Sermon 29 October 2017 (Edinburgh)

A tree planted by water, yielding fruit in season by Fr. Dana

• Letting God’s word change us: Psalm 1
• Sharing both the Gospel and your life: 1 Thessalonians 2

Lectionary:  Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46  (sermon not from lectionary)

Referenced Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:12

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm3qmkjXMjuAQqvkO

Sermon 29 October 2017

Give careful thought to your ways by Fr. Dana

• You have planted much, but harvested little
• You eat, but never have enough
• You drink, but never have your fill
• You put on clothes, but are not warm
• You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it

Lectionary:  Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46  (sermon not from lectionary)

Referenced Scriptures: Haggai 1-2

Recording – Exhortation during worship:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm3hqbup9-zJ-JgL3

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm3l-gbmHVrReZYbp

Sermon 22 October 2017

You are God’s anointed by Fr. Dana

• Even an unbeliever can be anointed by God: Isaiah 45
• Praise to God who reigns: Psalm 96
• Your anointing is revealed by God’s working through you: 1 Thessalonians 1
• God’s authority is higher than man’s: Matthew 22

Lectionary:  Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22

Referenced Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Recording – Exhortation during worship:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm3SBKB7G-B-UGn1u

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm3XOswTYypAoaZkq

Sermon 15 October 2017

Rejoice in God’s love by Fr. Dana

• Rejoice in God’s perfect faithfulness: Isaiah 25
• Rejoice in God’s mighty acts: Psalm 106
• Rejoice in quietness and trust: Philippians 4
• Rejoice in God’s presence … but come prepared: Matthew 22

Lectionary:  Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 106:1-5, 48; Philippians 4:4-7; Matthew 22:1-14

Referenced Scriptures: 2 Peter 3:9; 1 Corinthians 13:1-5; Matthew 7:22-23

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm2LC-hZnV_gkm7wk

Sermon 08 October 2017

The Lord’s vineyard: then and now by Fr. Dana

• The Lord’s vineyard: Isaiah 5
• Restore Your vineyard, Lord: Psalm 80
• Don’t follow the self-seekers of the vineyard: Philippians 3
• The vineyard’s overseers bear greater responsibility: Matthew 21

Lectionary:  Ezekiel Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:17-21; Matthew 21:33-46

Referenced Scriptures: Isaiah 11:1-16

Recording – Exhortation during worship:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1ucH-KKCmzaQrMJ

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1zxcZ7fxXMn91jS

Sermon 01 October 2017

Reading the Scriptures for yourself by Fr. Dana

• How you finish is important
• Place others above yourselves
• Don’t act out of ambition or conceit
• Don’t act to control what others think of you
• You are what you do, not what you say

Lectionary:  Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25:1-8; Philippians 2:1-4; Matthew 21:23-32

Recording – Exhortation after worship:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1kgNwDNMGywNQH6

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1oIfNBxJAYf4_Xd