospel text. One minute the people of Nazareth seem to be proud of their hometown boy,...