Faith Speaks — Reverend Neil Taylor — Sermon Podcast

Read Psalm 110; Hebrews 7:24-26; Luke 24:50-52. I BELIEVE... He Ascended | Part Twelve Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says. To catch up with PART ELEVEN of "I BELIEVE," preached by Rev'd Mark Hottel, go to https://youtu.be/_hic_Ra-RD8  

Read Ecclesiastes 9:1-6; Psalm 139:1-12; 1 Peter 3:13-22; Luke 16:19-31. I BELIEVE... He Descended to the Dead | Part Ten Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says.

Read Leviticus 16:8-10, 21-22, 1 Corinthians 15:1-6, Matthew 26:6-13 I BELIEVE... in Jesus Christ, Buried | Part Nine Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says.

Read Numbers 21:6-9, Hebrews 9, 10, Matthew 20:17-19 I BELIEVE... in Jesus Christ, Crucified | Part Eight Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says.

Read Isaiah 53, Acts 4:1-31, John 18:28-40 I BELIEVE... in Jesus Christ, He suffered under Pontius Pilate | Part Seven Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says. To catch up with PART SIX of "I BELIEVE," preached by Rev'd Mark Hottel, go to https://youtu.be/2ctfTqlesr4  

Read Isaiah 9:6-7, Philippians 2:9-11, Matthew 16:13-20 I BELIEVE... in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord | Part Five Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says.

Read Genesis 2:1-7, Psalm 33:1-9, John 1:1-5, Revelation 4  I BELIEVE... in God... Maker of Heaven and Earth | Part Four Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says.

Read Genesis 17:1-8, Psalm 89:5-13, Matthew 7:9-11, Revelation 1:1-8 I BELIEVE... in God the Father Almighty | Part Three Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles' Creed says. To catch up with PART TWO of "I BELIEVE," preached by Rev'd Mark Hottel, go to https://youtu.be/MQ7mbcuGhSk    

Read Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Luke 9:28-36 Humanity can never build a dwelling place for God; rather it is God who makes humanity the dwelling place of divinity. It is God through Jesus who tabernacles among us and this is most profoundly revealed in the Transfiguration of Jesus.  

Read Romans 1:16 I BELIEVE | Part One Saying the Creed is one of the most radical things you could ever do. So, join us over the next several weeks as we explore what the Apostles’ Creed says.  

Read Proverbs 21:20 & 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Part Four | A Better Life — Watching the Finacial Gap Sometimes, the only way to keep up with all the demands on our lives is to run at maximum capacity and then some. But there is another way...one where we have room to breathe and space to respond to what life brings our way. Join us as we explore what it means to WATCH THE GAP and live with Margin over...

Read Matthew 4:21-22 Feast Day of St. James the Elder (Greater) | July 25, 2024 Little did this brash disciple, who left his nets on the shores of the Sea of Galilee,  know that he would be the first Apostle martyred for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, James, the son of Zebedee, was the first of the Apostles to win the crown of martyrdom and the only Apostle whose death is recorded in the...

Read Job 31:1-8, James 1:13-16, Matthew 5:21-37 Part Three | Moral Spaces Sometimes, the only way to keep up with all the demands on our lives is to run at maximum capacity and then some. But there is another way...one where we have room to breathe and space to respond to what life brings our way. Join us as we explore what it means to WATCH THE GAP and live with Margin over this four-week sermon...

Feast  of St Mary Magdalene | Homily Read John 20:1-2, 11-18 Our Christian faith, in the resurrection of Christ, our risen Lord, depends principally on the testimony of Mary Magdalene. This fact speaks eloquently of the important role of women in the Church universal, and Mary Magdalene stands in a long line of women who have loved and served Christ. Women, who have told others about him, who have...

Read Ephesians 5:15-17, Matthew 6:26-34 Part Two | Planning Sacred Spaces Sometimes, the only way to keep up with all the demands on our lives is to run at maximum capacity and then some. But there is another way...one where we have room to breathe and space to respond to what life brings our way. Join us as we explore what it means to WATCH THE GAP and live with Margin over this four-week sermon...

Read Luke 10:38-42 Part One | Managing Life's Sacred Spaces Sometimes, the only way to keep up with all the demands on our lives is to run at maximum capacity and then some. But there is another way...one where we have room to breathe and space to respond to what life brings our way. Join us as we explore what it means to WATCH THE GAP and live with Margin over this four-week sermon series.

Read Matthew 9:9-13 "When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?" Here is the Pharisees' question asked differently: "What is your teacher's philosophy of ministry?"  "What is He all about?" Jesus heard them and said in verse 12, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick." That is what being a Christian is all ab...

Read John 21:15-19 The two leading Apostles of the early Church are celebrated together in the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is observed on June 29th. This liturgical feast honors Peter and Paul's martyrdom in Rome.

Read Luke 1:57-80 When an angel told Zechariah that his aged wife, Elizabeth, was pregnant, Zechariah began asking questions that betrayed his disbelief. It was then that Zechariah's voice failed him. Because of his lack of faith… his powers of speech were temporarily taken away. In the gospel reading, Zechariah's voice is restored when he signals that his newborn son will be named "John" accordin...

Read Acts 11.19-30, 13.1-3 We know more about Barnabas than most of the Saints of the apostolic age. What we know is found throughout the Acts of the Apostles, which are commented on in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, Galatians, and Colossians. We can determine that he is a native Cypriot, a Levite, and a leader in the church in Jerusalem; tradition says he was an evangelizer of his native...

Read Zephaniah 3:14-18; Luke 1:39-56 The Feast of the Visitation In our lectionary lessons, we are reminded that, whatever happens to us on our journey, God is in charge And He will and can use whatever it is you’re going through for good and to bring us joy and to help us get home. 

Read John 14:8-17, Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 SPIRIT In the Bible's very beginning, the Spirit is involved in the birth of Creation, and in the New Testament, the Spirit is involved in the birth of the believer. The Spirit is the giver of new life, and it is this "new life" that we want to explore. If you want to take things further, there are some great resources you can tap into, such as...

Read 1 John 5:1-11, John 17:6-19 Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B) Our reading from 1 John 5 shows us and helps us keep our eyes and will on the finish line.  

Read Luke 24:36-49; Acts 3:12-20 Third Sunday of Easter (Year B) Witnessing is not optional. It is not a sporadic or patchy activity of faith. It is not something you can decide to do one day and then resolve to take the next day off. It is constant. It is a way of life. It is who you are. WE ARE WITNESSES.  

Read John 20:19-31 Second Sunday of Easter (Year B) Unfortunately, Thomas is remembered solely in a negative light; there is more to this man than doubt.