Sermon from 2/13/22.

When Peter encounters the greatness of Jesus, he falls down at Jesus’ knees saying, “Get away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” This is not a unique response when encountering God’s presence. In this sermon we reflect on how our shame drives us away, or towards, the God of grace. Sermon from 2/6/22.

Paul invites us to play the holy game of love. The truth is we might know our theology and we might have beautiful worship. We might give our money away and have powerful healing prayer. But if we can’t play the holy game of love, Paul says we are not fit for the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 13 Sermon from The Table on 1/30/22.

All godly love flows from God himself and it is the overflow of the love God in us that allows us to love with anything even akin to his love. Sermon from 1/30/22.

The Rev. Dr. Mark Clavier is originally from Greenville, SC, but comes to us now from his position as Residentiary Canon of Brecon Cathedral, Wales. His previous visit to St. George’s was in early 2020 as a guest speaker for The Living Church conference. He has published 4 books, including a new release titled “A Pilgrimage of Paradoxes: A Backpacker’s Encounters with God and Nature.” Sermon from The Table on 1/23/22.

Sermon from 1/23/22.

Isn't it interesting that Jesus' first sign is turning water into wine? This sermon draws its trajectory from Time Keller's marvelous book, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions. Sermon from The Table on 1/16/22.

John 2:11 states, “Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory.” In John’s gospel there are a series of signs that reveal the identity of Jesus. Why was the first sign of Jesus the fixing of a catering disaster—providing more wine for a wedding? In this sermon, Fr. Colin explores how the promises of the Old Testament unlock the meaning of Jesus’ first sign. Sermon from 1/16/22.

John the Baptist tells us that Jesus's mission has two parts: 1. Take away the sin of the world. 2. Baptize with Holy Spirit and fire. Much is said of sin and forgiveness, but little of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. The Holy Spirit is the most important aspect of Christianity aside of Christ. It is the gift of Christ to the Church. He comes to do two main things in our lives among others: 1) to convict us of what sin is, and to give us remorse to genuinely repent and turn away from sin and 2) to give us the ability and capacity to resist the sinful urges in our fallen nature to a reasonable degree, though not total perfection, since we are still humans. We see from our readings that the Holy Spirit was given after conversion to Christ and likely after water baptism. It was a practical experience, rather than a passive one. Let us take a step further in our confirmation to make the Holy Spirit active in our lives by learning to ask him to reveal his works in our lives daily. Luke 3:15-18, 20-22; Acts 8:14-17 Sermon from The Table on 1/9/22.

It can be tempting to disregard those moments that trouble us deeply about our character. But if we attend to them they are the pathway to knowing the true source of our goodness. Sermon from 1/9/22,