Church of the Incarnation Sermons

Bp. Greg Brewer reflects on Luke 6:27-38, where Jesus calls us to love, give, and show mercy as God has shown us. Following Christ sets us apart, shaping how we see others and respond to challenges. When we surrender to His love, we become instruments of His grace in the world.

Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on Genesis 45, showing how Joseph’s forgiveness defies human instinct for vengeance. True mercy, like Christ’s, surrenders power and refuses retaliation, even when justified. Though forgiveness doesn’t undo harm, it mirrors God’s boundless grace.

Rev. Joe Dewey reflects on Luke 6:20-26, revealing how Jesus’ kingdom operates on a radically different currency. While the world values wealth, power, and status, Christ calls us to embrace weakness, grief, and humility as the path to true blessing. Pain and shame, when surrendered to God, become the soil for transformation. In following Jesus, we exchange the fleeting values of the world for the...

Rev. Cody Turner reflects on Luke 6:17–26, revealing how Jesus frees us from the illusion that wealth, power, and status define us. The world’s values are fleeting, but Christ alone is eternal. In every season whether it be grief, struggle, or abundance, only His love remains.

Rev. Joe Dewey reflects on Isaiah 6 and Luke 5, showing how Jesus calls us beyond our comfort into the deep. Like Isaiah and Peter, we may feel unworthy, but God sees our potential and draws out His beauty in us. Following Christ means surrendering control, trusting His call, and casting our nets into the unknown with faith.

Bp. Greg Brewer reflects on Isaiah 6 and Luke 5, showing how God's call disrupts expectations. Both Isaiah and Peter were unprepared, yet God rewrote their paths, revealing their deep need for Him. True security isn’t in control but in trusting His purposes and stepping into the unknown with faith.

Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on the Presentation of Jesus, showing how Mary, Simeon, and Anna embrace mortality by offering their lives to God. In contrast, our world obsesses over escaping limits- maximizing life, avoiding aging, and fearing death. Yet, Jesus came for finite people, and through the patterns of birth, life, and death, God’s redemption unfolds. True freedom comes not from control or en...

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on the Presentation of Jesus, illustrating how Mary, Simeon, and Anna surrender what they hold dear, reminding us that nothing truly belongs to us; all is given back to God. Through personal testimony, he shares how his family learned that true comfort comes not from control but from fully belonging to Christ. Inspired by "Avada Hashem" ("everything in service of God...

Canon Carrie Headington reflects on Jesus’ proclamation of His mission in Luke 4, describing it as the most transformative announcement in history. Jesus declares He is the Messiah, bringing good news to the poor, freedom for captives, sight for the blind, and liberation for the oppressed. This declaration is both universal and deeply personal, showing us God’s love, power, and purpose for our liv...

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on how scripture reveals our longings, exposes our sins, and brings us into the presence of God. Just as the people in Nehemiah’s time wept upon hearing the Law, we are invited to encounter Christ in the Word- a meeting that transforms sorrow into joy and strengthens us with His grace.

Bp. Greg Brewer reflects on John 2:1-11, urging us to see Jesus not only as miraculous but also as playful and trustworthy. The wedding at Cana reveals Christ’s grace and invites us to trust Him, even when His plans differ from ours. Walking by faith often means stepping into the unknown, where God’s provision and abundance await. Bp. Brewer reminds us that true faith embraces the unpredictable, u...

Rev. Oliver Lee reflects on John 2:1-11, sharing the story of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. This act, more than a miracle, was a sign pointing to the transformative grace of Christ. It revealed that God’s greatest gifts, symbolized by the new wine, surpass the old ways of the law. Rev. Lee urges us to see God’s extraordinary work in the ordinary and embrace His abundant, li...

Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on Isaiah 43:1-7 and Jesus’s baptism, highlighting how baptism declares us as God’s beloved children. Through this covenant of grace, God binds Himself to us, offering His constant presence, forgiveness, and love. Baptism is a gift that redefines our identity and calls us to trust in Him fully.

Rev. Joe Dewey reflects on Isaiah 43:1-7 and the baptism of Jesus, exploring how our true identity is found in God’s choice, not our own. Baptism proclaims we belong to God, adopted as His beloved children. Though the journey includes suffering and trials, it leads to life and resurrection through Christ. In moments of self-reliance or despair, God’s voice reminds us of who we are and where we’re...

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on Ephesians 1:3-14, emphasizing God’s abundant blessings and our adoption into His family through grace. Living in His surplus, not deficit, calls us to respond with praise and gratitude, trusting His love to transform our lives.

Bishop Gregory Brewer reflects on Ephesians 1:3-6, highlighting God’s grace in uniting us with Christ through baptism and Eucharist. This unbreakable bond fills us with dignity, courage, and hope, empowering us to live out His love in all circumstances.

Rev. Jon Jordan uses a forbidden button to illustrate humanity’s failure to align with God’s purposes. Drawing on Galatians 4:4-7, he highlights how Christ fulfills the law, offering new hearts capable of loving God and others. Through Jesus’ redemption, we are called to live in freedom and renewed purpose.

Rev. Jon Jordan uses a forbidden button to illustrate humanity’s failure to align with God’s purposes. Drawing on Galatians 4:4-7, he highlights how Christ fulfills the law, offering new hearts capable of loving God and others. Through Jesus’ redemption, we are called to live in freedom and renewed purpose.

Rev. Joe Dewey reflects on Isaiah 62 and Luke 2, highlighting Christ's birth as the restoration of peace (shalom) in a world of conflict. Through the vulnerability of the nativity and the cross, God brings reconciliation and wholeness, not by force but through love. Drawing on a WWII Christmas truce, he reminds us that true peace arises in vulnerability and invites us to trust God’s transformative...

Bishop Gregory Brewer reflects on the Incarnation, emphasizing God’s love revealed in Christ’s humble birth. Through the shepherds’ encounter, we see how Christ welcomes the excluded and calls us to humility. Like a stable, our lives may feel unworthy, but His presence transforms. In our need, we’re invited to kneel, say “yes,” and receive the healing love of Emmanuel. 

Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on Luke 1, emphasizing how God's plans often unsettle our own but lead to unexpected grace. Through Mary’s “yes” to God, the Magnificat reveals a God who upends the world’s priorities, bringing hope and redemption. Drawing parallels to life’s disruptions, such as unexpected pregnancies or challenges, we’re called to trust God’s intrusions. These moments, though difficult,...

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on Luke 1 and Micah, highlighting God’s unexpected grace in the Magnificat. Christmas shows God lifting the lowly, humbling the proud, and appearing in the unlikeliest places and people. Whether we feel ready or not, God’s grace meets us where we are, transforming our hearts and lives.

Bp. Greg Brewer reflects on Philippians 4:4-7 and Luke 3:7-18, urging us to embrace the Holy Spirit’s refining fire. This lifelong transformation, though challenging, reflects God’s love as He confronts our sin to make us new in Christ. Advent calls us to yield to His work, finding true joy and peace through surrender.

Rev. Cody Turner draws from Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, and Luke 3:7-18 to remind us that Advent celebrates God’s nearness. He urges us to seek practices like prayer and repentance to sharpen our awareness of His presence. Just as Jacob, Paul, and John the Baptist experienced God in times of trial, we too can find Him in our struggles. Advent calls us to rejoice, not just in waiting for...

Rev. Jon Jordan draws from Luke 3:1-6, urging us to heed John the Baptist's call to prepare the way of the Lord by confronting sin and barriers in our hearts. Reflecting on Philippians 1:3-11, he reminds us that repentance is essential for transformation and aligns us with Christ’s ongoing work within us. True preparation for Advent involves prayer and honest self-reflection, as God promises to co...