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.…
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
Sermons on Belief
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 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 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…
On this Trinity Sunday of 2026, Rev. Ben brings in some extra help from Athanasius (the hamster) to preach on the ways in which we can know God as the Holy Trinity. Drawing from Genesis 1 and Matthew 28, he discusses how we can know God because we are made in His image and baptized into His name, and recommends a spiritual…
In this sermon on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2026, Rev. Ben preached from 1 Peter 2 this word of proclamation and exhortation, where the apostle Peter wrote about who we are in Christ, and how we are to live into that calling. The identity we have received as a gift gives us a deep sense of purpose, which launches us out…
In this sermon on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the raising of Lazarus in John 11, and how Jesus shows us that these works done for His glory are also for our good. He shows us this in how he waits, weeps, and wins in our lives. John 11:1-44
In this sermon on the second Sunday in Lent, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on this most famous of Bible verses and how God actually does love this world, even in its fallenness and sin. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16-17
In this sermon from the first Sunday of Advent, 2025, Rev. Ben preaches on knowing the future hope of Christ’s return, and allowing that to shape our present living. To change our mindsets and repent, we need to know what time it is, that our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Romans 13:8-14
On this Christ the King Sunday of 2025, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches about the kind of King we serve, who lays down His life for us and teaches us to do the same. Readings for the day that Rev. Daniel draws from are Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; and Luke 23:35-43.