October 7, 2025
Whether due to our own failings, others’ actions, or global factors — life rarely goes as planned. Jesus’ disciples reacted to the challenging command to forgive by asking for more faith, perhaps believing faith might give them control over life’s disruptions. In this sermon, I challenge the idea that faith is a means to control our circumstances; rather faith is a gift that enables us to detach from our self-centered hopes and attach ourselves to God’s plan of salvation through a life of servant ministry.
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September 28, 2025
On the 132nd anniversary of the dedication of the present church building, the sermon highlights the history and founding principles of St. Barnabas’, connects these principles to the gospel reading of the Rich Man and Lazarus, and discusses how the church continues to fulfill its mission to the wider community today.
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September 21, 2025
September 21 2025 Sermon One might think that with 20+ years of experience preaching would be easy, perhaps as easy as dusting off a previous sermon based on the same text. I’ve never felt comfortable doing that. Preaching is a listening together to God’s voice. The words of scripture are alive; they are preached into […]
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September 14, 2025
Holy Cross Day is a good day, apart from Good Friday, to give some thought to the cross and its place in our believing and in our lives. We take the cross for granted! Crosses are ubiquitous. Crosses are found everywhere, in unexpected places in addition to where we would most expect to find a cross. The cross is a sign of God’s power to save – a sign of love and life.
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