Sermon Epiphany 1 2020

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…

  The Third Sunday after the Epiphany Today, Epiphany III, ends our short Epiphany season this year. Two weeks ago we heard the story of Jesus, as a young man, being in the midst of the elders at the Temple, listening and asking questions, and they were amazed at his knowledge. Last week, we heard…

Sermon for Trinity X The readings today paint a picture, of many people today, within and outside the church. With The Collect telling us that we are to  “ask such things as shall please the Lord. What do we, – you and I -, daily ask of God? Are they things to satisfy our Will…

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…

I am going to discuss the past few months at St. Michael’s as compared to what we hear today concerning God and Faith by many who say “faith is about “God and Me” The secular world says “who needs the church – it about my friend – you know – Jesus and me; however, we…