September 20, 2020. St. Matthew 20:1-16. Jesus’ parable of the Laborers in the Vineyards ends with the question, “Or do you begrudge my generosity?”  Fr. Houk talks about pride, fear, and judgment getting in the way of our being as generous as God. Listen to the sermon.

August 23, 2020. St. Matthew 18:21-35. Jesus tells a parable about forgiveness that captures the essence of God’s generosity toward us and our need to walk out of the prison of our own stinginess. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash.

September 6, 2020. St. Matthew 18:15-20. What are we to do if a fellow believer sins against us? Jesus gives us three clear steps for restoring the relationship between the sinner and the one who has been sinned against. This sermon looks at the rationale and the results of these three steps. Listen to the […]

August 30, 2020. St. Matthew 5:43-6:4. Bp. Stanton is our guest preacher as we continue our series on how growing in generosity means growing into the character and likeness of God. Listen to the sermon.

August 23, 2020. St. Matthew 16:13-20. Jesus takes his disciples to pagan Caesarea Philippi. Maybe there’s a little pagan in all of us. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Miriam Espacio on Unsplash.

August 16, 2020. St. Matthew 15:21 – 28. God doesn’t change his mind. But he does wait patiently for us to change our minds, about him and the people he loves. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Daniel Brunsteiner on Unsplash.

August 9, 2020. St. Matthew 14:22-33. Following Jesus through this stormy life will surely leave us soaked on occasion. Yet, in spite of our messy wet selves, Jesus restores, saves, and calls us to do the work of the Gospel before we are dry. Listen to the sermon. Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash.

August 2, 2020. St. Matthew 14:13-21. At the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus shows he is the definition of generosity: liberal in giving, free from meanness and smallness of mind, abundantly providing more than enough. If you’d like to be generous, too, follow along. Listen to the sermon.

July 26, 2020. St. Matthew 13:31-33,44–49a. Today’s readings illuminate Jesus’ private teaching to disciples that both the Wisdom of the Old Testament law and His new teachings will apply in the Kingdom of Heaven. Listen to the sermon. Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash.

July 5, 2020. St. Matthew 11:25-30. Yes. Yes it is. And somehow embracing the paradox lightens the load. Listen to the sermon.