A sermon from Father Michael Novotny from Hebrews 4 / Psalm 95. Trading anxiety for gratefulness.
Who exactly was Jesus? Where can we go to answer this question? This week marks the final Sunday in the season of Epiphany and focuses on the Transfiguration of Jesus. Fr. David Tew explains the significance of this event as the testimony of all the Old Testament prophets as well as the Father in heaven. Jesus is the Son of the Father, to whom we are to listen.
The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany marks World Missions Sunday for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). It is appropriate to emphasize the Church’s perennial mission during this season as we are Christ’s witnesses throughout the world. In this week’s message Fr. Michael Novotny gives us a biblical theology of missions and helps us understand that the gospel of Jesus Christ is for all nations.
God told Moses that he would raise up a prophet like him from among the Israelites (Deut. 18:15-22). This prophet would speak God’s word in a way Moses did not. This week’s message from Fr. Jonathan Hicks demonstrates how Jesus fulfilled this prophecy and how we can hear the voice of God in the midst of so many other alluring voices today.
What is discipleship? When Jesus called the apostles to make disciples, what was he calling them to do? We often mistakenly think that discipleship is simply learning more information about Jesus. This week’s message from Fr. Michael Novotny challenges us to think about discipleship, not as information, but as imitation. Who are you following today?
Love without truth is no better than truth without love. To err on either side is to dehumanize our neighbor. This week’s message by Fr. Michael Novotny speaks to our current moment as a church in the midst of political and social turmoil. We are challenged to remember that Jesus Christ is Lord, no matter how much to the contrary the world would have us believe.
Who are you? What a profound question! The world wants to answer this question for us, but Scripture tells us another story. As we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord, Fr. Michael Novotny reminds us that we who have been baptized into Christ have also been baptized into his death and resurrection. We are has everything to do with who Christ is and how we participate in his death and resurrection.
