Christ Church Sermons

Our world disdains belief in God, yet still seeks greater purpose in life. Fr. Paul shows the church's true and lasting answer: purpose discovered, not self-made. When we come into relationship with Christ, our life's purpose re-orients around Him.

Our lonely world asks, "What is love?" "Can I find it?" and "Will it last?" Fr. Paul opens his series on Philemon by showing how the family of the Church is a guarantee of love, abounding and unmerited.

Fr. Paul Donison casts the vision for a new year of ministry at Christ Church: to be the Church for the sake of the world. Modeled on Acts 2:42, Christ Church celebrates the work of worship, formation, belonging, and compassion as the newly appointed cathedral of our diocese.

Fr. Bryan Biba invites us to understand Jesus' authority and power like the first century people who first encountered Him. When we follow Christ in humility, our words and actions resound with His purpose.

"Where do we find courage as evangelists?" Fr. Paul Donison reveals how simple is the incredible invitation to discover the Lord Jesus. When we "come and see" the person and the passion of Christ—and invite others to do the same—we are forever changed.

Fr. Paul Donison explains the secret of rest and peace in the midst of chaos. When storms batter our lives, we can know Jesus is present and powerful, pointing us to the greater storm He has already calmed.

The Most. Rev. Dr. Foley Beach explores the Biblical declarations about Jesus: God from God. The testimony of Christ's disciples is an invitation for us to believe and be saved.

"How does one become a Christian?" Fr. Paul examines how thoughtful and rational people come to fall on their knees in worship. The story of the magi reminds us how we must be dethroned and discipled to Jesus.

"How do we truly receive the Christmas gift?" Fr. Paul commends us to continually receive the story of Christ's birth in our lives, to cultivate our wondering, pondering, and treasuring of the gift.

"Do you know how much you are loved?" Christmas puts on display the declaration of God's love to us. Into a broken world, God swaddled Himself; He became "God with us" so we might be with Him.

Fr. Bryan Biba examines the Biblical origins of joy, when pain and suffering cease, and also the fullest experience of joy when we enter the life-giving presence of God.

"How do we say yes to God?" Fr. Paul Donison examines our deep desire for God's presence in our lives, and the renovation that follows when Jesus orders our lives around His. Matthew 1:18-25.

"How do we say yes to God?" Fr. Paul Donison explores how Mary struggled—and said yes—in the face of losing family and future. Only the Lord's promised presence, purpose, and power can bring us the hope needed to walk after God's call on our lives. Luke 1:26-38.

"Is there hope for wayward sheep?" Fr. Paul Donison shares the incredible good news of Jesus's judgment: Christ has made us His sheep, imperfect though we are, to become His imitators to the least among us. Matthew 25:31-46.

The Most Rev. Robert Duncan describes the miracle of our entrance into the Kingdom of God through the waters of Holy Baptism. God gives us what we cannot have except by His heavenly grace.

Our dark and troubled world needs saints, and so the Lord has sent us: His saints, imperfect and broken. God is transforming us into His image, for His namesake. Ezekiel 36:22-28.

"Where are God's saints today?" On the day we remember the faithful departed, Fr. Paul Donison recalls our purpose as salt and light upon the Earth: to be God's chosen saints, made capable to show His glory.

Fr. Paul Donison reveals the source of love and generosity in story of the woman with the alabaster jar. When we recognize our failures, we can discover the gospel of God's profound forgiveness.

"Where does generosity come from?" Fr. Paul Donison examines the story of Zacchaeus, chief of tax collectors and traitor to his Jewish people. When Jesus extends fellowship to Zacchaeus, the outcast discovers the radical generosity of God.

"Where does generosity come from?" Fr. Paul Donison explores Hannah's story, an outcast of her society because of her barrenness, who found in the Lord's mercy an incredible gift to bless the world.

"What does it mean to be the church in a divided culture?" The Rev. Bryan Biba speaks to the power of Jesus' commandment to love God and neighbor. It equips us as His witnesses.

"I long to be at rest." Fr. Paul relates the restorative power of knowing God's everlasting mercy. In the aftermath of the flood, God gives to Noah and all people a covenant of grace. God is steadfast: He will do all the work of rescue; He will endure all our judgment.

Fr. Paul teaches that the flood story is for people who feel they have lost everything. When brokenness is so severe and our lives are ruined, God recreates, recalibrates, and recommissions us for his purpose.

Fr. Paul begins his new sermon series “The Gospel in the Flood” by asking us to confront our entitlement, which he explains is more serious than we realize. But like with Noah, God’s grace will find us and form in us faithful obedience.

Fr. Paul sets the proper context for our prayers for healing: Pray for Christ to be near. Where Christ is, there is also healing.