Sermon 24 Feb 2019  (Youth Cursillo at The Friars in Aylesford)

Commit your way to the Lord by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  Do not fret because of those who are evil, even though it seems like they are winning.  Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.  This is not a shortcut to satisfying your greed: if you delight in Him, your desires will match His desires for you and He will grant those desires in abundance.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.  To commit means to decide on a direction and pursue that direction wholeheartedly before you know what the final result will be.  God will guarantee success (as He defines it) in your endeavours if you will commit your way to the Lord.

Lectionary: Genesis 45:3-15; Psalm 37:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:42b-49; Luke 6:27-38

Referenced Scriptures: Daniel 3:8-15

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Sermon 17 Feb 2019

The Beatitudes vs The Man-attitudes by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  Cursed is the one who trusts in man … but blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.  Those who live a life in Christ do so because they are always meditating on the Word of the Lord.  The Beatitudes of Jesus Christ are just the opposite of what mankind proclaims – the “Man-attitudes”:

• You are blessed when you have everything you want
• You are blessed when you’ve eaten all you can
• You are blessed when you’re happy
• You are blessed when everyone loves you, and likes all your Facebook and Twitter posts

Lectionary: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26

Referenced Scriptures: Matthew 6:21; Matthew 15:13

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Sermon 10 Feb 2019

Basic training in spiritual warfare by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  God takes faithful men and makes them able.  Development of character comes before training in actions.

Lectionary: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:3-10; Luke 5:1-11

Referenced Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

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Sermon 03 Feb 2019

The importance of spiritual warfare by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  Before the wars, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, and signs of the end times come, you – Christians – will be delivered up to the religious authorities, prisons, kings, and rulers.  You will be hated by all for Jesus’ name’s sake.  You have three alternatives: proclaim and live the truth; persecute those who proclaim the truth; or sit by and be an accomplice to the persecutors.  What will you do?

Lectionary: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a; Luke 4:21-31

Referenced Scriptures: Psalm 119:9-16; Luke 21:10-17; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; John 16:1-4; Proverbs 6:12-15; Revelation 3:14-16

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