November 7, 2021. Guest preacher Fr. Michael Mills hits the topic of generosity from three different angles. If you’re inspired, you can pledge online at www.stjohnsepiscopal.org/pledge. Listen to the sermon.  

October 1, 2021. Matthew 23:23-26 Fr. Houk talks about his imperfection and why the ideal of tithing is important to him. Listen to the sermon. Photo by SwapnIl Dwivedi on Unsplash.

October 24, 2021. Genesis 28:10-22. The patriarch Jacob has a mystic, spiritual vision that results in a material commitment, “Of all you give to me, I will give the tenth to you.” Listen to the sermon. Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash

October 17, 2021. Mark 12:41-44. Fr. Butler tells of an experience in which he was blessed in his giving, encouraging us all to have a conversation with God beginning with the question, “What proportion of my income are you calling me to give?” Listen to the sermon. Photo by Matthew Hamilton on Unsplash

October 10, 2021. Mark 10:17-31. What kind of throne does God sit on? Fr. Oliver explores the concepts of law and grace in the Gospel of Mark, and how Jesus surprises everyone over and over with the love and grace of God. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash.

October 3, 2021. 1 Kings 8:22-30. St. John’s celebrates its 75th birthday with Bishop James Stanton as our guest preacher. He reminds the parish that we need to live out the church’s mission. Listen to the sermon.

September 19, 2021. James 3:16-4:6. James’s epistle is about faith in action. In today’s passage, he diagnosis the problem: the reason our lives are not full of peace, gentleness, and mercy is because of our “passions.” Fr. Houk expounds on this in terms of our inordinate, neurotic desire for power/control, affection/esteem, and safety/security. Listen to […]

September 12, 2021. James 2:1-5,8-10,14-18. James challenges us to check our preconceived preferences and use God’s corrective lenses as we look around our world. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash.

September 5, 2021. James 1:17-27. What does the Christian life look like? What should it look like from a distance to onlookers? Fr. Butler looks at the first chapter of the book of James and reflects on the correlation between our faith and our actions as a response to the invitation Jesus gives us to […]

August 29, 2021. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Jesus takes on the Pharisees, Scribes, and tradition of the elders about what makes a person clean and unclean. It seems that God is interested in something else. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Thula Na on Unsplash.