St. Matthew's Church - Sermon Archive

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The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2007) "Strangers and Pilgrims of the World " Third Sunday After Easter - April 29, 2007 "Perfect Peace Through Jesus' Sacrifice" First Sunday After Easter - April 15, 2007 "Becoming part of God's new creation though Baptism" Easter Day - April 8, 2007 "How to Read the Passion" Palm Sunday - April 1, 2007 "The Freedom of the Lenten Fast" Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 18, 2007 "Saying 'Yes' to Christ" Third Sunday in Lent - March 11, 2007 "We Have No Power to Help Ourselves" Second Sunday in Lent - March 4, 2007		"To Live By the Word of God" First Sunday in Lent - February 25, 2007 "Freedom Through Struggle and Pain" Quinquagesima - February 18, 2007 "When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong" Sexagesima - February 11, 2007 "The Aim and Goal of the Christian Life" Septuagesima - February 4, 2007 "The Fear of God" Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - January 28, 2007 "Jesus as Priest and King" Second Sunday after the Epiphany - January 14, 2007 "For So It Seemed Good In Thy Sight" The Epiphany - January 7, 2007

The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2006) "The Beginning of God's Revolution" Christmas Eve - December 24, 2006 "Preparing for the Second Coming" Third Sunday in Advent - December 19, 2006 "What Is Christian Hope?" Second Sunday in Advent - December 12, 2006 "Advent Points to the Two Comings of Christ" First Sunday in Advent - December 3, 2006 "The Fullness of Christian Hope" The Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity - November 19, 2006 "The Ungrateful Servant" The Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity - November 12, 2006 "The Mark of a Saint" All Saints Day - November 5, 2006 "Offering Firstfruits" The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 22, 2006 "Jesus' Call to Follow" St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist - September 24, 2006 "Walking in the Spirit" The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 17, 2006 "The Authentic Tradition" The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity - August 27, 2006 "Mission Trips Refocus Our Lives" The Seventh Sunday after Trinity - July 30, 2006 "Futility or Faith" The Fifth Sunday after Trinity - July 16, 2006 "Will Creation Be Saved?" The Fourth Sunday after Trinity - July 9, 2006 "This Man Eats With Sinners" The Third Sunday after Trinity - July 2, 2006 "Why Should the Rich Man Feed Lazarus?" The First Sunday after Trinity - June 18, 2006 "The Feast of the Holy Trinity" Trinity Sunday - June 11, 2006 Back to top		"The Importance of the Holy Spirit" Whitsunday, commonly called Pentecost - June 4, 2006 "The Better and Lasting Things" The Fifth Sunday After Easter - May 21, 2006 "The Holy Spirit Guides into all Truth" The Fourth Sunday After Easter - May 14, 2006 "The Nature of Abstinence" The Third Sunday After Easter - May 7, 2006 "You Didn't Have To Be There To See It" Easter - April 16, 2006 "The Necessity of Good Friday" Good Friday - April 14, 2006 "Faithfulness By Noon" The Sixth Sunday in Lent, Commonly Called Palm Sunday - April 9, 2006 "A Biblical Understanding of Sacrifice" The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Commonly Called Passion Sunday - April 2, 2006 "Bread in the Wilderness" The Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 19, 2006 "To Be Holy and Set Apart" The Second Sunday in Lent - March 12, 2006 "An Imitation of Christ in the Wilderness" The First Sunday in Lent - March 5, 2006 "Bringing Forth Fruit with Patience" Sexagesima - February 19, 2006 "The Great Harvest Day" Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - February 5, 2006 "Christ Reveals Himself Through Signs" Third Sunday after the Epiphany - January 22, 2006 "Baptism and Spiritual Gifts" Second Sunday after the Epiphany - January 15, 2006 "The Meaning of Epiphany" First Sunday after the Epiphany - January 8, 2006

The Rev'd David A. Brounstein (2006-2004) "Loving God and Our Neighbor" The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 10, 2006 "What Is Truth? A Look At Two Mountains" The Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ - August 6, 2006 "The Sermon on the Plain" The Fourth Sunday after Trinity - July 9, 2006 "Lazarus and the Life Beyond" The First Sunday after Trinity - June 18, 2006 "Faith at the Bottom of the Mountain" Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - Janurary 29, 2006 "The Nature of Circumcision" Circumcision - Janurary 1, 2006 "Leprosy, a Metaphor for Sin" Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity- August 28, 2005 Back to top		"We Are Called to Hear the Word of God and Respond" Fifth Sunday after Trinity - July 3, 2005 "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus: A Lesson on Covetousness" First Sunday after Trinity - May 29, 2005 "Mercy - God's Loving Kindness" First Sunday after Easter - April 3, 2005 "What is the Appropriate Wedding Attire" Twentieth Sunday after Trinity - October 24, 2004 "The Heroic Work of Redemption" Twelfth Sunday in Trinity - August 29, 2004 "Jesus Provides Examples of Judgment" Eighth Sunday after Trinity - August 1, 2004

The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2005) "Grace" Ninth Sunday after Trinity - July 24, 2005 "God Cares About Our Needs, Both Physical and Spiritual" Seventh Sunday after Trinity - July 10, 2005 "Judge Not, and Ye Shall Not be Judged" Fourth Sunday after Trinity- June 19, 2005 "Pursuit" Third Sunday after Trinity - June 12, 2005 "Trinity Season is a Time to Reflect" Second Sunday after Trinity - June 5, 2005 "Trinity Sunday, the Peak of the Mountain" Trinity Sunday - May 22, 2005 "Love Should Move us to Obedience" Pentecost or Whitsunday - May 15, 2005 "Come, Obtain Mercy and Find Grace to Help in Time of Need" Sunday in the Octave of the Ascension - May 8, 2005 "The Challenge to Behave in a Manner Consistent with Our Profession of Faith" Fifth Sunday after Easter - May 1, 2005 "The Truth :: How Receptive Are You?" Fourth Sunday after Easter - April 24, 2005 "Strangers and Pilgrims" Third Sunday after Easter - April 17, 2005 Back to top		"The Christian Hope is the Hope of Resurrection" Easter Day - March 27, 2005 "Three of the Seven Last Utterances of Jesus" Good Friday - March 24, 2005 "Passion Sunday - A Reminder of Who Jesus is and the Importance of His Sacrifice" Passion Sunday - March 13, 2005 "Just Past the Halfway Point in Lent" The Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 6, 2005 "The Main Weapon Against the Devil is Prayer" The Third Sunday in Lent - February 27, 2005 "Jesus Made the Unclean Clean" The Second Sunday in Lent - February 20, 2005 "A Commentary on Freedom : Jesus in the Wilderness" The First Sunday in Lent - February 13, 2005 "Parables: Their Original Purpose" Sexagesima - January 30, 2005 "Never Too Late to be Saved...or Lost" Septuagesima - January 23, 2005 "The Baptism of Jesus :: A Significant Biblical Epiphany" The Second Sunday After Epiphany - January 16, 2005 "Knowing About Jesus vs. Knowing Jesus" Epiphany - January 9, 2005

The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2004) "The Problem with the World is Sin" Christmas Eve - 2004 "They Will Also Persecute You" St. Stephen's Day - December 26, 2004 "Rejoice in the Lord Always" Fourth Sunday in Advent - December 19, 2004 "Make Ready for the Lord :: Repent" Third Sunday in Advent - December 12, 2004 "Biblical Hope ... Not Wishful Religious Thinking" Second Sunday In Advent - December 4, 2004 "Scattering and Re-Gathering :: Our Own Spiritual Story" Sunday before Advent - November 21, 2004 "Tithing: the Returning to God of the Firstfruits" Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity - November 14, 2004 "The Focus of the Feast of All Saints ... Ordinary Christians" The Octave of All Saints - November 7, 2004 "Enemy Number One" Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity - October 31, 2004 "Your Sins Are Forgiven" Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity- October 17, 2004 "Standing Blameless Before God" Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 10, 2004 "Forsake all Covetous Desires ... and Follow" Feast of St. Matthew - Given on September 26, 2004 "Anxious Concern of Material Things Should be Contrasted With Nature" Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 19, 2004 "How do we walk in the Spirit?" Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 12, 2004 "True Justification" Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity- September 5, 2004 "Death to Sin and New Life in the Spirit" Eighth Sunday after Trinity- August 1, 2004 "Requirements for Receiving Communion" Sixth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 18, 2004 "It is Necessary to see Jesus as He Is" Fifth Sunday after Trinity - July 11, 2004 "The American Ideal of Freedom" Independence Day - July 4, 2004 "Our World is a Spiritual Battlefield, With an Ongoing Battle for Our Souls" Third Sunday after Trinity- June 27, 2004 Back to top		"Our Liturgy :: Dress Rehearsal for the Great Supper" Second Sunday after Trinity - June 20, 2004 "God Loved Us First" First Sunday after Trinity - June 13, 2004 "The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the Key to Knowing God" Trinity Sunday - June 6, 2004 "God's Omnipotence vs the Current State of Affairs" Sunday after Ascension - May 23, 2004 "Rogation Sunday Links Prayer and Good Works" Fifth Sunday after Easter - May 16, 2004 "Jesus Talks About His Return to Heaven" Fourth Sunday after Easter - May 9, 2004 "Your Sorrow Shall be Turned Into Joy" Third Sunday after Easter - May 2, 2004 "Without Me Ye Can Do Nothing" St. Mark's Day - April 25, 2004 "What Does it Mean to Be a Christian?" Easter Day - April 11, 2004 "Silent Suffering" Sixth Sunday in Lent (Commonly Called Palm Sunday) - April 4, 2004 "The Bible Teaches That The Impulse to Sacrifice is Right" Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday) - March 28, 2004 "Miracles are Signs That Point to Something More Important" Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 21, 2004 "What is the Logic of Holy Behavior?" Third Sunday in Lent - March 14, 2004 "CHRISTIAN SEXUAL ETHICS" Second Sunday in Lent - March 7, 2004 "Fasting :: Why Should We Stop Enjoying the Good Things God Gave Us?" First Sunday in Lent - February 29, 2004 "Faith is Difficult to Maintain Because There is An Enemy" Sermon for Sexagesima - February 15, 2004 "We Should Live the Christian Life Like Athletes in Training" Sermon for Septuagesima - February 8, 2004 "Faith :: The Belief That God Can, and the Trust That He Will" Fourth Sunday after Epiphany - February 1, 2004 "Paul Did Not Choose Jesus ~ Jesus Chose Paul" The Conversion of St. Paul - January 25, 2004 "The Water of Christian Baptism is an Outward Sign of the Holy Spirit" Second Sunday after Epiphany - January 18, 2004 "Every One Who Believes in Jesus Christ has an Epiphany Story" First Sunday after Epiphany - January 11, 2004 "Our Liturgy Proclaims the Freedom of Jubilee" Second Sunday after Christmas - January 4, 2004

The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2003) "A New Year Brings Hope That Things Will be Better" Feast of the Holy Innocents - December 28, 2003 "Jesus Christ, Genuine Humanity Revealed" Christmas Eve - December 24, 2003 "Moving From Sorrow for Sin to Faith in Jesus Christ!" Forth Sunday in Advent - December 21, 2003 "It is Not Enough Merely to Say 'I'm Sorry.'" Third Sunday in Advent - December 14, 2003 "To Be Anglican is To Be Biblical" Second Sunday in Advent - December 7, 2003 "Advent, a Season of Repentance" First Sunday in Advent - November 30, 2003 "Gathering as a Christian Theme" Sunday before Advent - November 23, 2003 "Annual Sermon on Giving - Here Beginneth the 18th Year" Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity - November 16, 2003 "Prayer is the Mechanism of Faith" Second Sunday in Lent - February 24, 2002 Back to top		"The Relationship Between Physical Healing and the Forgiveness of Sin" Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 26, 2003 "The World, The Flesh, The Devil: Enemies of the Soul" Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity- October 19, 2003 "Unity in the Church" Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - October 12, 2003 "God is Able to do Exceeding Abundantly Above What We Ask." Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - October 12, 2003 "But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God" Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 28, 2003 "St. Matthew the Evangelist - an Appropriate Patron Saint for Us" Feast of St. Matthew - September 21, 2003 "Who is My Neighbor?" Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 14, 2003 "What Is The Purpose of the Moral Law?" Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - September 7, 2003 "Issue of the Week :: Homosexuality and False Prophets" Eighth Sunday after Trinity - August 10, 2003

The Rev'd Stephen C. Scarlett (2002) "There Can Be No Easter Celebration Without Good Friday" Good Friday - March 29, 2002 "A New Covenant and ANew Commandment." Maundy Thursday - March 28, 2002 "How Do You Participate in the Crucifixion of Christ? Where Do You Stand in the Crowd?" Palm Sunday - March 24, 2002 "Jesus said 'I Am The Way' - not - 'I am a way'" Fifth Sunday in Lent - March 17, 2002 "When Needs are Greater Than Resources" Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 10, 2002 "Who Are Our Enemies?" Third Sunday in Lent - March 3, 2002 "Prayer is the Mechanism of Faith" Second Sunday in Lent - February 24, 2002 Back to top		"The Perennial Problem of Christian Complacency." First Sunday in Lent - February 17, 2002 "What is Your Real Motivation for Good Works?" Quinquagesima - February 10, 2002 "The Parable of the Sower and the Seed. The Dynamics of Evangelism." Sexagesima - February 3, 2002 "The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. A Lesson in Contentment." Septuagesima - January 21, 2002 "Sometimes Jesus Reveals Himself Through Conflict" First Sunday after Epiphany - January 13, 2002 "Did Your New Year's Resolution Include a Commitment to Prayer?" Sermon for Epiphany - January 6, 2002

The Rev'd Stephen S. Scarlett (2001) "Repentance and Rejoicing are Friends Rather Than Enemies" Fourth Sunday in Advent - December 23, 2001 "God's Word, Given That We Might Have Hope" Sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent - December 9, 2001 "He is Coming Again in Glory" Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent - December 2, 2001 "Counterfeit Repentance" Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity - November 11, 2001 "What Does it Mean to be a Saint?" Feast of All Saints - November 4, 2001 "We Offer Back to God the First Fruits" A Sermon on Giving - October 28, 2001 "Release Him From Sin and Drive Away All Pain of Soul and Body" Ninteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 21, 2001 "Waiting for the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ" Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 14, 2001 "If There is Only One Lord Why Are There Divisions Among Christians?" Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - October 7, 2001 "The True Holy War" St. Michael & All Angels - September 30, 2001 "St. Matthew - Fuel for a Lesson on Covetousness" Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist - September 23, 2001 "September 11 - A Public Display of Evil" Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 16, 2001 "The Good Samaritan - Love Requires Effort" Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 9, 2001 "The Prodigal Son - A Lesson About Grace" Ninth Sunday after Trinity - August 12, 2001 "A Glimpse of Glory" Transfiguration of Christ - August 5, 2001 "First be Reconciled to Your Brother" Sixth Sunday after Trinity - July 22, 2001 "Sometimes Obedience is the Catalyst for Miracles" Fifth Sunday after Trinity - July 15, 2001 "Judge Not, and Ye Shall Not be Judged" Fourth Sunday after Trinity - July 8, 2001 "Worship Teaches Us Humility" Third Sunday after Trinity - July 1, 2001 Back to top		"Repentance Means Radical Change" Feast of St. John the Baptist - June 24, 2001 "Love is a Better Motivator than Fear" First Sunday after Trinity - June 17, 2001 "God is Love Because God is Trinity" Trinity Sunday - June 10, 2001 "The Holy Spirit Descended Upon the Church to Begin the New Creation" Pentecost or Whitsunday - June 3, 2001 "Prayer Teaches us to Want What God Wants." Fifth Sunday after Easter - May 20, 2001 "Childbearing as a Biblical Metaphor" Fourth Sunday after Easter - May 13, 2001 "A Pattern for the Life of Faith." Third Sunday after Easter - May 6 , 2001 "Even So Send I You." First Sunday after Easter - April 22, 2001 "He is Risen. The Lord is Risen Indeed!" Easter Sunday - April 15, 2001 "David, One of God's Favorite People; an Adulterer and Murderer." Good Friday - April 13, 2001 "Midway Through Lent!" Fourth Sunday in Lent - March 25, 2001 "Nature Abhors a Vacuum, We Must Replace Evil with Good" Third Sunday in Lent - March 18, 2001 "Crisis Situations Provide a Sense of Urgency" Second Sunday in Lent - March 11, 2001 "Trials Reveal and Strengthen Faith" First Sunday in Lent - March 4, 2001 "The Virtue of an Act is Found in the Motive" Quinquagesima - February 25, 2001 "The Parable of the Sower and the Seed. A Lesson in Patience." Sexagesima - February 18, 2001 "The Violet of Lent Comes Before the White of Easter" Septuagesima - February 11, 2001 "The Religion of the Holy Family" The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Commonly Called the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary - February 4, 2001 "Commemoration of the Bestowal of the Anglican Catholic Episcopate" Fourth Sunday after Epiphany - January 28, 2001 "The Wedding at Cana - a Miracle of Creation" Third Sunday after Epiphany - January 21, 2001 "Baptized Into Christ" Second Sunday after Epiphany - January 14, 2001

The Rev'd Stephen C. Sc2000 "Circumcision, a Sign of Covenant and a Sign of Sacrifice" Feast of the Circumcision - December 31, 2000 "Christmas - A Genuinely Human Story" Christmas Eve - December 24, 2000 "Rejoice! The Lord is at Hand" Fourth Sunday in Advent - December 24, 2000 "The Example of John the Baptist" Third Sunday in Advent - December 17, 2000 "The Comfort of God's Word" Second Sunday in Advent - December 10, 2000 "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand" First Sunday in Advent - December 3, 2000 "A Proclamation of Hope - A New Exodus" Sunday Next Before Advent - November 26, 2000 "You Also Must Forgive" Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity - November 19, 2000 "Our Real Enemies are Spiritual Forces" Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity - November 12, 2000 "Will God vote for us on the Last Day?" Twentieth Sunday after Trinity - November 5, 2000 "A Sermon on Giving" Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 29, 2000 "How Can We Love Those We Find Unlovable?" Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - October 15, 2000 "The March of Death Meets the March of Death" Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 8, 2000 Back to top		"Be Not Anxious" Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity - October 1, 2000 "Come, Follow Me" St. Matthew's Day - September 24, 2000 "Who is My Neighbor?" Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity - September 17, 2000 "He Who Has an Ear, Let Him Hear" Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - September 10, 2000 "Pseudo-Prophets" Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - August 13, 2000 "Glory and the Cross" The Transfiguration of Christ - August 6, 2000 "What Case Will You Make for Yourself on the Last Day?" Sixth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 30, 2000 "A Night of Futile Fishing" Fifth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 23, 2000 "Judge Not, and Ye Shall Not Be Judged" Fourth Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 16, 2000 "Love Means Being Willing to Say 'What you are doing is wrong.'" Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 9, 2000 "The GREAT SUPPER Invitation" Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday - July 2, 2000 "He Who Eats My Body and Drinks My Blood Has Eternal Life" The Feast of Corpus Christi - June 25, 2000 "Except a Man Be Born Again He Cannot See the Kingdom of God" Trinity Sunday - June 18, 2000