SERMONS

"The Presentation" by James Tissot Day in, and day out, he walked the courts of the Temple, contemplating the Word and Law of God, and living obediently. Trusting in the promises God made his people, he looked for the coming of God’s salvation. The Holy Spirit whispered to him that before he died, he would see the Messiah with his own eyes. But it hasn’t happened yet, and Simeon is a very old man now. The promise God made him surely wore on his heart not to mention his join

"Conversion on the Way to Damascus" by Caravaggio Before our daughter was able to read, she knew several stories by heart. The stories were favorites that we read to her again and again. When I dared to skip a page or change a word, she would always protest, "That’s not what it says. Read it right!" The conversion of Saul is like that for us – it’s so familiar that even those who have never read it often know it by heart and take it to be the

People have been confused about who Jesus really is ever since he was born. In the Gospel reading for today Jesus attempts to clarify this for his disciples' sake. "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." Who do people today say that Jesus is? Some say a great proph