They Grumbled

In Jesus's parable of the ten virgins, he paints a sober picture about his return at the end of the age. In this sermon, the Rev. Justin Hare discusses why the Second Coming is often neglected doctrine, while it ought to be a frequent thought in the minds of Christians today. Finally, the sermon explores what will happen when Jesus returns and what we must, therefore, do in light of it. Matthew 25:1-13

At the heart of John's vision of a great multifude worshipping before the throne of God is the Lamb. The Lamb is none other than Jesus Christ who gathers His saints, cleanses His saints, and will ultimately shepherd His saints into their eternal rest in the presence of God. Sermon Text: Revelation 7:9-17

The Great Commandment is in many ways the heart of the Gospel and the marching orders for Christians, yet while it is well known it is often not understood or practiced. Jesus commands us to love--it is a choice of will, not a matter of feelings. Sermon Text: Matthew 22: 34-46

The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost / Morning Prayer / Sermon Text: Matthew 13:1-10;18-23

The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost / Morning Prayer Sermon Text: Matthew 22:1-14

The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost / The Holy Eucharist Isaiah 5:1-7 / Matthew 21:33-46

The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost / Morning Prayer Sermon Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Matthew 21:28-32

The parable of the workers in the vineyard helps us to understand the upside down nature of the Kingdom of God where the first will be last and the last will be first, while also reinforcing that our salvation is only by the free grace of God rather than anything we deserve and cautioning us against the sin of grumbling and complaining. Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16

In his Rally Sunday sermon, the Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller addresses suffering, faith, and salvation, exploring often-overlooked verses in Chapter 5 of Mark's Gospel. Many know that Jesus raised Jairus's daughter from the dead, but a short passage within that account is a separate extraordinary account, one that shows that just the smallest amount of faith, as long as it is put in Jesus Christ, is more than enough. Sermon text: Mark 5:24b–34

In Ezekiel 33 and Matthew 18, we discover the heart of a God who desires not death, but restoration and life. Jesus calls us to share that heart by pursuing brothers and sisters who have wandered or wounded us—not to win an argument or prove ourselves right, but in humility and love to “gain our brother,” remembering that we ourselves have first been pursued by the grace of God. Sermont text: Ezekiel 33:1–11, Matthew 18:15–20