The Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist

SCRIPTURE READINGS

THE COLLECT

Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Graciously continue in your Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Lesson:
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4,6-10,12-14 

Response:
Psalm 147:1-7 

EPISTLE:
2 Timothy 4:5-13 

GOSPEL:
Luke 4:14-21 

Sermon

Visiting Anglican priest, Rev. Dr. Russ Parker, talks about healing through Christ, Paul's letter to Timothy, and being accepted by God.

The Rev. Dr. Russ Parker

The Rev. Dr. Russ Parker

“Don’t you think you need to start your life with [God’s] acceptance, rather than run yourself ragged to get it? Jesus starts with acceptance. ”
— Rev. Russ Parker

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

THE COLLECT

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT:
Isaiah 25:1-9

RESPONSE:
Psalm 23

EPISTLE:
Philippians 4:1-9

GOSPEL:
Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

“That is the person who we are supposed to be. Not just people who come to church and look good, and say they right things while we’re here. But people who leave here fed by the Sacraments.”
— Fr. Bill

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament:
Isaiah 5:1-7

Response:
Psalm 80: 7-14

Epistle:
Philippians 3:4b-14

Gospel:
Matthew 21:33-46

 

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

“God is always more ready to hear our prayers than we are to pray. So pray more. And God is always willing to grant more than we can ask for. So ask for more.”
— Fr. Bill

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: 
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

Response: 
Psalm 25: 1-8

Epistle: 
Philippians 2:1-13

Gospel:
Matthew 21:23-32

 

 

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

“Paul reminds us in his letter that Jesus did not accomplish his ministry because of a power that he had. He tells us, rather, that Jesus was able to accomplish what he did because he gave up his status.”
— Fr. Bill

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: 
Jonah 3:10-4:11

Response: 
Psalm 145:1-8

Epistle: 
Philippians 1:21-30

Gospel:
Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

“To know where you belong, to know who you belong to, and to know the purpose and meaning of your life, is far more valuable than anything it costs.”
— Fr. Bill

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: 
Genesis 50:15-21

Response: 
Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13

Epistle: 
Romans 14:1-12

Gospel:
Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

“Do you want justice, or do you want mercy?”

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament:
Ezekiel 33:7-11

Response:
Psalm 119:33-40

Epistle:
Romans 13:8-14

Gospel: 
Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor

The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor

“It’s time for us to wake up. It’s time for us to put on Jesus Christ. It’s time for us to remember who we are and what we’re called to do. My brothers and sisters, now is the time.”

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament:
Isaiah 51:1-6

Response:
Psalm 138

Epistle:
Romans 12:1-8

Gospel: 
Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

“We all have these hills... so what do we do? When we step forward in His name to do these things, then He always provides the help.”
Deacon Turner Guidry

Deacon Turner Guidry

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament:
Isaiah 51:1-6

Response:
Psalm 138

Epistle:
Romans 12:1-8

Gospel: 
Matthew 16:13-20

 

 

Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Bruce Morgan, a retired Baptist minister and adjunct professor of religion at Brenau University, preaches after joining Good Shepherd for the Founder's Day Dinner.

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament:
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

Response:
Psalm 67

Epistle: 
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Gospel: 
Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28

Sermon

“The challenge for us as we pray this morning, “give us the grace to walk in his ways,” is that we would have the grace, the guts, the courage to get out in the weeds.”
Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove