St. Andrew's Anglican Church Sermons

In this sermon from the 2nd Sunday of Christmas, Deacon Ryan explores the journey of the Magi to visit the Lord, and how it can relate to our journey to come to to the Lord to worship. Matthew 2:1-12 The post Journey to the Table first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon from Christmas Eve 2025, Rev. Ben explores what the Christmas Spirit is by contrasting two stories: Ebenezer Scrooge and the Shepherds in their fields at that first Christmas. Luke 2:1-20 The post The Christmas Spirit first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon on the Second Sunday in Advent, Rev. Ben unpacks the vision of the Messiah’s Kingdom from Isaiah 11, and what hope tells us when we don’t experience that peace in our lives and in our world right now. Isaiah 11:1-10 The post The Stump, the Branch, and the Longing of our Hearts first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon from the first Sunday of Advent, 2025, Rev. Ben preaches on knowing the future hope of Christ’s return, and allowing that to shape our present living. To change our mindsets and repent, we need to know what time it is, that our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Romans 13:8-14 The post Know What Time It Is first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

On this Christ the King Sunday of 2025, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches about the kind of King we serve, who lays down His life for us and teaches us to do the same. Readings for the day that Rev. Daniel draws from are Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; and Luke 23:35-43. The post The King Who Sacrifices first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, 2025, Rev. Ben preaches from the prophet Malachi, the Lord’s loving word of repentance to the people that were seeking their own gain more than they were seeking the Lord. To fear the Lord is to know our place before Him, to have our lives revolve around Him, and to receive His salvation.… The post What’s In It For Me? first appeared on St. Andrew...

In this sermon from All Saints’ Sunday in 2025, Rev. Ben preaches on the communion of saints that we believe in, drawing from Revelation 7:9-14 and Psalm 149. The post The Communion of Saints first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

Following upon a pastoral letter to our diocese from Bp. Foley Beach that spoke to a church crisis, Rev. Ben reflects upon our Gospel text in Luke 18:9-14. Our posture in coming before the Lord can never be leaning upon our own righteousness, but casting ourselves only upon God’s mercy. This humility is essential for us living rightly before God and the… The post God, Be Merciful To Me first appea...

In this sermon on Luke 18:1-8 and also drawing upon 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches on how we can come to persevere in our faith through prayer. The post Persevere in Faith first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this final session of our Nicene Creed series, Rev. Ben teaches on the final section of the Creed, concerning the Church and Christian life and hope. After learning about the reality of the Triune God, the Christian is brought into that reality, ‘subjoined’ into the life of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The post The Nicene Creed 6 – Life in the Trinity first appeared on St. Andrews...

In this sermon on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben preaches on the ten lepers healed by Jesus, and the one who comes to give Jesus glory. This leads us to learn of the spiritual discipline of gratitude, which is birthed out of faith. Luke 17:11-19 The post Gratitude first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this session of our Nicene Creed series, Rev. Ben teaches on the third article of the Creed, concerning the Holy Spirit. We focus on the full divinity of the Spirit, and the controversy of the filioque. The post The Nicene Creed 5 – God the Holy Spirit first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon, Rev. Ben preaches on the earnest prayer of the Apostles–“Increase our faith!” There are some things they get really right in this plea, and some things on which they are missing the mark. Jesus shows them, and us, that faith is not a matter of increase, but of obedience and faithfulness. Luke 17:5-10 The post Increase our Faith? first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this session of our Nicene Creed Series, Rev. Ben teaches on the second half of the second article of the Creed, on the work of Jesus the Son. The post The Nicene Creed 4 – God the Son Incarnate first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben preaches on the biblical call to take hold of that which is TRULY life, and to let go of the cheap imitations that surround us and can never satisfy us. We are to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of us, and to walk in this daily.… The post Take Hold of Life first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this session of our Nicene Creed teaching series, Rev. Ben speaks on the first half of the second article of the Creed. This section, which responds to the heart of the Arian controversy, confesses the full divinity of Jesus. The post The Nicene Creed 3 – God the Son Divine first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon, Rev. Ben explains the complicated parable of the dishonest manager, which Jesus uses to teach us about how we should be thinking about our money and resources here on this earth, to invest them in the Kingdom of God. Luke 16:1-15 The post Invest in the Future first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this session of our Nicene Creed teaching series, Rev. Ben teaches on the first article of the Creed: We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible. The Arian controversy boiled down to the all-important question: who is God? Upon this question rests everything of importance in our life. Our doctrine of God, our ideas about His Fath...

In this sermon, Rev. Ben proclaims boldly that Jesus ministers ONLY to sinners. So if we are to receive the love and power of Jesus in our lives, we must come to Him as sinners in need of His forgiveness, which we know He so freely offers. So Confession and Repentance are the joyful building blocks of the Christian life. Luke 15:1-10 The post Jesus, the Friend of Sinners first appeared on St. Andr...

In this introduction to our teaching series on the Nicene Creed, Rev. Ben discusses the historical context for the Creed, the theological significance of it, and why We believe is the essential starting point. See The Creed of Nicaea vs. The Nicene Creed reference document here: https://www.standrewsky.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-09-10-NiceneCreedComparison.pdf . The post The Nicene Creed – Intro:...

In this sermon, Rev. Ben preaches on how the reality of our lives is not filled with unlimited choices, but with just two: we can choose life, or we can choose death. The way of life is the way of Jesus, and the way of death is everything else. Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33 The post Choose Life first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this sermon drawing from Hebrews 13:1-8 and Luke 14:7-14, Deacon Daniel Jones preaches on what the Christian life might look like when we truly repent. The post If We Repent first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Church.

In this special sermon from Archbishop Foley Beach, archbishop emeritus of the ACNA and bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South, on this feast of St. Bartholomew we hear about what greatness in the Kingdom of God looks like, which is very different than greatness in the world. Greatness in the Kingdom of God is service. Luke 22:24-30 The post Greatness in the Kingdom of God and the Example of...

In this sermon wrapping up our journey through Colossians, Rev. Ben preaches on our call to let Jesus reign in all areas of our life, from our marriage to our work, to our prayer life and witness to the world. This is the message of Colossians, that in the light of the glory of Jesus, He is worthy of being Lord in… The post Christ’s Reign in All of Life first appeared on St. Andrews Anglican Churc...

Continuing in our Colossians series, Rev. Ben preaches on this passage of exhortation, where we are called on to live the new life of Christ, and given some explanations of what that looks like. We are to ever be seeking the things of heaven, putting to death sin in us, putting on the qualities of Christ, and yielding to His work in… The post The Way of New Life first appeared on St. Andrews Angli...