2016 Sermons
Below are the sermons from 2016. Each audio file begins by listing the scripture readings from which the sermon was drawn, but if you're ever curious, you can view the assigned readings for any given date at LectionaryPage.net.
DECEMBER 18, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Matthew 1:18-25 and Isaiah 7:10-16.
Joseph's response to the signs given him. Ahaz's response. Your response?
DECEMBER 11, 2016 by Dcn. Jennifer Roach on Luke 1:46-55.
Learning about Mary. Learning from Mary.
DECEMBER 4, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Matthew 3:1-12 & Isaiah 11:1-10
Pairing up John the Baptist's message of FIRE with Isaiah's vision of PEACE.
NOVEMBER 27, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Matthew 24:36-44
Welcome to the SEASON OF ADVENT. What is Jesus' PAROUSIA all about? (What does PAROUSIA even mean?!)
NOVEMBER 20, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 23:33-43
CHRIST THE KING... yet hung between thieves. Merging theories on an astounding confession of faith.
UNAVAILABLE: November 13, 2016
Our Annual Parish Meeting was held this day, and therefore there was no sermon in the liturgy.
NOVEMBER 6, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 18:9-14
"A Pharisee and a Tax Collector went to the temple to pray..." (and then you and I joined them...)
OCTOBER 30, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 16:19-31
The Rich Man (aka Dives) and Lazarus: Twisting tales to upend their expectations--and ours.
OCTOBER 23, 2016 by Fr. Bruce Waltke on Psalm 8
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
OCTOBER 16, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 18:1-8
An indifferent judge. An indefatigable widow. He contrasts God; does she contrast us? PRAY.
OCTOBER 9, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 17:11-19
One grateful leper among ten... and he a Samaritan. Gratitude, prejudice, the identity of Christ.
OCTOBER 2, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Lamentations 1:1-6 and 3:19-26
Learning to grieve and hope from scripture's example in Lamentations
UNAVAILABLE: September 25, 2016 by Dcn. Jen on Luke 16:19-31
(With regrets, this sermon is not available, due to a recording problem.)
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 16:1-13
The curious case of the crooked money manager... who receives commendation! Let's talk AMBITION.
UNAVAILABLE: September 11, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 15:1-10
(With regrets, this sermon is not available, due to a recording problem.)
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 14.26
Jesus says, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own family..." WHAT?!
AUGUST 28, 2016 by Dcn. Jen Roach on Jeremiah 2.4-13
What are the "cracked cisterns that can hold no water" in our lives?
AUGUST 21, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Luke 13.10-17
Controversy on the Sabbath / In the midst of the crowds, Jesus sees the hypocrite and the desperate
UNAVAILABLE: AUGUST 14, 2016 by Fr. Robert Dalgleish on hypocrisy and confession and absolution
(With regrets, this sermon is not available, due to a recording problem.)
AUGUST 7, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Hosea (Part 3 of 3)
Week 3 of 3 in Hosea: What is yet to come, according to the prophecy?
JULY 31, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Hosea (Part 2 of 3)
Week 2 of 3 in Hosea: What becomes of the man Hosea?
JULY 24, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Hosea (Part 1 of 3)
Week 1 of 3 in Hosea: What has Israel become?
JULY 17, 2016 by Dcn. Jeremiah Webster on Amos 8.1-12
Judgment, justice, and famine from hearing the Lord
JULY 10, 2016 by Fr. Bruce Waltke on Psalm 90
The anger and favor of God / Numbering our days
JULY 3, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 6
Bear one another's burdens... even THOSE burdens?
JUNE 26, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 5:1,13-25
How to be FREE in the Spirit and from the flesh. And why we would want to!
JUNE 19, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 3:19-29
If God’s promises came by GRACE through FAITH, what was the point of the LAW? And do we care now?
JUNE 12, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 2:15-21
Treating ourselves to self-sabotage. Plus: The entire epistle of Galatians retold in 6 minutes.
JUNE 5, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 1:13-2.13
Paul’s story. When your BFF/Barnabas goes astray! Should Christians be “marked?” How?
MAY 29, 2016 by Fr. Aaron Burt on Galatians 1:1-12
We need the zealous faith of Paul in a Galatian day and age: No such thing as a new gospel.
TRINITY SUNDAY (May 22, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
From Lewis to Lamott, John Wesley to Wesley from Princess Bride! What & So What about THE TRINITY
PENTECOST SUNDAY (May 15, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
TOWER OF BABEL: What it was, why God thwarted it & how we’ve rebuilt it. PLUS: The tower God built.
EASTER 6 & ORDINATION of Jeremiah Webster (May 1, 2016) by Bp. Ken Ross
Obedience without cost? / Obedience without joy? / The “peace” the world gives / The Peace God gives
EASTER 5 (April 24, 2016) by Fr. Robert Dalgleish: JESUS’ COMMAND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Scandalous love in a culture of scrupulosity / What distinguishes Christianity from other religions?
Easter 3 (April 10, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt: THE REINSTATEMENT OF PETER
Feed my sheep; remember they’re mine / Monty Python-ish? / Jesus reconstructs set of Peter’s denial
Easter 1 (March 27, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
EASTER SUNDAY / What is the gospel? / Dislocated--out of joint with Jesus--even when you believe
Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday (March 20, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt: WHY REVISIT JESUS’ SUFFERING?
Jesus casts an unsettling mold for us / He isn’t humbled; he humbles himself / Have the same mindset
Lent 5 (March 13, 2016) by Dcn. Jen Roach
MARY ANOINTS JESUS / Always have the poor? / Worship & the body / Scandalous! / Worship needn’t wait
Lent 4 (March 6, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
THE PRODIGAL / Lost in Lent / All CELEBRATE… but one / Obeying God’s laws while defying his desire
Lent 3 (February 28, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
Fruitless fig tree / No kale chips / human flourishing / Tailor or tone? / My ways are not your ways
Lent 2 (February 21, 2016) by Pastor of the Arts, Jeremiah Webster
PSALM 27 / Pre- vs. Post-resurrection disciples / The Psalms let God pray in us in his own words
Lent 1 (February 14, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
Into the wilderness / What’s in your spiritual Go Bag? / NT WRIGHT on temptation / But IT IS WRITTEN
Epiphany Last, Transfiguration Sunday (February 7, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
LIFTING THE VEIL / The VEIL that: Moses used; God removed; Jesus tore; still remains; we hide behind
Christmas 2 (January 3, 2016) by Fr. Aaron Burt
Jn 1: ambidextrous poetry / Beatles&Doors / Crowning a wrong Miss Universe / New Year hunger for God