Following upon a pastoral letter to our diocese from Bp. Foley Beach that spoke to a church crisis, Rev. Ben reflects upon our Gospel text in Luke 18:9-14. Our posture in coming before the Lord can never be leaning upon our own righteousness, but casting ourselves only upon God’s mercy. This humility is essential for us living rightly before God and the…
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
Sermons on Luke
In this sermon on Luke 18:1-8 and also drawing upon 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches on how we can come to persevere in our faith through prayer.
In this sermon on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben preaches on the ten lepers healed by Jesus, and the one who comes to give Jesus glory. This leads us to learn of the spiritual discipline of gratitude, which is birthed out of faith. Luke 17:11-19
In this sermon, Rev. Ben preaches on the earnest prayer of the Apostles–“Increase our faith!” There are some things they get really right in this plea, and some things on which they are missing the mark. Jesus shows them, and us, that faith is not a matter of increase, but of obedience and faithfulness. Luke 17:5-10
In this sermon, Rev. Ben explains the complicated parable of the dishonest manager, which Jesus uses to teach us about how we should be thinking about our money and resources here on this earth, to invest them in the Kingdom of God. Luke 16:1-15
In this sermon, Rev. Ben proclaims boldly that Jesus ministers ONLY to sinners. So if we are to receive the love and power of Jesus in our lives, we must come to Him as sinners in need of His forgiveness, which we know He so freely offers. So Confession and Repentance are the joyful building blocks of the Christian life. Luke 15:1-10
In this sermon, Rev. Ben preaches on how the reality of our lives is not filled with unlimited choices, but with just two: we can choose life, or we can choose death. The way of life is the way of Jesus, and the way of death is everything else. Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33
In this sermon drawing from Hebrews 13:1-8 and Luke 14:7-14, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches on what the Christian life might look like when we truly repent.
In this special sermon from Archbishop Foley Beach, archbishop emeritus of the ACNA and bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South, on this feast of St. Bartholomew we hear about what greatness in the Kingdom of God looks like, which is very different than greatness in the world. Greatness in the Kingdom of God is service. Luke 22:24-30
Rev. Ben preaches on how the hope we have in the Gospel can bear real-world fruit in our lives, and is the primary engine of our growth as Christians.