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

Sermon 24 September 2017

It’s not fair! by Fr. Dana

• The parable of the vineyard workers
• It’s really about grace
• Peter learns grace as trials lie ahead

Lectionary:  Jonah 3:10-4:11; Psalm 145:1-7; Philippians 1:15-18; Matthew 20:1-16

Referenced Scriptures: John 21:2-22

Recording – St. Stephen’s CEC, London:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1gyY2vZC6zsCRqs

Recording – St. Andrew’s mission, Edinburgh:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1dprQKEnvI_BkOO

Sermon 17 September 2017

Making disciples: snowflakes or warriors?  by Fr. Dana

Lectionary:  Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:1-3, 8-13; Romans 14:7-12; Matthew 18:21-35

Referenced Scriptures:  Matthew 17:20; Matthew 14:36; James 1:6-8; Hebrews 11:6; Mark 9:24b; Psalm 103:11-12; John 5:19b; Matthew 14:36b; Matthew 28:19

Recording:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1UIgj_nkAGJ8Qdb

Sermon 10 September 2017

Peter corrects the Son of God: a spiritual toddler chokes on adult food  by Fr. Dana

Lectionary:  Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:12-20

Referenced Scriptures:  Matthew 16:15-19; Mark 11:24; Matthew 18:19; 1 Corinthians 3:1-3a; Hebrews 5:8; 2 Timothy 2:15b; Luke 22:31-32; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 14:36

Recording:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1K2iKbwq2FTxwvw

Sermon 03 September 2017

God loved so much that He gave  by Abp. Craig Bates, Patriarch of the ICCEC

Lectionary:  Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-27

Recording:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm1DAbX46cobdD-lI

Sermon 27 August 2017

Present yourselves as a living sacrifice  by Fr. Dana

Lectionary:  Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138:1-8; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20

Referenced Scriptures:  Matthew 15:18-19

Recording:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvYHlhfoSlmRm0zER7SxtFoooNNg