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Sermons

Epiphany V Feb 10 2019 Fr. Michael Cawthon

Our Journey continues today, as a matter of fact, this is our last Epiphany service for 2019. We have traveled with the wise men as they came searching for the King of the Jews; And we heard of Jesus self-revelation in the temple when he was yet but 12 years old; we were at the

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Epiphany II Sermon Jan 20 2019 fr. Michael Cawthon

Last week we had the “self-manifestation” of Jesus when he was twelve years old, as he stayed several days in the Temple listening to / and asking questions of the “doctors” of the Temple (the teachers) and we are told they were astonished at his understanding and questions. During advent through now we have had

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Sermon Epiphany 1 Jan 13 2019 fr. Michael Cawthon

Losing Jesus… The Gospel this morning is an account of the self-manifestation by Jesus as a boy. It is the only glimpse given of his childhood, when at the age of twelve, the time when a Jewish boy became a “son of the law”, he went up to Jerusalem with His parents for the Passover,

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Epiphany 2019 Sermon Fr. Michael Cawthon

The Ephiphany 2019: “The nations shall march towards thy light and their kings towards the brightness of thy rising”  Isaiah 60:3 Today we read of “wise men” who as Isaiah said: have marched forth towards the light and brightness of its rising. – and they now arrive to see for themselves this new born King

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Circumcision of our Lord Sermon 2019

Circumcision 2019 Welcome to our Lord’s House of Prayer! As the world celebrates, we join with them, but most importantly we also recall the Circumcision of our Lord. As believers and servants of our Lord, tonight we worship God as we partake of His Body and Blood. This night/day we come to the Circumcision of

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Christmas 1 Sermon Dec 30, 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon

What a glorious week we have just completed. On Sunday, after the 10:30 service we decorated and prepared the Lord’s House Monday Night we had a Christmas family service and then a beautiful Midnight Mass Tuesday – Christmas Day we celebrated the Incarnation of our Lord Wednesday – We honored the first Christian Martyr –

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Sermon Midnight Mass 2018 – Fr. Michael Cawthon

Midnight Mass 2018 Jhn 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jhn 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. Jhn 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Jhn 1:14 And the

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Advent IV Sermon (rough draft) Dec 23 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon

In the fourth Sunday of Advent, as last week, we have John the Baptist brought forth in the Gospel reading. It is very obvious that the preaching of John the Baptist concerning the imminent judgement of God upon His People and the world, and the establishment of The Kingdom, was causing great excitement and stirring

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Sermon Advent III Dec 16 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon

I just love this reading today; although, for many it leaves them scratching their heads – John the Baptist who knew Jesus from the womb, now does not know him? Some would say that John by this action is showing our human trait of doubt and confusion, thus many rationalize that “well, if John had

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Advent 2 Dec 9 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon

Advent 2 2018 Fr. Michael Cawthon In the Collect this morning we read “Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them”… and in the Epistle we hear “Whatsoever things were written aforetime were

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