Advent 1: November 29, 2020. St. Mark 13:24-37. If you really want the kingdom Jesus is bringing when he returns, you will work for that kingdom in the here and now. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash.

Christ the King: November 22, 2020. Ezekiel 34:11-17 and 1 Cor. 15:20-28. On this last Sunday of the liturgical year, Fr. Butler helps us proclaim Jesus as King in the midst of a tough 2020. By looking back at what Christ our King has already done for us, we can look forward and press through […]

November 15, 2020. St Matthew 25:14-15,19-29. If we want to know how God is going to evaluate us in the end, we can look at Jesus’ evaluation of Israel in his day. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash.

November 8, 2020. Amos 5:18-24. God has some strong words for the people of Israel and for us. He wants our hearts and hands to be working together for his world. Listen to the sermon. Photo by didin emelu on Unsplash.

All Saints: November 1, 2020. St. Matthew 5:1-12. On All Saints, we hear Jesus’s “beatitudes,” the pronouncement of blessing for those living the life of the kingdom. Fr. Houk recasts the beatitudes as competencies Christians should be known for and good at. Listen to the sermon.

October 25, 2020 Deuteronomy 34:1-12. With all the challenges of 2020, Fr. Butler looks at the end of Moses’s life and reflects on what it means to trust in Jesus to get us to the Promised Land. Listen to the sermon.

October 18, 2020. St. Matthew 22:15-22. When the Pharisees try to entrap Jesus with a question about taxes, Jesus responds that God’s sovereign image adorns and identifies his chosen people, the coin of his realm. Listen to the sermon.

October 11, 2020. St. Matthew 22:1-14. The parable of the Wedding Banquet is a story of God’s invitational generosity. The question is whether his grace inspires a generous response in us. Listen to the sermon.

October 4, 2020. St. Matthew 21:33-43. Another parable about a vineyard, a parable that reminds Fr. Houk of a poem by George Herbert: “Love is that liquor, sweet and most divine / which by God feels as blood, but I, as wine. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Maja Petric on Unsplash.

September 27, 2020. Philippians 2:1-13. Paul writes the “Joyful Letter” to the Philippians from jail, giving us encouragement to be like-minded in our church unity and to model ourselves after Jesus himself. Fr. Butler looks at the generosity of God in Christ, as our example, while reflecting on Christian joy and fulfillment as a result […]