Sermons

God's "Curse"

1 Corinthians 16:13-24
August 26, 2007

St. Paul wrote, “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed.” It’s worth reflecting on that word, “accursed.” To be accursed means to be delivered up to God for destruction. “Accursed” is not a happy word at all. It is such a strong term that we wonder at Paul’s words. Did he forget that God is a loving God? Did he really think that God curses and destroys? Does not God love people too much to ever hurt them?

Love in Action

2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4
September 2, 2007

“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”

What Must I Do To Be Saved?

Matthew 19:16-26
August 19, 2007

It’s fairly common to believe that the purpose of the Christian life is to “get to heaven.” There is an implicit assumption behind this belief: that if we only know how to do the “right thing,” we will get there. The young man who approached Jesus may have had a similar idea, thinking that if he were to do the right thing, God would have no choice but to save him. The Lord then drew this man into a small conversation, a conversation showing us just where this common belief goes wrong.

The Angelic Hierarchy

Angels

Part 3

The seraphim are mentioned only in Isaiah 6:1-8. This amazing passage describes Isaiah's experience in the "throne room" of God. The seraphim sing continually, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD ofhosts, the whole earth is full of his glory." These words, chanted bythese six-winged angelic beings, are powerful reminders that God is holy, and that to be in His presence is to be filled with awe. In our church's liturgy this connection is made quite often, for when we worship we are allowed into God's presence, and so we are awed.

How Often Must I Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

August 12, 2007

Can rules be found fordeciding questions of the heart? St. Peter may have once thought so, and maybe that?s why he asked this question, ?Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?? Is there a rule for forgiveness, an upper limit beyond which I don?t have to forgive? How are we supposed to forgive, anyway?