“The Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” As with many of the kings of Israel, Saul and God began to have a difference of opinion and we may well guess whose opinion held sway at the end of the discussion… “ — Listen here, or download the MP3!
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We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
“Paul wrote, ‘Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God…'” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up…
“Jesus said, ‘As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.’ At the beginning of our Gospel reading today, Jesus utters these words; strange to Nicodemus then, and to us even now. These words point us to a very crucial point in which all believers must invest themselves. …” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Following Jesus’ path to his Cross
“As we come toward our observance of Lent, I am increasingly aware of the efforts by some who want to shed the introspective facet of the Christian life – the focus on the life of Jesus. Almost like the people of today are too busy; have too much on their minds to gain anything by following Jesus’ path to his Cross. And oddly enough, I can at least understand that reaction. God in Christ Jesus does take a bit of getting used to. The disciples certainly felt this way….” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food.
“Paul in the letter to the Corinthians wrote, ‘I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food.’ Thanks, Paul – thanks, a lot. That is the first response of the Corinthians, at least I would imagine it so. Imagine what the Corinthians are feeling when they hear this from Paul…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Confirmation at St. Mark’s by Bishop James M. Stanton
On February 6, 2011, seven confirmands were welcomed into the life of the Church by Bishop James M. Stanton and the congregation of St. Mark’s. Bishop Stanton’s sermon: “Why are you here… why are you in the world? We believe that God created us all, in some way or other. But we live most of the time with serious questions about who we are, and why we’re here, and what it all means, and how can I know? We are strangers to ourselves. You know, that’s a good thing…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.
“Paul, in the letter to the Corinthians wrote, ‘God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.’ Paul is speaking to the Church in Corinth this morning, trying to convey to the people exactly how it is a multitude of different people can actually be unified. How do people come to be believers? Many people came from strong Christian families that made no provision for children who preferred to sleep in on Sunday mornings…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Paul is in a deep discussion with the people of Corinth.
“Paul is in a deep discussion with the people of Corinth. There is trouble and Paul is far away from them and the only way he can reasonably communicate with the people in the Church is by letter – the one we have just begun.
It is not going to surprise you that the Corinthians have been without strong leadership and they have allowed their old lives – lives before Christ – to have sway again. They have returned to the ways of the world where individualism has wrecked the community they once shared with each other…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
“I truly understand that God shows no partiality.”
“Peter began, ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality.’ The reading from the Acts of the Apostles is the culmination of the story between ST. Peter and Cornelius. Do you recall it? Peter was in a town a few miles away from the Gentile Centurion Cornelius. Both men had a dream that ended up bringing Peter to the house of the Roman.” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Stir Up Your Might And Come To Save Us.
“The fourth Sunday of Advent is the perfect setting for our Psalm this morning. The Psalm is a prayer for a congregation that cries out for a new beginning. And is that not where we are today; crying out for a new beginning?” — Listen here, or download the MP3!