Jesus teaches us to love others, and that means being kind to them. Our society is filled with anger and malice, and it can be hard to practice kindness, but we have the Spirit of Christ dwelling within us. The Spirit makes us one with God and allows us to tap into the infinite resources of God’s love so that kindness, tenderness, and forgiveness can flow through us.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

The longest recorded conversation Jesus has in the Gospels isn’t with a disciple or a religious leader. It’s with a Samaritan woman at a well. What unfolds there turns out not to be a story about scandal, but about being seen, known, and loved.

Watch the video HERE (sermon starts at 40:39)

Read the sermon HERE

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

While faithful living means using our gifts and taking positive actions for the sake of love, it also involves moments of feeling weak and powerless. Such moments, however, can lead to a deeper experience of God’s mercy and grace. Rather than run away from them or deny them, we should embrace times of weakness and ask for God to meet us in those times. Our powerlessness can become a way for us to experience the power of God more fully in our lives.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

What does it look like to say yes to the unknown when God calls you forward? Abram was changed by the going and Nicodemus by the confronting. How can we enter contested public spaces not just with strategy, but with humility, curiosity, and a willingness to be transformed themselves? We do it by staying rooted in the audacious, all-encompassing love of God, it is ultimately an invitation to adventure: to open the door, step into the wind, and trust the Spirit that blows where it will.

Watch the video HERE (sermon starts at 36:17)

Read the sermon HERE

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

In our Ash Wednesday confession, we repent of false judgments, uncharitable thoughts towards our neighbors, and our contempt towards those who differ from us. It’s a necessary confession because we all too easily judge and condemn others in our hearts. Doing so is toxic for us spiritually, however, and Jesus teaches us the path to health. We need to let go of such feelings and transform them into positive energy – for our own sake and for the sake of the world.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

Temptation is less about bread or power and more about forgetting who we are. In the wilderness, Jesus confronts the temptation to prove himself and instead learns to live from the truth spoken at his baptism. We are invited to examine the voices that stir doubt in our own lives and to rediscover the healing, here-and-now salvation that comes from knowing we are God’s beloved.

Watch the video HERE (sermon starts at 34:34)

Read the sermon HERE

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

Following Jesus means growing up spiritually into the loving, Christ-like people God created us to be. Lent is a time to focus on that process of growth, which involves letting go of immature ways of being and moving beyond an egocentric way of living. Spiritual practices like prayer, fasting, and doing acts of charity can be helpful in this process, but only if we keep the goal in mind: moving beyond ourselves and growing into the full stature of Christ.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

The most basic revelation of God that we all experience is the desire for God. Every human being deep down wants to be close to the divine nature which created us and loves us.One of the reasons we worship and pray is to stay in touch with that basic desire, which can be drowned out by the busyness and demands of daily life. The more we hear and respond to our yearning for God, the more God can move in our lives, blessing us and the people around us.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world, which means shining the light of God’s love in our current culture, which is cruel to immigrants. While we need to see the terrible way some are treated and stand against such behavior, we must do so with love and not anger. Rage will only obscure the light, so we must let go of anger with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Watch the video HERE (sermon starts at 34:19)

Read the sermon HERE

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE

Psalm 130 talks about waiting for the Lord, and Jesus also teaches us to watch for God so that we can be prepared to receive God whenever and however God comes to us. One of our primary tasks as a people of faith is to stay spiritually alert and so be open to the various ways God comes into our lives. Prayer and worship are crucial in this: they help us stay awake and they remind us that the God of love is always moving and inviting us to respond.

Watch the video HERE.

Connect with Church of Our Saviour HERE