What does it look like to answer God’s call, not once, but with your whole life? On a Sunday that included the celebration of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, Bishop Terry White of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky preaches on John 14:15–21 and what it means to live as Christ in the world. The call isn’t just for the newly confirmed, it is for  every Christian answers again and again: to love, to obey, and to trust the Spirit that makes it possible.

What does it look like to answer God’s call, not once, but with your whole life? On a Sunday that included the celebration of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, Bishop Terry White of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky preaches on John 14:15–21 and what it means to live as Christ in the world. The call isn’t just for the newly confirmed, it is for  every Christian answers again and again: to love, to obey, and to trust the Spirit that makes it possible.

Scripture: John 14:15–21 (NRSV)

Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Terry White, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

https://www.sfitf.org

Mthr. Barbara lectures on the Sixth Sign: The Healing of the Man Born Blind.

Fr. Clint speaks about his recent trip to witness the installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and lessons for the Anglican Communion.

In a culture that can’t stop fighting, what is the church actually supposed to be? Not a group of people bound by what they agree on, but something Peter calls a house of “living stones,” built on the cornerstone of Jesus Christ. Mthr. Barbara White preaches on 1 Peter 2:1–10 and how the apostle lays out Christ’s own vision for the church: what it is, why it exists, and how it holds together when everything around it is falling apart. In a time of deep polarization, this passage is an invitation to rediscover what we are made for.

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1–10 (NRSV)

Preacher: The Rev. Barbara White

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Louisville, KY

https://www.sfitf.org

Mthr. Barbara lectures on John 8:31-59.

We live in a world full of competing voices, and every day we have to decide which ones to listen to. How do you know who to trust? Dcn. Nathan Dearen preaches on John 10:1–10, the Good Shepherd passage, and offers three reasons we can know and trust Jesus: he enters by the door, the sheep recognize his voice, and he leads them to life. In a culture that rewards the loudest voice in the room, Jesus offers something different: a shepherd who calls his own by name and walks ahead of them into whatever comes next.

Scripture: John 10:1–10 (NRSV)

Preacher: Dcn. Nathan Dearen

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Harrods Creek, Louisville, KY

https://www.sfitf.org

Mthr. Barbara White lectures on "Doubting" Thomas.

Mthr. Barbara lectures on the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11.

What does it mean to be living your real life? On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walked side by side with the risen Jesus and didn't recognize him until he was at the table with them. Mthr. Barbara White draws on Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit to explore the difference between the "reality" we try to build for ourselves through accomplishment, status, or accumulation, and the reality that comes only from being known and loved by Christ. Easter doesn't just change what happened on a Sunday morning two thousand years ago. It changes what is real, and who we are inside it.

Scripture: Luke 24:13–35

Preacher: The Rev. Barbara White

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church | Harrods Creek, Louisville, KY

https://www.sfitf.org

Guest teacher, Canon Amy Coultas, teaches us about Jesus appearance to the disciples on the Road to Emmaus.