Sermons from St. George's

The blessing of the Father — the kind of blessing that Jacob stole and the kind of blessing that Aaron was enabled to bestow on Israel — is now able to reside and be claimed by our own lips because we know God’s name, Jesus Christ. Sermon from The Table

Often, we want God to save us in the manner which seems best or most expedient for us. But the “easy” button is rarely the way forward. Sermon from the 10:00am service.

In this Child, we've been named the delight and favor of God.

It is hard for us to believe that we do not need to earn God’s love or grace. It is hard for us to believe that God comes to us as Emmanuel – God with us. Are we able to open our hearts wide enough to receive the grace of God into our lives? The Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.” (Isaiah 7:10-16) Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus. (Matthew 1:18-25)

Why do we give contrary voices any places in our hearts when our Heavenly Father speaks blessing to us? Sermon from The Table.

The kingdom of God is coming whether you feel it or not. Sermon from the 8:45am service.

Sermon from the 8:45am service.

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse. Sermon from The Table

The apocalyptic restoration of all things in all of creation will not come through manipulating levers of power. It will not come through coercion, or better planning, or more sophisticated technologies. The redemption of all things will only come through the God who made all things.

Cultivating a capacity for Awareness: The subtle numbing of Busyness.