Christ Our Hope Sermons

As we near the end of our sermon series on the book of James, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on James' message of how God's judgement is actually good news. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 5:1-12 Support the show

In this "Proverb of the New Testament," James urges a lack of presumption about our own plans and fates, for only God is sovereign over the "vanishing mists" of our lives.  With a little help from Leo Tolstoy, Fr. Jeromie Rand gets to some of the "proverbial" aspects of this passage.    Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: J...

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James.  How does being recipients of grace enable us to walk the humble way of the Cross? Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 4:1-12 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James.  In a time when the Church itself feels on the brink of multi-way ideological fractures, what does it mean to be a people who embody the "folly" of the Cross, which bids all our sad divisions cease?  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 3:13-18 Support the...

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; last week we dove into the implications of a faith made visible through our works. But does this mean that somehow our words don't matter? This week we see the depth of James' answer to that question.  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 3:1-12 Support the...

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we delve into the well-known passage of "faith without works is dead." What does James mean, both to the original recipients of his letter and to us?  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 2:14-26 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we examine James' words about partiality between rich and poor, and what it means to favor mercy over judgement.   Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 2:1-13 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we delve into the implications of being "doers of the Word and not hearers only."   Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 1:19-27 Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand introduces our fall sermon series going through the book of James.  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 1:1-18 Support the show

Bishop Ken Ross visits Christ Our Hope for the service of confirmation, and preaches from the well-known Ephesians passage on "putting on the full armor of God."  Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on John 6:60-69; the disciples recognize that though Jesus words about being the "Bread of Life" are hard to accept, they are still "the words of eternal life"...with Jesus as their only source.  Support the show

Lay preacher Jeremy Kicklighter preaches on Psalm 147 and what it means to declare with the Psalmist that "it is good to praise the Lord."  Support the show

Visiting priest Fr. Al Janssen preaches the last of three sermons on spiritual conflict using the examples of Old Testament warriors and what they can teach us about fighting today's spiritual battles.   Scriptural focus: Exodus 32:7-14 - Moses Pleads with God Support the show

Visiting priest Fr. Al Janssen preaches the second of three sermons on spiritual conflict using the examples of Old Testament warriors and what they can teach us about fighting today's spiritual battles.   Scriptural focus: 1 Kings 19:1-14 - Elijah's Flight into the Desert and Encounter with God Support the show

Visiting priest Fr. Al Janssen preaches the first of three sermons on spiritual conflict using the examples of Old Testament warriors and what they can teach us about fighting today's spiritual battles.   Scriptural focus: Judges 6:11-16 - The Call of Gideon Support the show

This Sunday, Fr. Jeromie Rand concludes our Ordinary Christian Life series from the Psalms with a closing examination of the hard work of trusting God even in seasons of doubt.  Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'l...

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  This Sunday, lay preacher Jared Dybzinski fills in for Fr. Jeromie with a meditation on Psalm 85.  Sermo...

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  This Sunday, the 4th of July, we deviate from the standard lectionary to incorporate readings set aside...

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  Sermon series: The Ordinary Christian Life Scripture:  Psalm 112 Support the show

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  Sermon series: The Ordinary Christian Life Scripture:  Psalm 107 Support the show

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  Sermon series: The Ordinary Christian Life Scripture:  Psalm 92 Support the show

Through the first seven weeks of the season of Ordinary Time, we'll examine aspects of "The Ordinary Christian Life" found in the Psalms.  As we walk through this longest season of the church year, we'll reflect on these reminders of the daily commitment to following Jesus.  Sermon series: The Ordinary Christian Life Scripture:  Psalm 130 Support the show

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The first Easter Sunday was quite different than it is for us today, arriving at the day in celebration after a long season of anticipation. But in some ways, we are not so different from  those women who first found the empty tomb, because we sometimes still bring that heaviest of questions before God: is it really true that Christ rose from the dead?   Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches an Easter sermon...

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