Christ Our Hope Sermons

On Easter Sunday 2022, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a message on what it means to live in resurrection hope amid a world still experiencing the grip of death.  Support the show

The Anglican liturgy for Palm Sunday begins with an outdoor procession of palms into the church closely followed by a congregational reading of the Passion narrative in Luke. In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand invites us to contemplate the juxtaposition of these events - cries of "Hosanna" turned to "Crucify" - and what they reveal about the seemingly paradoxical nature of our sa...

As Lent draws to a close, we begin to wrap up our sermon series on Christ entering our story so we can enter His. This Sunday, lay preacher Jared Dybzinski delivers a message on the parable of the wicked tenants in  Luke 20:9-19.  Support the show

For the season of Lent, we are journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Christ's parable of the two sons and God's joyous reception into restored fellowship that awaits the repentant.  Scriptural focus: Luke 15:11-32 Support the show

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this third Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Christ's parable of the fig tree and the fruit of repentance.  Support the show

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this second Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Luke 13:22-35, and speaks on how Christ knows us in the ways we don't even know to ask. Support the show

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this first Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the Luke passage detailing Christ's victory over temptation in the wilderness. Support the show

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a time to acknowledge our mortal and fallen nature and begin any forms of fasting we may be undertaking for the next forty days. Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from Isaiah 55 and 58 on the nature of entering a fast rightly.    Support the show

As we close out the season of Epiphany, Fr. Jeromie Rand wraps up our sermon series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We end on the famous "love chapter" of Ephesians (Ephesians 13), examining how Paul's words provide a model for the ways the church may use her gifts.  Support the show

For World Mission Sunday, Fr. Jeromie Rand delivers a message on Romans 10:9-17, exhorting us to remember that the  "mission" of the church in the world depends on and flows from an unwavering proclamation of Christ as the way, the truth, and the life.  Support the show

In this sermon continuing our sermon from 1st Corinthians, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on two of Paul's points: what life would mean if Christ hadn't raised from the dead, and what life does mean because He has .  Scriptural focus: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our sermon series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, a reminder that interest in "spiritual things" shouldn't distract us from the heart of the Gospel - new life in Christ Jesus through His death and resurrection. Support the show

In this sermon, guest priest Fr. Tony Vandenberge draws primarily from Luke 4:21-32 to preach on Christ's calling of His church into community with one another.   Support the show

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Throughout the season of Epiphany, we will be walking through a sermon series on the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this message, Fr. Jeromie Rand teaches on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, reminding us that a) the gifts of the Holy Spirit are not meant to burden us with more striving for perfection and b) these gifts are for the building up of the body.  Support the show

Throughout the season of Epiphany, we will be walking through a sermon series on the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Join us as Fr. Jeromie Rand begins the series with a message on Christ's Baptism and anointing with the Spirit.  Support the show

In this first sermon of the year 2022, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the Song of Simeon and the ways we can continue to live a life of hope, no matter what the "year in review" looks like every January.  Support the show

The Christmas celebration continues into the season of Christmastide, a 12-day feast in the church calendar that extends into January, ending in the season of Epiphany.  On this first Sunday of Christmastide, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on John 1:1-18, and invites us to ponder the miracle of the Creator becoming like His creation - and what that means for us.   Support the show

In our final sermon of Advent, Fr. Jeromie Rand leads us into a contemplation of the "already/not yet" tension of this season we enter into every year, and the ways the Magnificat (the Song of Mary) embodies that same tension - how she celebrated God's promise made to her as though it was already fulfilled.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Luke 1:39-56  Su...

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Zephaniah 3: 14-20  Support the show

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Malachi 3:1-5 Support the show

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Zechariah 14:1-9  Support the show

We close out the season of Ordinary Time with Christ the King Sunday, a feast day celebrating and acknowledging Christ as the King of all kings, now and forever. Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from several of our weekly texts to remind us of what it means to serve Christ as King.  Sermon series: N/A (Lectionary preaching) Scriptural focus: Daniel 7:9-14, John 18:33-37 Support the show

With our sermon series on James recently concluded, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on how Christ's model of enduring suffering empowers us to endure in kind.  Sermon Series: N/A (Lectionary preaching) Scriptural Focus: Hebrews 10:31-39 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand wraps up our fall sermon series from James, with a particular emphasis on bringing our need for healing to the Lord in prayer. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 5:13-20 Support the show