by Steve Hedrick | Apr 10, 2018 | Text Sermons
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. What makes you afraid? What are your fears? For the fourth year running, Chapman University in California has run its “Survey of American Fears,” polling 1,200 adults from across the country about our...
by Steve Hedrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Text Sermons
Alleluia. Christ is risen! This is the surprise ending to a series of tragic events in Jesus’ life. The disciples had spent three intensive years with Jesus, learning from him, because they thought he was the Messiah. They understood these years to be a preparation...
by Steve Hedrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Text Sermons
Over the past three days we’ve listened to an incredible amount of Holy Scripture, heard messianic prophecies concerning the suffering of Christ, St. Paul’s reflections on the meaning of the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and upon the...
by Steve Hedrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Text Sermons
“We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.“ The cross, that central symbol of our faith, is seen everywhere. Have you ever noticed how many crosses there are in this church? We pass under a cross when we walk in...
by Steve Hedrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Text Sermons
When our kids were teenagers, I would sometimes tell them, right before they left to go out with friends, “Remember who you are.” I meant for them to keep in mind that wherever they were, they were always a part of our family, that certain standards of behavior were...
