From The Pulpit To The Streets (stdavidsacna)

Sermon based on Mark 4:35-41, in which Jesus calms the storm surrounding the Disciples, showing them (and us) how to trust in a Savior who does not deliver us FROM life's storms but takes us THROUGH them, leading us onward to experience His healing and restoration.

Father's Day Sermon

Sermon based on Chapter 3 of Mark's Gospel, where Jesus deals with two different groups trying to silence His message, showing us how we need to keep our focus on our own mission of sharing God's Kingdom in our world today.

Trinity Sunday Sermon based on the story of God revealing himself to Moses in the burning bush as told in the 3rd chapter of the Book of Exodus.

Pentecost Sermon which takes an in-depth look at how the coming of the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost in Acts 2:1-11 impacted Jesus' early followers, and how God's Spirit continues to make an active difference in the lives of Christians today.

Sermon looking at visible examples of women and mothers and their importance throughout the scriptures.

Sermon given by Bishop Keith Andrews on the occasion of his visit to St. David's Church on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Based on the Gospel of John Chapter 15, verses 8-10.

Sermon examining the 23rd Psalm and the significance of recognizing the Lord Jesus as our Good Shepherd, and honoring the 103rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (April 24, 1915.)

Sermon that looks at re-experiencing the events of Holy Week to Easter and beyond through the Disciples' point of view, discovering that "rekindled passion realizes the fullness of the promise, giving us our divine purpose as a Disciple of Christ."

Sermon based on the Gospel of John Chapter 20 Verses 19-31, in which Jesus appeared many times and gave many signs to address His disciples' doubt regarding His Resurrection, reviewing the abundant evidence there and elsewhere that leads to the only sensible conclusion that Jesus did indeed rise from the dead, and examining how we can live that Resurrection witness today in our own lives.

Sermon looking at the "who, what, when" facts surrounding the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and discovering what Easter really means in our lives from the day it happened until the present, as it points to the reality of life beyond death.

Sermon based on John 12:20-36, where Jesus announces that His death on the cross will bring the collapse and judgement of the kingdom of this world, and reveal Him as the Light to give life and hope to all who would come to Him in faith.

Sermon based on the four Gospel accounts of Jesus' miraculous feeding of 5,000 people with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish, focusing on the heart of compassion that led to Jesus' ministry, and seeing it as a gift we can all pray for ourselves to receive and use in reaching out to share the love of God with others.

Sermon describing the Gospel account of Jesus visiting the Temple in Jerusalem during Passover and chastising the leaders for allowing His Father's House to become a house of profit, as told in John 2:13-22, reminding us today that our bodies are also the Temples of the Holy Spirit in this world.

Sermon based on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 8, looking at how we are to follow Jesus' command to "deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him" for the sake of the Good News of Christ, and that by being willing to "lose" our lives for His sake we actually save our lives in return.

Sermon based on the account in the Gospel of Mark Chapter 1 verses 9-13 of Jesus' baptism and subsequent 40 days of temptation in the Wilderness of Judea as a model for our own battle with sin, as St. Paul encouraged us...that when we do fall to temptation, we confess, repent, seek God's Mercy, and renew our walk with the Lord, growing in Spiritual Disciplines.

Sermon illuminating God's gift of Lent to us, and what it means to observe a truly holy, generous, and disciplined 40 days of penitence and prayer.

Sermon based on the account in the Gospel of Mark Chapter 9 of Peter, James, and John's witness of the glorious transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sermon based on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, further examining St. Paul's perspective on our own calling to share the Gospel and become Fishers of People and servants to all.

Sermon that continues the story of Jesus calling His disciples to spread the Good News of God's Kingdom on earth, and the true meaning of being called as "Fishers of Men."