Saint Paul’s Sermons

Jesus wept and lamented over the fate of the city of Jerusalem (Lk 19:41-48; 13:34). The Bible clearly teaches of Jesus’ humanity (Hebrews 4:14-15; John chapter 1). “For in Christ all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form” Col 2:9. Does it matter? Yes, it makes all the difference.

In the well known parable of the Prodigal Son Jesus teaches of the Father’s love for repentant sinners, the power of forgiveness, and the toxicity of unforgiveness.

The Bible clearly communicates to us that wicked, evil spirits are active in our world, so it’s not surprising to see the evil and depravity all around us. Bit the good news is that God is sovereign over it all. We are also surrounded by a heavenly host in our side. We follow a savior who has overcome the world.

What does it mean to worship the Lord in the beauty and splendor of his holiness? It means to celebrate our covenant relationship with God

In Luke’s account of the miraculous catch of fish, after which Saint peter in the early apostles were called to follow Jesus, shows us both the sovereignty of Jesus over nature and his holiness. Peter‘s response, falling to his knees, shows the recognition of who Jesus was and who Peter was. The good news is, as Jesus said to Peter, we do not need to be afraid but simply need to trust Jesus in the faith and he will never refuse us

Scripture teaches us to fear God, but it’s not a cringing cowering fear but reverence and the desire to please Almighty God.

The parable of the rich man (unnamed) and the poor beggar recorded in Luke 16:19-31 gives us a very clear message. Our eternal destiny is fixed based on our choices in life, whether we trust Jesus and follow him or put our trust in something else. There is, Jesus teaches, a great gulf between the place of the blessed in heaven and those whose own hard hearts keep them from God. The prospect of hell is terrible, but the good news is thanks to Christ we can be sure it’s not our destination.

We worship one God in three persons in the sacred mystery of the Trinity affirmed by all Christians. Father Faust explains how to love and serve this wonderful God and the importance of trusting Him for our salvation.

At the end of his farewell discourse in John’s Gospel, chapter 13 to 16, Jesus says to his disciples that they will have tribulations and adversity in the world but he says be of good cheer I have overcome the world. That means that because of Jesus we have nothing to fear, nothing to worry about.

In the encounter with the risen Christ in the Eucharist we are blessed.