The Third Sunday after Epiphany: Overcome Evil with Good Romans 12:16-21 by William Klock The theme of the Epiphany season is “manifestation”. In the Gospel lessons we read of…
A Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany Romans 12:6-16 & St. Mark 1:1-11 by William Klock The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.…
The Epiphany: Manifest to the Gentiles Ephesians 3:1-12 & St. Matthew 2:1-12 by William Klock “Epiphany” is a Greek word that means “manifestation”. In the earliest days the observance…
Christmas Day: The King has Come Titus 2:11-15 & St. Luke 2:1-14 by William Klock The Gospel this morning tells the familiar Christmas Story: Joseph and Mary, Bethlehem, an…
Christmas Eve: The Glory of God Hebrew 1:1-12 by William Klock In our Gospel St. John writes those familiar words about the light who came into the darkness. There’s…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent: The Voice Crying in the Wilderness Philippians 4:4-7 & St. John 1:19-28 by William Klock The days have been getting shorter and shorter. I walk…
The Third Sunday in Advent: Faithful Stewards 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 & St. Matthew 11:2-10 by William Klock Short of pulling vegetables out of the ground or carving up an…
The Second Sunday in Advent: Finding Hope in the Story of the People of God Romans 15:4-13 and St. Luke 21:25-33 by William Klock We opened this morning with the…
The First Sunday in Advent: Prepare Romans 13:8-4 and St. Matthew 21:1-13 by William Klock Jesus changes everything. To be more specific: Jesus has changed everything. Jesus is changing…
The Sunday Next Before Advent: The Faithfulness of God Jeremiah 23:5-8 & St. John 6:5-14 by William Klock How much do you know about the Prophet Jeremiah? We read…
Mark Nine: Biblical Discipleship by William Klock I grew up where white oaks grew everywhere, but here they’re relatively uncommon. The Comox Valley is right on the northern edge of…
A Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday St. Matthew 5:1-16 by William Klock What does it mean to pray, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is…
Mark Eight: Biblical Worship by William Klock On February12, A.D. 304 a group of men was brought before the Roman proconsul in Carthage. The charge against them read, “These…
Mark Seven: Biblical Church Discipline by William Klock The first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism famously asks, “What is the chief end of man?” And the answer, drawing…
Mark Six: A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership by William Klock As we continue our look at the marks of a healthy church, we come today to something of…
Mark Five: A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism by William Klock In early 2007 Bishop Dorrington reached out to me to ask if I’d be interested in coming to pastor…
Mark Four: A Biblical Understanding of Conversion by William Klock “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” St. Paul wrote those words in his…
Mark Three: A Biblical Understanding of the Gospel by William Klock Faithful preaching of God’s word is the first mark of a healthy and faithful church. These last two Sundays…
Mark Two: A Biblical Understanding of God by William Klock Last week we looked at the subject of expositional preaching as the first mark of a healthy church. It’s the…
Marks of a Healthy Church Mark One: Expositional Preaching by William Klock We just confessed in the Creed that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. These are historically…