A sermon from Father Michael Novotny from Hebrews 4 / Psalm 95. Trading anxiety for gratefulness.
Are you ready for Christmas? This week’s message comes from Fr. Gerry McDermott on preparing for the celebration of Christ’s first coming. In this week’s gospel passage, John the Baptist cries out, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 3:1-12). Listen to this important reminder to confess our sins and prepare Him room in our hearts.
Christ the King Sunday is a big day for our parish. Today is the feast day of our church and we celebrate the 1st year in our new building. This day is also marked with Holy Baptism and a reminder that we are called to follow our King Jesus Christ. Listen to this week’s message as we are challenged to stop dictating the terms of our own salvation.
What is a deacon in the Anglican tradition? Why is ordination necessary? This week Christ the King Anglican Church celebrates the ordinations of Jarrod Hill and Ben Williams to the diaconate. Listen to Bishop David Bryan’s message on this important office and the necessity of servanthood in the life of the church.
In a confrontation with the Sadducees who did not believe in the resurrection, Jesus declared that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living (Luke 11:38). In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus confronts us with the reality of the bodily resurrection from the dead. Just as he would be physically raised from the dead, so will those who “are considered worthy.” Listen to this week’s message delivered by Fr. Michael Novotny.
“Our hope is not in our repentance, our hope is in Jesus Christ.” When the Lord stopped in Jericho and called to the hated tax collector Zacchaeus, the crowds must have been indignant. This week’s message from Mr. Jarrod Hill challenges us to place repentance as a priority in our lives without hoping in our repentance. Listen to this important message from Luke 19:1-10.
Humility is the antidote to self-righteousness. This week’s message comes from Luke 18:9-14 where Jesus speaks of a tax-collector and a Pharisee who both go to the Temple for prayer. What do these men have in common? What is different about them? What is Jesus saying to us in this story? Listen to Fr. Michael Novotny expound this important text for us today.
What authority does the Bible have? This week Fr. Lee Nelson visited CTK from Waco, Texas to deliver the message on 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5. Paul’s letter to his young protege, Timothy, was an encouragement to teach, reproof, correct, and train God’s people by the authority of Scripture. Listen to this week’s important message by Fr. Lee Nelson.
