Sermons

Fr Jon’s most recent sermons can be listened to below. You can also check out the archive here.

Sunday November 17th

Following Jesus has no passive options

Readings: Isaiah 65:17-25 Canticle 9 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19

Sunday November 10th

Life is filled with tasks and Jesus invites us to turn our penchant for busy-ness into kingdom building to show the world the grace and love of God.

Readings: Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Psalm 98 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38

Sunday November 3rd – All Saints Sunday

We are surrounded by the love of the saints, big and small, who have shaped our lives and our faith.

Readings: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31

Sunday October 27

What might Jesus’ story of the Pharisee and Tax Collector at prayer offer for understanding our own faith lives?

Readings: Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14

Sunday October 20

For St Luke’s Day we celebrate vocations and the power of prayer

Readings: Sirach 38:1-4,6-10,12-14 Psalm 147 or 147:1-7 2 Timothy 4:5-13 Luke 4:14-21

Sunday October 13

Endurance brings the rewards of the race

Readings: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Psalm 66:1-11 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19

Sunday October 6th

Our hopes are powerful forces for positive change and the kernel of faith

Readings: Lamentations 1:1-6 Psalm 137 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10

Sunday September 29th

How does money fit into our pursuit of the “life that really is life?”

Readings: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31

Sunday September 22nd

God is not some moral accountant carefully tallying our sins; God, instead, generously and abundantly offers us gifts of love and life heedless of whether we “deserve” it or not.

Readings: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13

Sunday September 15th

The big problems of the world can feel overwhelming; drawing us into a vortex of cynicism and apathy, but Jesus invites us onto a different path.

Readings: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10

Sunday September 8th

What can we truly own in this world aside from the love of God?

Readings: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33

Sunday September 1st

Sometimes our caution keeps us safe, but sometimes it keeps us from living boldly into our Christian faith.

Readings: Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sunday August 18th

Choosing the path of Christ always brings opposition and division; the power of God through the resurrection should impel us forward anyway.

Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56

Sunday August 11th

What are the hopes that ground our faith in the life of Jesus?

Readings: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40

Sunday August 4th

God entrusts to be the caretakers of Creation, not the rulers

Readings: Hosea 11:1-11 Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21

Sunday July 28th

It’s the Lord’s Prayer! which may seem rote to us today, but it’s really a pretty radical teaching from Jesus

Readings: Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-19 Luke 11:1-13

Sunday July 21st

We plan, God laughs

Readings: Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42

Sunday July 14th

Jesus, pepperoni pizza, and the gift of grace

Readings: Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37

Sunday July 7th

Our civic freedoms are freedoms “from,” but Christ’s freedom is a freedom “for”… For peace, for love, for reconciliation, for a loving response to our neighbors.

Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sunday June 23rd

Sometimes the chaos of life seems to cut us off from God; but God remains.

Readings: 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39

Sunday June 9th – Pentecost

At Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, not just to the apostles in Jerusalem two millennia ago, but to us as well.

Readings: Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, 25-27 Psalm 104:25-35, 37

Sunday June 2nd

Jesus’ Ascension is a testament to His trust in or ability to get it right and to continue His work.

Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Psalm 47

Sunday May 26th

What does it mean to be a Christian? What’s the point of following Jesus?

Readings: Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 Psalm 67

Sunday May 19th

Part of God’s call on us is to be stewards of the Creation, ensuring the right and sustainable use of the world’s abundance for us and future generations.

Readings: Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Psalm 14