Saint Michael and All Angels Sermons

The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles shows us how to light up our world, even when things look dark.

Our Rector reminds us of the way our friends and neighbors are struggling through this pandemic and what we can do to help.

The Rev. Bob Johnston concludes our discipleship study with a lesson on bringing God’s love to those around us.

“God has made us wonderfully and emphatically imperfect…I think that imperfection is a source of opportunity.”

Our Vice Rector teaches us a very practical and encouraging lesson about tithing.

“I want to follow a God who is full of mercy, and who never tires of calling us to new life.”

“If you can learn to be grateful, you will be happy. That’s one of the benefits that comes out of worship.”

“Today and each day you are being called into a new life. You are being called into new habits that will help continue to transform from the inside out.”

The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles teaches us four important practices for growing closer to God.

“It’s the unity we share that provides hope for the world.”

The Rev. Bob Johnston reminds us to measure success by how well we serve others.

On our discipleship journey, The Rev. Mary Lessmann guides us through a challenging passage.

The Rev. Bob Johnston teaches us the role of the Bible in our path to better discipleship.

The Rev. Bob Johnston shows us the first steps of discipleship.

Our Rector kicks off our church-wide discipleship series with an encouraging challenge.

“In the Christian life, it’s always good to take other people along with you.”

When members of a community decide that being together is better…then we have the makings of a steadfast faith community that even hades cannot stand against!”

“Our task as spiritual beings is to see God’s glory and to hear the cries of those in pain. You can’t see without noticing the needs of the people.”

“Jesus says, come and learn these rhythms of grace. They’re gentle and humble…and as we do, we’re going find rest. We’re going to find peace.”

“It’s easy for us to imagine that God is silent…Could it be that in this anxiety, in this fear,in this uncertainty and instability, God is trying to break through? That God is speaking. God is trying to get our attention.”

“If we say that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the son of the one true God, then every action we take, every decision we make, will be guided by our foundational identity as followers of Jesus and as beloved Children of God.”

“While God does not cause the evil and destruction that befalls us, He can use our lives and our dicrumstances, messy as they are, to work His good intentions for us and for the whole world.”

“We have a God of hope. We have a God we can trust. Will we lean into this call to run the race with perseverance?”

“The essential message of the Bible is that God’s love is universal.”

“The faith concept includes running the risk of beliving it. Running the risk of trying it. Running the risk of trusting it.”