Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Plant Sequoias” based on John 1:1-18 for The Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist on September 7, 2014. On our 4th anniversary, Father Kenny preached on the vision and mission of St. John's.

The Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist 
Exodus 33:12-33 
Psalm 92 
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 1:1-18

Michael McGhee preached a sermon entitled “Hospitality and the Gospel" based on Matthew 20:1-16 for The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost on August 31, 2014. 

"Love never stands aloof from other peoples joys or pains. Love identifies with them, sings with them, suffers with them. Love enters deeply into their experience and their emotions, their laugh their tears, and feels solidarity with them whatever their mood.” - John Stott

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 
Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b 
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 16:21-28

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Doubt and the Silence of God” based on Exodus 1:1-2:10 for The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost on August 24, 2014. Most of us experience long stretches of the seeming absence or silence of God. Whether the experience of absence is measured in weeks, months or years, for most of us it doesn’t fit into our expectations of the Christian life.

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 
Exodus 1:8-2:10 
Psalm 124
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “A Sacrament of Grace” for The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost on August 17, 2014. We baptize because Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world.

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2,29-32
Matthew 15:10-28

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “The Risk of Faith” from Matthew 14:22-33 for The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost on August 10, 2014. Peter had to leave the ship and risk his life on the sea, in order to learn both his own weakness, and the almighty power of His Lord.

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 37:1-4,12-28
Psalm 85
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Sacred Wounds” from Genesis 32:22-31 for The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost on August 3, 2014. At the beginning of the scene, we are led to believe that Jacob is wrestling with a man; at the end of the scene, we realize he has been wrestling with God all along.

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7,15
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Our Anchor of hope” from Romans 8:26-39 for The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost on July 27, 2014. The gospel is our anchor of hope, and maintains our sanity in this fallen world with all its beauty, confusion and heartache.

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 128
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33,44-52

Michael McGhee preached a sermon entitled “Dealing With Shame”  on Romans 8:12-25 for The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost on July 20, 2014. 

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 28:10-19
Psalm 139:1-12,23-24
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

Michael McGhee preached a sermon entitled “What the Heart Loves” on Romans 8:1-11 for The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost on July 13, 2014. 

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9,18-23

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “The Gospel Is The Cure” from Romans 7:14-25 for The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost on July 6, 2014. In our epistle reading today, Paul helps us understand the nature and reality of the tension we experience in the Christian life, with that understanding comes freedom.

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalm 45:10-17
Romans 7:14-25
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30