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…
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
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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 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 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Deacon Ryan Mullis preaches on this ultimate question of Jesus that He asks to His disciples, and to us. Matthew 16:13-20
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…
In this sermon from the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the third section of Jesus’ “Missionary Discourse” in Matthew 10, where the Lord states that He comes not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword. His ministry is divisive because of the all-encompassing demands He places on His followers, demands which we cannot be worthy…
In this sermon from the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Ben continues the theme from last week’s sermon about what the church is here for. The church is built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone, and this week, Ben focuses on the prophetic calling of the church, to speak the truth…
In this sermon from the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches from the prophet Hosea, and God’s call to confess, repent, and be broken before Him, so that He might heal us. Jesus makes the connection to this passage in our Gospel reading, showing that this is exactly who He has come for. Hosea 5:15-6:6 Matthew 9:9-13