• Thoughts of Peace and Not of Evil

    A sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, by Fr. Josh Leigeber. This morning’s sermon proclaimed the heart of God toward His people: He desires to save. Scripture assures us that God’s thoughts toward us are “of peace and not of evil,” and that He has acted decisively in Christ to free us… Read more

  • Living in the Flow of Christ’s Grace

    A sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Jerome Leckband. Jesus warns in the parable of the unforgiving servant that if we do not forgive others from the heart, our heavenly Father will not forgive us. These words are challenging because forgiving is hard. Holding grudges, imagining revenge, or hoping others get what… Read more

  • Sin and Death Undone

    A sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Dan Suelzle. This past Sunday’s sermon draws upon Isaiah’s vision of a future feast on Mount Zion where God will eternally defeat death, which is the consequence of sin. While sin and death are enemies too great for mankind to conquer, Jesus began fulfilling this promise… Read more

  • A Communion of Saints

    A sermon for the Feast of All Saints, by Fr. Josh Leigeber. What does it mean to be a “saint”? Not fundamentally someone in stained-glass, or someone who performed famous miracles — but simply this: one who is baptized into Christ. One born again of water and the Spirit. One united to the only Holy… Read more

  • The Great Physician of Soul & Body

    A sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Josh Leigeber. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus heals a paralyzed man — not merely by restoring his legs, but by forgiving his sins. Father Leigeber preaches that this miracle reveals something deeper: Christ is the physician of our souls first, and then of our bodies.… Read more

  • Rightly-Ordered Love

    A sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Josh Leigeber. In this past Sunday’s Gospel, a lawyer asks Jesus which commandment in the Law is the greatest. Our Lord answers that the first and great commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and the second… Read more