Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-12 I remember a time a few years ago, while I was watching an episode of the CSI television program, when I heard this line, spoken by a criminal character on the show, explaining why he had perpetrated the notorious “signature” crime that he had committed: “I want something of me to…
Matthew 22:1-14 The parable that Jesus tells in today’s Gospel from St. Matthew, is one of the more important mission texts of our faith. It is also an important text about God’s justification of sinners. Through this parable, our Lord teaches us what the scope of the church’s outreach is to be – that is,…
Michaelmas 1 – Matthew 9:1-8 When we think of the harmful effects of sin, the first things that may come to mind are the many ways in which human sin ruins our relationship with God and our standing before God. Sin separates and alienates us from God, and invites God’s judgment and wrath. But sin…