A Selection of Recent St. Paul’s Sermons
Below are text versions of some of our recent sermons. Prefer to watch the sermon? Check out this link to our Youtube page!
Sermon for October 24, 2021 - The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
Click HERE to view The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello’s sermon from October 17, 2021
“Precious Lord, take my hand. Lead me on, let me stand. I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand, Precious Lord, lead me on.”
Bartimaeus is a saint for our time.
Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
And followed him on the way.
That’s where it gets tricky. Be careful what you wish for, Bartimaeus.
Sermon for October 17, 2021 - The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
Click HERE to view The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello’s sermon from October 17, 2021
How often do you get to build, or re-build a church? In this part of the world, in this part of the country, most of the churches we drive by date their cornerstones to the 19th, or 18th, or even the 17th centuries. The suburbs are sprinkled with some mid 20th century edifices, but few of us sitting in this room have been part of any laying of a cornerstone, defining the mission and architecture of a congregation from the ground up.
Sermon for October 10, 2021 - The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Ven. Pat Zifcak
Click HERE to view The Ven. Pat Zifcak’s sermon from Sunday, October 10, 2021.
“Seek the Lord and live.” So says the prophet, Amos, at the start of our
first reading. “The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-
edged sword….” Yet we have a great high priest who understands our
weakness and guides and teaches us by his word proclaimed to us through
the gospels.
Sermon for October 3, 2021 - The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
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Sermon for September 26, 2021 - The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
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A few weeks ago we heard the part of Mark’s gospel, a chapter earlier than this one, in which Jesus asks his disciples, “who do you say that I am?”
The question of identity as followers of Jesus; that is, “who is Jesus” and “who are we who follow the one called Christ?” continues through this morning’s reading from Mark.
Sermon for September 19, 2021 - The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B, The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
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Our parish mission statement is “To be a place in this world where all can experience the fullness of Christ's love and learn to follow the Two Great Commandments: to love God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength; and to love our neighbor as ourselves.”