Cathedral Church of St Luke - Homilies

Because the sinless savior died, my sinful soul is free for God the just is satisfied to look on him and pardon me. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 5 MARCH 2023 Psalm 121 ; Genesis 12:1-4a ; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 ; John 3:1-17

Jesus says you can't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 26 FEB 2023 Psalm 32 ; Genesis 2:15-17,3:1-7 ; Romans 5:12-19 ; Matthew 4:1-11

Be renewed, be empowered, be blessed, go out into the world to proclaim Jesus Christ is my Lord. He is risen, he is real. Sermon preached by the Rt Rev. Canon Dr. Patrick Augustine, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on on 19 FEB 2023 Psalm 2 or 99 ; Exodus 24:12-18 ; 2 Peter 1:16-21 ; Matthew 17:1-9

…like a skilled surgeon Jesus only cuts, So he can heal. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on on 12 FEB 2023 Psalm 119:1-8 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 ; or Sirach 15:15-20 ; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 ; Matthew 5:21-37

May we seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves and striving for justice and peace among all peoples. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 5 FEB 2023 Psalm 112:1-9 (10) ; Isaiah 58:1-9a(9b-12) ; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12(13-16) ; Matthew 5:13-20

…we never get over being learners literally until the day we…breathe our last. We're still students, still learning new things.   Sermon preached by the Right Reverend Bishop Gregory O. Brewer at the Cathedral Church of St Luke on 29 JAN 2023 Psalm 15 ; Micah 6:1-8 ; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 ; Matthew 5:1-12

The mind of Christ is shown at the cross Sermon preached by the Reverend Patricia Orlando on 22 JAN 2023. Psalm 27:1, 5-13 ; Isaiah 9:1-4 ; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 ; Matthew 4:12-23

Rabbi where you are that’s where I want to be, and that will be good enough for me. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 15 JAN 2023. Psalm 40:1-12 Isaiah 49:1-7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 ; John 1:29-42

God is writing the story of redemption for the whole world, and at your baptism. He initiates you into that story. He invites you…You become a part of the story at baptism. Sermon preached by Canon Josh Bales on 8 JAN 2023. Psalm 29 ; Isaiah 42:1-9 ;  Acts 10:34-43 ;  Matthew 3:13-17

His death brings pardon for us. His resurrection brings right now life from spiritual death for us, and at his return it will bring resurrection from physical death.   Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 1 JAN 2023. Psalm 8 ; Numbers 6:22-27 ;  Galatians 4:4-7  or   Philippians 2:5-11 ;  Luke 2:15-21 &nbs...

It's not by righteous works that we have done, but by Jesus's mercy.   Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 25 DEC 2022. Psalm 96; Isaiah 9: 2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14(15-20)

Put your faith in a far more reliable ally. The Lord himself, because he has always kept his promises that he has.  Sermon preached on 18 DEC 2022 by Rev. Dr. Justin Holcomb. Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18 Isaiah 7:10-16 ;   Romans 1:1-7 ;  Matthew 1:18-25

Christ appeared in humility to redeem US, and Christ will appear in glory to consummate all things Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 11 DEC 2022. Psalm 146:4-9   or   Canticle 3   or   Canticle 15 Isaiah 35:1-10 ;  James 5:7-10 ;  Matthew 11:2-11

To live in harmony with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together with one voice we would glorify God and his light & love Sermon preached by the Reverend Patricia Orlando, Orlando on 4 DEC 2022. Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12

It’s time to wake up the wonder of Jesus. God wants us to wake up to the reality of who we are, who he wants us to be and who Jesus really is. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 27 NOV 2022. Psalm 122 Isaiah 2:1-5 ; Romans 13:11-14 ; Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon preached on Sunday 20 November, 2022 by Canon Peter Tepper at the Cathedral Church of St Luke. To understand the spiritual world we need a new vocabulary. Apart from the Holy Spirit we will not have the language or vocabulary to understand or describe God. Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 1:67-80; The Song of Zechariah Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43

God's promise to us is that he is more than enough for all we need. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 13 NOV 2022. Isaiah 65:17-25 Canticle 9 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 ; Luke 21:5-19

When on a journey it is always great to know the the destination. On this All Saints day we look at the goal and finish line of the Christian life. Sermon preached by the Reverend Patricia Orlando, on 6 NOV 2022. Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11–23 Luke 6:20–36

Sermon preached on Sunday 30 October, 2022 by Canon Peter Tepper at the Cathedral Church of St Luke. What are you willing to do get see a great vista? A famous figure? Or something Historic. In the story of Zacchaeus, Jesus invites to a new way to view ourselves, other people and our talents and resources. God's Grace changes our perspective and makes us generous. Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:1...

The New Covenant is a gift worth unwrapping. Jeremiah writes to his readers about a New Covenant that God is writing on hearts instead of tablets of stone. This gift is new and mesmerizing. Sermon preached by the Reverend Patricia Orlando, on 16 OCT 2022. Jeremiah 31:27-34 Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 ; Luke 18:1-8

Jeremiah writes to his readers, “Seek the welfare of the city.” One of the motifs of the bible is that of exile and alienation. We are not home, yet. God calls us as heavenly citizens to work for the welfare of our community. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 09 OCT 2022. Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Psalm 66:1-12 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-...

Paul writes to his protege, Timothy and urges him to fan into flame the gift that was give to him by the laying on of hands. God has given us a Spirit of Courage, Love and Self-Control. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 02 OCT 2022. Lamentations 1:1-6 Psalm 137 2 Timothy 1:1-14 ; Luke 17:5-10

As we read today, Jeremiah account of the Lord telling him to buy a field just before the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile into Babylon, a promise of restoration.  Luke who wrote the gospel from which we read today, describes the coming of that restoration at the beginning of his gospel.  Our Epistle today soberly reminds us, it's possible to get hope wrong.  Sermon preached b...

Sermon delivered by the Revd Patricia Orlando on 18 SEP 2020 at the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando. Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13

On September 11 we remember lives and loves lost. This Sunday we analyze and ask ourselves, "What animates our lives? Is it love? Is it faith? Is it love?" Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II was examplary in showing us a life animated by her Faith in Jesus Christ and her love for God and her people. In her Chrismas address of 2011 she said, "Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, histo...