Septuagesima Sunday 2020
Septuagesima 3 weeks before lent – Gospel reading on the workers in the vineyard – unfair?
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC 28105
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC
Septuagesima 3 weeks before lent – Gospel reading on the workers in the vineyard – unfair?

Today, we celebrate our paternal Feast Day, St. Michael and all Angels. St. Michael is mentioned four times in Scripture: In old and new testament. In today’s collect reading we hear of an Everlasting; who ordained the services of Angels, and in the Lesson appointed for the Epistle – of a war in…

Our Church liturgy is full of themes that show us what Jesus did and said, thus revealing what we should do. Two weeks ago we were told to “Be Open” and last week we spoke of “being moved” and not losing our first love. Now this week’s Gospel speaks of God’s mercy as Jesus cleansed…
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…

Today’s readings should cause all of us to stop and ponder. Jesus “wept” over what the Jews had done to Jerusalem and predicted the Temple’s destruction which would come some 40 years later. The Jewish people had been freed from their captivity of sin within Egypt and then led to the Promised Land. And yet…
Second Sun. after Easter St. John 10:11-16 15 April 2018 / Reverend Dr. Dennis Washburn Introduction-a popular name for Second Sunday after Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. The readings contain theme. Two parts of shepherd theme in Old Testament. A) the LORD God of Israel as a shepherd and His covenant people as sheep. B) some…

Sermon Trinity VI July 28 2019 Fr. Michael Cawthon Trinity 6 2019 We are dead unto sin our Epistle tells us and alive unto God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Collect tells us to Love God above all things. And Jesus warns his disciple’s in the Gospel reading that unless their reightousness…