Sermon 24 Nov 2019

Come home to the Kingdom by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  Today we celebrate the feast day of Christ the King.  If there is a King, then there must be a kingdom.  It includes people from everywhere on the earth, and stretches from eternity past to eternity future.  You are part of that Kingdom, if you want to be, because Jesus Christ paid the price of your admission.  You must receive from Him, and you must empty yourself to make room to receive.

Lectionary:  Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:13-20; Luke 23:35-43

Referenced Scriptures:  Revelation 5:1-14; Psalm 145:13; Isaiah 19:19-22; Colossians 1:9b-12; Matthew 20:25-28

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRozt80i7nago1-dkz?e=DeADqN

Sermon 17 Nov 2019

Serving from the heart by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  God the Father has blessed us in Christ, that we might be blessings to Him.  It’s all about the heart.  Without the heart, service becomes a repetition of mere forms.  Two coins given from the heart are worth more to God than all the riches we give in order to be noticed.

Lectionary:  Malachi 3:16-4:2; Psalm 98:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 20:45-21:4

Referenced Scriptures:  Ephesians 1:3-6; Matthew 12:34b-35; Malachi 3:13-15; 2 Peter 3:9

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRozri3MO2uSI4POuP?e=CRPtBh

Sermon 10 Nov 2019

Fighting discouragement and living the Christian hope by Bp. Elmer Belmonte, Diocese of Europe

Simple Summary: We (the Church Militant) need to have a vision for eternity where God and the saints (the Church Triumphant) live in victory right now.  We can overcome the lies of Satan by getting rid of our entangling sin, by fighting the good fight of faith with God’s weapons, and by setting our eyes on Jesus as we run the race set before us – a marathon that has been run and won by saints before us … and we can too!

Lectionary:  Job 19:13-27; Psalm 17; 2 Thessalonians 2:15-3:5; Luke 20:27-38

Referenced Scriptures:  2 Peter 3:8; Hebrews 12:1-3; Matt. 11:28

Recording – Sermon:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRozUt_oPYZT6zoOIe?e=wSgOJl

Sermon 03 Nov 2019

True forgiveness by Fr. Dana

Simple Summary:  Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector.  He had heard about Jesus, but that was not enough: he wanted to see Him.  He prepared, he rose above the noisy crowd, and Jesus changed his heart forever.  He received forgiveness that day, true forgiveness.

If you have a wrong understanding of forgiveness, you have a wrong understanding of the Gospel.

Lectionary:  Isaiah 1:10-17; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; Luke 19:1-10

Referenced Scriptures:  Jeremiah 31:3; Matthew 21:31; Matthew 6:15; Matthew 18:35; Genesis 45:5; Luke 18:11; 1 Timothy 2:8; 1 Corinthians 11:27; Matthew 7:21-23; Isaiah 53:7

Recording – Exhortation after worship:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRoydwkfe1dkzETNKE?e=y41hq8

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