Living Faith Anglican Church

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time "Hope is what you are chained to. Hope is what confines you. Hope is what keeps you from being free to worry and despair. Hope is the shackle on your ankle and around your wrist.  What a beautiful prison…" Discussion Questions: How is what was happening in 1876 similar to what is happening today? Expeditions, the Telephone, Steam engine...

Sermon by Fr. Robert Polen 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Discussion Questions: Jesus always reserves the right to challenge our expectations of him. What are some of the expectations you have/had of Jesus that he has challenged through his Word? Read Jeremiah 6:13–14 and Isaiah 57:15–21. How do these passages help explain what Jesus means when he says that he has not come to bring peace? Why does Je...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time Discussion Questions: What experience do you have with birdwatching? As Jesus sends his Apostles out to share the Gospel, why is Jesus so emphatic that they not be afraid? How do each of the three birds connect with our fears? Which of the three birds feels like the greatest challenge for you to imitate?

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Discussion Questions: What level of familiarity have you had with Jesus’ Twelve Apostles (who they are and why they matter)? Through this sermon, what details about their stories have been illuminated for you? What about their lives and witness for Jesus are inspiring to you? What do you think the Apostles would most want you to learn from them...

Sermon by Fr. Robert Polen 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Discussion Questions: What connotations do you have for “being summoned” or receiving a “summons”? God gathers his people to hear his testimony against them. In what ways have God’s people forgotten God by imagining that he is one like themselves? How is it possible to act as if God is dependent on us? In what ways do we pay lip service to God...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith Trinity Sunday Discussion Questions: How does the idea of apprenticeship help you better understand what following Jesus is all about? The anatomy of a disciple includes a heart to love God, a head to know God, and hands to serve God.  Which do you feel needs the most development in your life? Why is making new disciples inherent to your own discipleship to Jesus? In what...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith Pentecost Sunday Discussion Questions: In your own words, what significance does the Tower of Babel have to the story of Scripture? How does Pentecost reveal God’s heart for the nations and people groups he has made? Is there any area in your life where you’re experiencing notable confusion, frustration, or misunderstanding?  If so, where might God’s good purposes be evid...

Sermon by Bishop Phil Ashey Ascension Sunday

Outreach series with Jeff Bisgrove

Outreach series with Jeff Bisgrove

Outreach series with Jeff Bisgrove

Outreach series with Jeff Bisgrove

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 6th Sunday of Easter Questions What most determines whether I feel valuable or insignificant? What do I fear losing most? What consistently receives my best energy and sacrifice? What criticism affects me disproportionately deeply? Whose approval emotionally defines my day? What do I use to escape stress or uncertainty? What would make me feel like life was falling apart? W...

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 5th Sunday of Easter

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 4th Sunday of Easter

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 3rd Sunday of Easter

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 2nd Sunday of Easter Discussion Questions In what ways do you resonate with the feeling of wanting more signs in order to believe in Jesus? Why is it different to look for more of Jesus’ works because you believe in him, not before you believe in Him? Describe an area of your life in which you know you need Jesus to increase your faith? What is one thing you can do to beg...

Sermon by Dcn. Robert Polen Easter Sunday Discussion Questions: What has been your experience of Easter? How is Easter a reminder of “shocking news”? Throughout the season of Lent, we have been discussing putting the deeds of the body to death. What have you learned throughout this series? How do you hear the command “put to death the deeds of the body”? Looking at Colossians 3:1-4, how does Paul...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith Palm Sunday Put to Death Series Discussion Questions What is the difference between anger and wrath, and how are they connected? In what areas of your life are you most likely to become wrathful, and in what way does it typically manifest itself? Why is wrath a deadly sin? What might it look like for you to harness your anger for something good (to build something up inst...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 5th Sunday of Lent Put to Death Series Discussion Questions In your own words, how would you explain the difference between lazy sloth and busy sloth? Which kind of sloth are you more likely to succumb to and why? In calling us to put sloth to death, how is God offering us something better? In what ways can you ask the Holy Spirit to cause you to love and diligently pursu...

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 4th Sunday of Lent Put to Death Series Discussion Questions When did you first notice Lust? How do you relate to Romans 7? 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate… For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is wha...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 3rd Sunday of Lent Put to Death Series

Sermon by Dcn. Robert Polen 2nd Sunday of Lent Put to Death Series Discussion Questions: How has envy been defined both among the ancient Greeks and in the Christian tradition? What is the difference between envy and greed? Using the story of Joseph and his brothers, what is the “lifecycle” of envy? Where have you seen this “lifecycle” at work? What lies does envy like to tell us? What lies are yo...

Sermon by Fr. Peter Smith 1st Sunday of Lent Put to Death Series Discussion Questions How would you describe your relationship to food and drink? In what ways is gluttony a temptation for you? What deceits might be underneath a person’s desire to over-indulge? Describe a time when you’ve seen the virtue of temperance bring about something really positive, whether in your life or in the life of som...

Sermon by Fr. Bob Fabey 6th Sunday of Epiphany One Anothering Series Discussion Questions: What is the difference between encouragement and exhortation? Have you ever experienced hearing the “truth in love?” Or “Wounds from a friend…” Proverbs 27:6? Have you ever considered encouragement and exhortation to be a sacred duty?  How do you discern between what you want for someone and what God wants?...