Sermons

And that which fell among thorns are they which, when they have heard go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring forth no fruit to perfection Luke 8:14 gospel parable of the sower And when much people were gathered together and were come to him out of every city He spake by a parable
A sower went out to sow his seed and as he sowed, some fell by the way side and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it
And some fell upon a rock and as soon as it was sprung up it withered away because it lacked moisture
And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it
And other fell on good ground and sprang up and bare fruit an hundredfold And when He had said these things He cried he that hath ears to hear,let him hear
And His disciples asked him,saying What might this parable be
And He said Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God but to others in parables that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand
Now the parable is this The seed is the word of God
Those by the way side are they that hear then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts lest they should believe and be saved
They on the rock are they which, when they hear receive the word with joy and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away
And that which fell among thorns are they which when they have heard go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection
But that on the good ground are they which in an honest and good heart having heard the word keep it and bring forth fruit with patience

Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Matthew 20:15 parable of the workers in the vineyard pay every man a penny hire laborers third hour sixth hour ninth hour eleventh hour whatever is right you will receive whatever is right I will give you

Dearly beloved avenge not yourselves but rather give place unto wrath for it is written Vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord Romans 12:19

Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased Mark 1:11

And the Lord Jesus said, “wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? Luke 2:49 I Epiphany

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:9-11)

“Behold I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” St Luke Gospel Zacharius Elizabeth old barren praying child angel of the Lord visits Temple priestly duties But the angel said unto him Fear not, Zacharias for thy prayer is heard and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son and thou shalt call his name John And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mothers womb And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord glorious calling child received dedicated to the Lord 

And that, knowing the time, that now is high time to awake out of sleep for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:11-14)

We give thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light parish feast of Christ the King church named for Christ Himself Christs church be all the glory Christ our King baptism beautiful words of St Paul into the kingdom of His dear son all that Christ has done for our human race the child translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light inheritor of the kingdom of heaven rescued from satan and delivered to Christ thanks to the father delivered us redemption through His blood even the forgiveness of sin salvation sanctification who is the Son foundational platform orthodox belief I believe in one God the Father almighty maker of heaven and earth of all things visible and invisible And in one Lord Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God begotten of his Father before all worlds God of God Light of Light very God of very God begotten not made being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made

William Ernest Henley 1849 –1903 died diseased tuberculosis wrote Invictus Out of the night that covers me Black as the Pit from pole to pole I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody but unbowed Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid It matters not how strait the gate How charged with punishments the scroll I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul Henley avout atheist grit pain adversity courage resilience man defiant rebellion against God refuses God chance will not bow no life after death Christ straight is the gate that leadeth unto life I AM Moses Mt Sinai central lie autonomous masters of our fates existence unbelief spirit of the age Christians on guard fall into functional atheism live in such a way that indicates God does not exist stewardship Sunday steward responsible to manage the property that belongs to someone else belongs to God parable of the talents 75 pounds of gold talent metaphor all that God has entrusted to us time treasure talents skills abilities our lives are not our own we belong to God we have a heavenly Master to whom we have to give an account money in our lives trying to make money all our lives

“Then went the Pharisees, and took council how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.” (Matt. 22:15)

Today we rejoice in two baptisms now in the body of Christ’s church, we celebrate the season of All Saints, remembering the great examples of those who have gone before us to show us the way, putting your trust not in man, but in God, the perfect man Jesus Christ, the One in whom there is no sin. The One who came to redeem us from sin.