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allsaintsjonesboro Sermons

Come, for All is Ready: The Feast of Salvation

A sermon for the Second Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Jerome Leckband

What does it mean to “fear the Lord”? In his sermon on yesterday’s Gospel from Luke 14:16-24, Father Leckband guided us through the Master’s invitation in the parable of the Great Banquet, reminding us that true fear of the Lord is not the terror of a slave, but the faithful, expectant love of a child.

Too often, we juggle our spiritual lives with the demands of work, home, and family, treating the Gospel as just another obligation. But the Gospel is not merely one treasure among many—Christ is our very life. We come to His table not because we have it all together, but because we are beggars in desperate need of His righteousness.

The Father has borne all the expenses of this feast through the cross. No matter your sins or past failures, Christ says to you today: “Come, for all is ready.”

You can listen to Father Leckband’s full sermon audio below to hear the complete sermon.

allsaintsjonesboro Sermons

Rich in Christ: The Rich Man, Lazarus, and the Treasure of Faith

A sermon for the First Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Josh Leigeber

In the Gospel for Trinity +1, Jesus tells the sobering account of the rich man and Lazarus. The contrast between the two is not simply one of wealth and poverty, but of faith and unbelief. The rich man receives abundant gifts from God but sees them only as instruments for his own comfort. Lazarus, though afflicted and destitute, trusts in the mercy of God and clings to Him as his true treasure.

This sermon explores how faith changes the way we view both our possessions and our neighbors. The Christian learns to see earthly goods not as treasures to be hoarded but as gifts entrusted by God for the service of others. At the same time, we learn that the deepest poverty is not material want but life without Christ and the riches of His Gospel.

Above all, this sermon points to Jesus Christ, who though rich became poor for our sake, taking upon Himself our spiritual poverty and giving us the riches of forgiveness, life, and salvation. Having received such treasures from Him, Christians are freed to love their neighbors in both body and soul.

Listen to the full sermon below as we consider the warning of the rich man, the faith of Lazarus, and the surpassing riches that God has given us in His Son.

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No Other God Will Do

A sermon for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Dan Suelzle

On Holy Trinity Sunday, it can be tempting to view the doctrine of the Trinity as a vague, intellectual, esoteric idea meant only for theologians. However, obsessing over the “how” of the Trinity misses the point entirely. The true danger of denying the Trinity isn’t about failing a theological quiz; it’s about rejecting the very way God has revealed Himself to us. When we look at scripture—from Isaiah’s vision of God’s holiness to Jesus explaining the mystery of rebirth to Nicodemus—we see that to confess the Trinity is to confess God in action.

Ultimately, we confess the Triune God not because we fully comprehend Him, but because there is no other God to confess. We need the Father who loves the world, the Son who offers Himself as a substitutionary atonement on the cross, and the Holy Spirit who creates faith within us. No other god will do. When human reason fails and our minds spin, the gospel invites us to step back from trying to comprehend the infinite and instead rejoice in His saving deeds.

Listen to the sermon audio below.