St. Andrew's Anglican Church Sermons

In this sermon from August 9th, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on Jesus walking on the water. The Lord of the waters reveals Himself to us as an act of grace, and invites us to a step of faith on the water with Him. And even when our faith fails, He is there to pick us up. This dynamic of grace and faith at work is illustrative for us in our Christian lives.

Matthew 14:22-33Jonah 2Psalm 29

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In this sermon from the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben draws on the question asked in Psalm 78–Can God Prepare a Table in the Wilderness?–to show how Jesus does do just that with the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-21. Jesus shows the character of God to give, and give abundantly, even when we are skeptical or anxious. If He did so back then, He can do so for us today.

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In this sermon from the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Pete Matthews takes another look at Matthew 13 and Romans 8. Jesus‘ parable of the hidden treasure illustrates that there is nothing more valuable than Jesus (and, after the Father, there is nothing more valuable to Jesus than us).

Matthew 13:31-33,44-50Romans 8:26-34

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In this sermon from the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Scott Swier takes a further look at Matthew 13 and Romans 8. Jesus‘ parable of the wheat and weeds teaches us that God is waiting to bring his eternal kingdom because of His patience and desire to show mercy. Romans 8 points Christians past their present sufferings to a glorious future hope. Together, these texts provide hope for Christians who wait for God‘s coming kingdom.

Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43Romans 8:18-25

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In this sermon from the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Deacon Daniel takes a look at the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 along with Romans 8 and sees that the Holy Spirit both gives us confidence as we struggle to grow in faithfulness and works to produce the fruits of the faith that is growing.

Matthew 13:1-9,18-23Romans 8:7-17

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In this sermon from the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026 (and also Independence Day weekend), Rev. Ben preaches on freedom, particularly the deeper freedom that we have in Christ — freedom from the tyranny of sin and freedom to love.

Zechariah 9:9-12Romans 7:21-8:6Matthew 11:25-30

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In this sermon from the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the third section of Jesus’ “Missionary Discourse” in Matthew 10, where the Lord states that He comes not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword. His ministry is divisive because of the all-encompassing demands He places on His followers, demands which we cannot be worthy of unless we pick up our cross to follow Him, and be made new.

Matthew 10:34-42

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In this sermon from the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Ben continues the theme from last week’s sermon about what the church is here for. The church is built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone, and this week, Ben focuses on the prophetic calling of the church, to speak the truth in love to the world that is rejecting Jesus. This will come at a cost, but He himself is our comfort.

Jeremiah 20:7-13

Matthew 10:16-33

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In this sermon from the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on knowing who we are as the church. Drawing from Exodus 19:1-8 and Matthew 9:35-10:15 in the lectionary, he shows how we, the people of God, are saved in order to be loved, and we are saved in order to be sent. The church is meant to be an embassy, an outpost of the Kingdom of God here on earth, and we are Christ’s ambassadors.

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In this sermon from the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches from the prophet Hosea, and God’s call to confess, repent, and be broken before Him, so that He might heal us. Jesus makes the connection to this passage in our Gospel reading, showing that this is exactly who He has come for.

Hosea 5:15-6:6

Matthew 9:9-13

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