Our Gospel this Sunday begins with the people of Nazareth rejecting Jesus. Why would they reject Jesus? Fr. Charles could have preached on that alone, but there was another story that he kept thinking about from Luke’s Gospel. Listen to Fr. Charles as he takes us ‘off road’ a bit to illustrate that sometimes if we look only at the surface of what is familiar, we may miss God’s message

Father Humphery uses the entire chapter 5 of Mark to illustrate that sometimes, as hard as we try, we can’t do this on our own. In Mark’s Gospel, chapter 5, there are three people with three different problems. And as hard as they try, they can’t solve them. Listen to Fr. Charles as he explains why we can’t do this on our own but there is someone who can.

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Fr. Charles' sermon is based on our Gospel reading, Mark 4: 35 - 41. Most of us are familiar with this passage. A great windstorm comes up, and the disciples are naturally terrified. The waves are crashing against the boat, water is pouring in and the disciples think there is a good possibility they will all perish.  What was the disciples' response to this great windstorm? What was Jesus' response? Listen to Fr. Charles as he gives a fresh perspective to this passage and helps us to better understand what our responses should be and Fr. Charles also reminds us, that like it was for the disciples, God is never far from us in our own life's storms.

Father Charles Humphery first sermon