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In this sermon from the 20th Sunday after Pentecost (A), Rev. Ben continues exploring the parables of Jesus’ response to the leaders of Israel, this week with the parable of the Wedding Feast. This is a parable with two main points: that the Gospel has been rejected by Israel and now goes to the Gentiles, and that we must enter the Kingdom…
In this sermon from the 19th Sunday after Pentecost (year A), Rev. Ben preaches on this parable Jesus tells in response to the religious leaders of Jerusalem, calling them out as the wicked tenants who despise their Master, persecute His prophets, and murder His Son. In this indictment against the religious leaders, Jesus proclaims Himself to be the Cornerstone upon which the…
In this sermon on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on how we are called to repentance through changing our minds. Our minds always justify our heart desires, and so as we change our minds and thought patterns, we make room for God to change our hearts. Matthew 21:28-32
In this sermon from the 17th Sunday after Pentecost (year A), Rev. Ben preaches on this difficult parable of Jesus of the workers in the vineyard, and how it tends to put a mirror up to our own hearts. We tend to want to earn the rewards of the Kingdom for ourselves, but God’s lavish and undeserved mercy shows us that His…
In this sermon from the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, year A (Sept. 13th, 2026), Rev. Ben preaches on this hard-hitting parable of Jesus, in which he teaches the necessity of forgiveness, when we have been forgiven, before turning the spotlight on our own hearts. Not only does He teach us why we must forgive, but he also leaves hints as to HOW…
In this sermon from the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, year A, Rev. Ben preaches on this teaching from Jesus about how to win a sinner back, and to enact church discipline when needed. Jesus loves His church, so He lays out this very specific process we are to follow when there is conflict and sin against one another, and it is to…
In this sermon from the 14th Sunday after Pentecost (year A), Rev. Ben preaches on the dramatic highs and lows of St. Peter, who confesses Jesus as the Christ one moment, and is rebuked and called “Satan” in the next. Jesus rebukes Peter so strongly, because the cross is all-important, and any hindrance to it is a work of evil. Jesus also…
In this sermon from August 16th, 2026 (12th Sunday after Pentecost, year A), Rev. Ben preaches on this troublesome passage of Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman. As this desperate woman comes in faith, Jesus’ seeming rejection is actually an invitation to show the deeper grounds of faith–humble, persistent trust in Him. Matthew 15:21-28
In this sermon from August 9th, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on Jesus walking on the water. The Lord of the waters reveals Himself to us as an act of grace, and invites us to a step of faith on the water with Him. And even when our faith fails, He is there to pick us up. This dynamic of grace and faith…
In this sermon from the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben draws on the question asked in Psalm 78–Can God Prepare a Table in the Wilderness?–to show how Jesus does do just that with the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-21. Jesus shows the character of God to give, and give abundantly, even when we are skeptical or anxious. If He…