St. John the Divine Anglican Church

15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,  16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil.  17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.  18And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,  19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to

In my sermon series on the letter to the Ephesians, we are at the end of chapter 4. Paul is giving more of his guidance for living this new life in Christ he has been telling us about. Paul starts out by saying, “Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” In other words, “Do not lie to

“You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” St. Paul continues his letter to the Ephesians today with an exhortation to holiness. What have we learned about our

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:4,5 In our lesson from the the letter to the Ephesians today we heard more about the unity of the church. Paul is making the point that

“So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself

Ephesians 1:1-14 For the next eight weeks we will be reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Ephesus was a large city of the ancient world, and was a center of commerce and trade. The Temple to the goddess Diana was there, and it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. One hundred twenty seven columns held up the roof. Now, there are only a few

31 And his mother and his brethren[a] came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brethren[b] are outside, asking for you.” 33 And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brethren?” 34 And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! 35 Whoever does the

“Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.” from the Revelation to St. John the Divine. You may recognize those words. You hear them every Sunday. In fact, we sing them every Sunday, or at least a variation of it. We sometimes use the Latin word, “Sanctus” to describe that phrase. It is inserted in our service during the Eucharistic prayer, where

If Christianity was a religion simply made up by superstitious, manipulative and conniving men, you would think the Apostles would be heroic men who were smart and strong and convincing in their testimony. Instead, the Gospels tell of ordinary men who are quite fallible, and often very weak. Take the Apostle St. Peter, or as I like to call him, Rocky. Rocky was a mess! Remember the time when the