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Dr. Daniel Hill preaches from 1 Peter 2:1-12 for the fifth Sunday in Eastertide.

For Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Eastertide, Fr. Michael preaches on Psalm 23:1-4.

How do we see Jesus? Fr. Michael preaches from Luke 24:13-35 for the third Sunday in Eastertide, and in this magnificent post-Resurrection passage, we see that the disciples on the road to Emmaus see Him the same we do today: through the Word and at his table.

Focusing on the Apostle Thomas, Fr. Matthew Aughtry preaches on John 20:19-31 for the Second Sunday in Eastertide.

Alleluia, Christ is risen! What does the resurrection mean for us today? On this Easter & baptism Sunday, Fr. Michael unpacks what it looks like to practice resurrection, reflecting on Exodus 14:10-31.

Reflecting on Philippians 2:5-11, Dcn. Erin Moniz explores how Jesus' apparent weakness on display in Holy Week disrupts our understanding of power and forms us into those who, like Christ, give of themselves for the good of others.

As we close out our Lenten sermon series, Fr. Michael explores John 11:1-44 to see how Jesus meets us in our strategies for dealing with disappointment and death. As he meets us, he doesn't condemn us for these strategies, and in the end, he wants to have the final word over them--for our good and freedom.

In Ephesians 4:32-5:4, St. Paul encourages the Ephesian church to pursue a life of purity as a proper response to God's extravagant love revealed in Christ. In this fourth installment of our Lenten series, Fr. Michael explores this important teaching from the Apostle Paul.

In John 4, Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. And what begins with him asking her for a drink, ends with Jesus helping her retell her story, allowing her to see that, with all the ups and downs of her life, she's been thirsting for God. Fr. Michael preaches.

On this Second Sunday of Lent, this sermon preached by Dr. Elizabeth Shively focuses on Jesus’s nighttime conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:1–16. Jesus speaks of a birth “from above,” a work of the Spirit that no one can engineer or achieve. To see the kingdom is to receive eternal life—God’s own life breaking into the present. Pointing to the Son of Man lifted up, this sermon explores surrender, faith, and the Lenten call to die to self so that we may truly live.

On this first Sunday in Lent, we begin a new series entitled, "Die Before You Die: Walking with Jesus through Lent," and in our passage for today (Matthew 4:1-11), we find ourselves with Jesus in the wilderness. In Lent, we learn to normalize the wildernesses of life, knowing that Jesus has willingly gone before us into them. Fr. Michael preaches.

Where is hope to be found in the ashes of Ash Wednesday? Fr. Matthew Aughtry delivers this year's Ash Wednesday sermon, reflecting on Jonah 3:1-4:4.

Once a year at All Saints, we hold a guided "tour" of our liturgy by providing brief commentary as we make our way through our worship service. This year, for the final Sunday in Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday), Fr. Michael delivered a brief homily to help frame our form of worship as a kind of "re-storying." That is, the liturgy Anglicans follow makes room for participants to be re-oriented each week by the story of God's creation and redemption of humanity and the world. In this episode, listen to a sample of that homily focused on the two main portions of our service, Word and Table. Read more about our liturgy by exploring our worship guide.

On this World Mission Sunday, Mategyero Nuwamanya preaches from Isaiah 49:1-7, reflecting on how the Servant's mission in this passage becomes the mission of God's people.

Continuing in our series, "The Quartet of the Vulnerable," Fr. Michael looks to Amos 5:4-15 to help us wrap our minds around who the poor are among us and how we're meant to reflect God's character in our treatment of them.

As we continue in our Epiphanytide series, "Quartet of the Vulnerable," listen in as Dr. Tiffani Harris, Associate Pastor at Dayspring Baptist Church, preaches from the book of Ruth to help us grasp God's concern for the migrant.

In this Epiphany season, we're taking a look at the "quartet of the vulnerable" with a new sermon series of the same title. In this first sermon, we look at Micah 6:1-8 to discover the "why" of our concern for these vulnerable populations. Fr. Michael preaches.

As we welcome the Gift of Emmanuel on this second Sunday of Christmas, Deacon Erin Moniz uses our lectionary passages to help us see that we are formed by receiving, giving, and wonder.

This first Sunday in Christmastide has us in John's magnificent prologue to his gospel, John 1:1-18. In particular, Fr. Michael unpacks verse 14 for today's sermon: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

In this final installment in our Advent series, Hopeful Expectation, we look to Isaiah 7:10-17, which guides us away from two extremes when it comes to being formed as an expectant people: on the one hand, away from our deformed sense of control, and on the other, a despairing detachment. Instead, the prophet offers a vision of of true hope in the image of a child born to a woman. Jacob Palmer preaches.

Advent hope is meant to be lived, not just felt in the heart or captured abstractly in the mind. James 5:7-20 gives us a concrete picture of what hopeful expectation looks like in the day-to-day living of our lives. Fr. Michael preaches this third installment in our Advent sermon series.

The world is filled with imposter peacemakers offering us false promises of peace, but in Isaiah 11, the Lord God promises to send his Messiah to lead his people into an everlasting and true peace. Dr. Daniel Hill preaches this second part in our Hopeful Expectation series for Advent.

For this first Sunday in Advent, Fr. Michael launches our Advent sermon series by unpacking our theme, hopeful expectation, using themes from both Romans 13:8-14 and Matthew 24:29-44.

What does it mean that Christ let go of control and power in order to embrace the "friction" and challenges of life? Fr. Michael explores this question on Christ the King Sunday, the final Sunday of the liturgical year, looking at Colossians 1:9-20.

Christians are people who know of God's promise and plan to make the world turn out all right, about the favor he promises the righteous and the judgement he reserves for the wicked. But often it feels like things are the very opposite, that our attempts to pursue a godly life are vain and futile. In today's text, the Lord God reminds his people that he is a God who is near, and calls his people to direct laments to him and remember that he remembers them. Dr. Daniel Hill preaches from Malachi 3:13 - 4:6. 

Bishop Brian Wallace visits All Saints for new member and confirmation Sunday. Listen in as he preaches from Psalm 1.

An examination of how the beatific vision of Revelation 7:9-17 shapes our lives today and for our future together as a community of "all saints." Dcn. Erin Moniz preaches.

In the final week of our Art of Neighboring series, we take a look at Isaiah 58 and see that all true holiness in our public witness is social holiness, through embodying God's character in the world and sharing in his concerns--especially the vulnerable. Fr. Michael preaches.

In the fourth week of our Art of Neighboring series, we take a turn toward the conclusion of the series by looking at what 1 Peter 3 can teach us about our public witness as the church. In a time when words often fail, lives of Christlike virtue are the context for our verbal witness. Fr. Michael preaches.

In week three of our Art of Neighboring sermon series, we return to the Good Samaritan parable in Luke 10 to see how our barriers to neighboring are similar to those Jesus interacts with and describes in this episode. Fr. Michael preaches.

In the second week of our Art of Neighboring series, we look to the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. There, Luke offers us a picture of how Jesus neighbors humanity--by moving toward, and attending to, the one in need. Fr. Michael preaches.

As we begin our Art of Neighboring series, we take a look at Genesis 1:26-31 where we see a God who creates not out of need, but desire--a desire to share his life and enter into relationship with creatures made in his image. Fr. Michael preaches.

How do we make sense of Paul's admonition to women in 1 Timothy 2 to be quiet and to submit in public worship? Dr. Liz Marvel unpacks this passage for us today.

Jesus shows us a God who searches, finds, and rejoices. But he also challenges us: will we celebrate with him, or miss the joy? Dr. Elizabeth Shively preaches from Luke 15:1-10

In Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Moses is giving his final charge to the people of God as he prepares to depart this life and hand over leadership to Joshua. And in this final sermon to his people, he tells them there are really only two choices that we're ever faced with: life or death. Fr. Michael unpacks the meaning of this passage for us today.

In Luke 14:1, 7-14, Jesus is invited into the home of a prominent Pharisee for dinner and immediately notices the guests vying for the seat of honor. What follows is a challenging teaching on humility and seeing God's Kingdom in our everyday. Fr. Michael preaches today's sermon.

In Luke 13:22-20, as he walks towards Jerusalem, Jesus is confronted with a question: "Will only a few be saved?" His answer is a tale of a door and a table. But what do these words of Jesus mean for us today, here and now? Mategyero Nuwamanya preaches.

In Luke 12:49-56, Jesus tells his disciples that he has come to bring fire to the earth and division among families. What does he mean by these challenging words? Fr. Michael unpacks these verses to help us see that Jesus' aim is always deeper freedom for his followers so that they're able to discern and interpret the present moment rightly.

In Luke 12:32-40 Jesus calls his “little flock” to be generous and to be ready. Jacob Palmer preaches.

In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus tells his disciples to watch out and be on guard against all forms of greed. He then tells the parable of the rich fool who, instead of sharing his surplus crops, stored them up for himself. What are the implications of this teaching for us today? Listen in as Fr. Michael unpacks an answer to that question,

In Genesis 18, the Lord God approaches Abraham to alert him of his pending investigation into Sodom and Gomorrah. In so doing, he invites Abraham into a dialogue that will show his chosen intimate something about his calling and about the scope of the Lord God’s justice and mercy. Dr. Daniel Hill preaches.

In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus visits the home of Mary and Martha and Martha, as Jesus says to her, is “anxious and troubled by many’s things.” Listen in as we learn the invitation Jesus gives Martha, to partake in a “good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” Fr. Michael preaches.

In Luke 9:57-62, we encounter three disciples who are not quite ready to follow Jesus. Listen in as Fr. Michael explores how we identify with each of these three would-be disciples and how Jesus calls us to deeper freedom.

In the liturgical calendar, Ordinary Time is focused on discipleship and working out our salvation. So on this second Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Michael explores Jesus' call to follow Him from Luke 9:18-24 and why it's a fitting text to begin deepening our understanding of what it means to be a disciple of Christ.

For Pentecost Sunday, Fr. Michael unpacks Jesus' words in John 16 about the gift of the Holy Spirt, the One who will lead us into all truth.

Taking a break from the lectionary to address All Saints' season of sojourning, Fr. Michael points to Moses' call at the burning bush as a template for how we encounter God when we end up in a temporary space.

What is hope? And what does the theological virtue of hope have to do with the Holy Spirit? Fr. Michael unpacks an answer to these questions in this reflection on John 14:25.

On this Good Shepherd Sunday, Fr. Michael unpacks John 10:22-30 and what it means to be known by our Good Shepherd and how intimacy with Him gives us a secure base for moving out into a world of uncertainty and instability.

How do we respond to seemingly senseless pain and suffering? How should we comfort the broken-hearted? Job and his friends illustrate how to respond, and how not to respond, to pain and trauma. Job shows us that while we may not be able to bring sense or order to our suffering, God mercifully invites us into his presence and gives us himself. Rather than resignation to “It is what it is,” Job offers us “I AM who I AM.”

On this Easter Sunday, Fr. Michael uses Colossians 2:9-15 help us see the connection between the death and resurrection of our Lord and the "givenness" of the resurrected life we receive through baptism.