In this sermon from All Saints’ Day, 2026, Rev. Ben gives a litany of saints that we remember and honor, and discusses what it takes for us to be saints, which is simply full reliance upon Jesus. Matthew 5:1-12
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
"Jesus" Tagged Sermons
In this sermon from the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost (year A), Rev. Ben unpacks this dialectical teaching from Jesus, responding to two seemingly distinct questions. But, in fact, Jesus is not changing the subject, but holding out the solution to the fundamental problem that the Law of the greatest commandment holds out to us. The hope that we have is the Christ.…
In this sermon from the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost (year A), Deacon Daniel preaches on the trap that is set for Jesus about taxes, and how Jesus responds with a much deeper truth–that we are the image of God and we belong to Him, and must be given back to Him.
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 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…