October 13, 2019 (Ex 31; Rom 12) Is worship about getting or giving? Is Church about receiving goods and services or offering ourselves in service? Fr. Houk challenges us to Get in the Game by using our talents for God’s purposes. Listen to the sermon Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash  

October 6, 2019 (St. Luke 14:15-24) It’s time to Get in the Game as we talk about time, talent, and treasure at St. John’s. Today, Fr. Houk talks about stewardship of time, the most basic of God’s gifts. Listen to the sermon

September 22, 2019 (Luke 16:1-13) In this challenging parable, Jesus prompts us to mimic the dishonest steward and prepare ourselves for the judgment that is coming. Listen to the sermon Photo by Tierra Mallorca on Unsplash

September 8, 2019 (St. Luke 14:25-33) When Jesus tells us we need to hate mother and father, sister and brother, to be his disciple, he is telling us that sometimes our commitments to good things keep us from the point of it all: loving God and everybody else. Listen to the sermon

August 25, 2019 (Isaiah 28: 14-22) Israel is a people of Covenants. But when Israel tries to make a Covenant with anyone but God, that Covenant is with Death and the Grave. Isaiah reminds them today that they are called to be a new people, a people set apart, a people who knows that the […]

August 18, 2019 (Luke 12:49-56) Jesus issues a challenge about understanding who God is and what he is doing in the world. How can you know? Listen to the sermon

July 28, 2019 (Luke 11:1-13) For many Christians, prayer can be intimidating. Jesus helps teach us something about prayer by focusing our attention to our relationship with the Father to whom we are praying. Listen to the sermon Photo by Amaury Gutierrez on Unsplash The post Prayer to the Good Father (Fr. Andy Johnson) appeared first on St. John's Episcopal Church.

July 21, 2019 (Luke 10:38-42) Martha serves well while Mary sits around, but who is commended? Jesus teaches His disciples in this story that developing a relationship with Him is more important than anything, even more important than good works! Listen to the sermon Photo by Jay Wennington on Unsplash

July 14, 2019 (Luke 10:25-37) Like the lawyer in today’s Gospel, we all probably put an asterisk on the word “neighbor” believing that there are some people we can’t be expected to love. But in so doing we are denying God’s loving of us in our imperfections. Listen to the sermon Photo by Nina Strehl […]

July 7, 2019 (Luke 10:1-12,16-20) Jesus gives us an urgent charge to share the Good News of the kingdom. Listen to the sermon Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash