Redeemer Sermons - Jacksonville, FL: Recent Episodes
Fr. Wiley Ammons
Fr. Gee suggests that we be more concerned about the condition of our heart than how others perceive our righteousness.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that on All Saints Sunday we remember all who have been saved by the grace of God and celebrate the promise of new life in Christ.
Fr. Wiley points out that the psalms remind us of God's faithfulness and point the way to hope.
Bishop Benhase discusses how once we've been washed with God's mercy, we can then extend it to others.
Fr. Wiley challenges us to do the hard thing and smash the idol that competes with the Messiah.
Mtr. Sarah discusses how our focus should always be on that which brings healing and wholeness to a community.
Fr. Wiley expounds on the teachings that direct us to lean on God to overcome our problems, temptations and sin.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that our temporal work has eternal significance so our dreams are always to move the world around us closer to God.
Fr. Wiley challenges us to provoke one another to acts of love and good works, letting our speech set a holy fire.
Mtr. Sarah points out that faith exercised on behalf of others illustrates our ability to see Christ in others as we faithfully serve our neighbor.
Mtr. Sarah discusses how our faith shouldn't be so abstract that it isn't evident in our actions.
Fr. Wiley comments that when faced with truth that challenges us, it's easier to believe the lie we like.
Fr. Wiley reminds us how the Eucharist is a timeless reminder of our unity with Christ and with one another.
Mtr. Sarah discusses how we meet at the table where the bread and wine represent a promise for eternity.
Fr. Andy reminds us that everyone has a gift to offer the ministry of God, now and forever.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that we are not the ones who determine where God goes; God is wherever His people are.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we are called to love, to be bringers of peace, to be the calm in the storm.
Fr. Wiley reminds us to keep focused on faith as God works through us, knowing everyone we encounter is a child of God.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that when we're living in the will of God, every obstacle can be overcome when we turn to Jesus in faith.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that parables are meant to illustrate the magnificence of the kingdom of God.
Mtr. Sarah confesses her lack of a green thumb, and that thankfully she isn't responsible for the growth. God is.
Fr. Wiley invites you to the foolishness of generosity, to the playful intensity of rest, to the living grace of God's gifts.
Mtr. Sarah explores the importance of relationship and community in her discussion of the Trinity.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to listen for the Spirit's leading and then be brave and follow.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that Jesus says we must be willing to die for one another, and believe in the Resurrection of our Lord and witness to it.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that Jesus pursues us when we wander away; continuing to call us back to Him.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that Jesus leads us to everlasting life and this is Good News for everyone!
Mtr. Sarah considers that maybe Thomas was the faithful disciple; maybe he went looking for Jesus while the others cowered and mourned.
Fr. Wiley points out how the crucifixion bears witness to the lengths that divine love will go.
Fr. Wiley reviews how God commands us into humble service to show us what divine love looks like.
Mtr. Sarah discusses how Holy Week calls us to wrestle with the uncomfortable as we transition from Passion Sunday to Easter Sunday.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that while life leads us to death, the Way of the Cross leads us through death.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that there is nothing we can do to earn salvation; it is done by God's grace.
Fr. Wiley discusses the ten commandments and how they are meant to set us free to live a life for God's purposes.
Fr. Wiley comments that rather than point us TO the grave, Ash Wed seeks to point us THROUGH the grave, to the hope of our resurrection.
Mtr. Sarah describes how Jesus' healing touch leads us to a new life of service and worship.
Fr. Wiley advises us to listen for the voice of the prophets who always speak in harmony with the Holy Spirit.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that when we start from a theology of abundance we look at things differently and think of what might be.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we don't need to give a long explanation about how Jesus is the Messiah; we just need to share our experience and invite them to come and see.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to treat those we know like family and share with them the light, love and peace of God.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that creation already sings the song of Christmas and it's time we sang along.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that while we wait for Messiah's ultimate return, we can help point the way to the Kingdom of God.
Fr. Wiley talks about how we can lean into the season of Advent with eager anticipation.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that the good news of waiting is that we were never meant to wait alone; we have our faith community and the Holy Spirit with us.
Fr. Wiley comments that the race we run doesn't focus on finishing first but on how many we can bring with us.
Mtr. Sarah suggests that faithfulness during a time of waiting is using all the resources we have to the glory of God.
Mtr. Sarah discusses the gift of a time of waiting - a time when we might bring others with us.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that as children of God, we should remember that we are bearers of the Light and bringers of the Kingdom.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that God's work is greater than our current suffering and that our future depends on Him, not ourselves.
Mtr. Sarah challenges us to live into the truth that God is with us both in times of blessing and suffering.
Fr. Wiley asks: when we're doing God's will, are we willing to trust in God's provision?
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we've received forgiveness from God in such magnitude that we cannot contain it, and knowing this - how could we ever not grant it to others with the same generosity.
Mtr. Sarah highlights the command to Love One Another - because if it's the only thing you do - it's enough.
Mtr. Sarah asks what would it take for us to be so open to God's call that we'd recognize it when we hear it.
Mtr. Sarah describes how the story of God's plan for our salvation can be seen in the story of Shiprah and Puah.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that every blessing is a gift of grace that we don't deserve and thus is worth celebrating, thanks be to God.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that by keeping our eyes on Jesus, our faith is bolstered and all our worries are kept in perspective.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us to be attentive to the light of the moment as it may be pointing to the next new thing that brings glory to God.
Fr. Wiley highlights that the great gift of knowing, interpreting and internalizing scripture is that it leads us to participate in God's ongoing project of creation.
Fr. Wiley reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds and reminds us that our work is to build one another up, bear one another's burdens and bear fruit.
Mtr. Sarah reflects on the future benefit of scattering seeds in ministry today, thanks be to God.
Mtr. Sarah comments on how hard it is to hear God's voice when we've already decided what we expect Him to say.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that every person we see is an opportunity to meet Jesus, and every door we go through is an opportunity for someone to meet Jesus in us.
Mtr. Sarah describes the new life we are called into as disciples and apostles of Christ.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that the Holy Spirit and faith are the only supplies we need as we go out into the world to spread the Good News.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that we worship a God who is generous with mercy, sits down with sinners and allows interruptions for calls of mercy from his children.
Fr. Wiley confronts the overwhelming difficulty in expressing the mystery of the inexpressible.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we are filled with the Holy Spirit to be poured out to others in love and service in devotion to God.
Fr. Wiley offers encouragement for our dark moments of suffering and reminds us that we are never alone.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that the coming of the Holy Spirit signals new creation being born into this world, within each of us.
Bishop Lambert challenges us to see in new and unique ways Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, the Life.
Fr. Wiley asks us if we are faithful enough to hear our Shepherd's voice and brave enough to follow.
Mtr. Sarah helps us recognize how God works in our community so that we recognize our mission to invite others in.
Mtr. Sarah proposes that the Gospel story of Thomas isn't so much about doubting, but about being invited in and touching the impossible for ourselves.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that the resurrection hope of this morning is both for this life and the next - and to live this, is to be transformed.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to embrace the Resurrection truth that not even death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
Fr. Wiley meditates on the events of Good Friday as the crowd chose safety over salvation.
Mtr. Sarah calls us to participate in the history of our faith this week as we go from celebration to crucifixion to rejoicing.
Mtr. Sarah highlights the benefits of community in responding to lament and offering hope.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to bring our wounds to church as God takes on our sufferings, connecting our hearts to the cross.
Fr. Wiley points out that when we understand that our disciplines are part of the gift of a life in grace, we are free to offer our lives as a gift of thanksgiving.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us to keep our hearts focused on God and remember who we are in Christ as we face trials and temptations.
Fr. Wiley challenges us to take on the fast that God chooses; disciplines that lead to joy.
Mtr. Sarah talks about those moments when we encounter the living God - may they be enough to transform us into the image of God.
Fr. Wiley challenges us to see the law as a gift that leads us to an examination of our hearts and consequently our behavior.
Mtr. Sarah asks us if we have lost our Christian saltiness; do we act like the teachings of the faith we profess?
Fr. Chris discusses the guidance we have received that helps us fulfill God's will for our lives.
Mtr. Sarah talks about how choosing to respond to Jesus when he calls is the most important call we'll ever answer.
Fr. Wiley discusses the truth in the conflicting images of Jesus as Lamb and as Messiah.
Fr. Wiley reflects on the background of the Feast of the Holy Name and the Jewishness of Jesus.
On Christmas Day, Fr. Wiley contemplates the paradox and mystery of Christmas with singing sentinels and God as a vulnerable child.
On Christmas Eve, Fr. Wiley reminds us that God does us favors with prophets, blessings, and a savior.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us that in Advent in our waiting and doubting, we are in good company.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that as the prophet Isaiah foretells doom, it is always with a quiet current of hope and expectation - hope amidst the darkness.
Fr. Wiley talks about how the call of Christ the King is to come and believe and be invited to new life that sounds impossible.
Fr. Wiley warns us about the places we put our trust and encourages us not to be distracted by the ways of the world.
Fr. Wiley talks about the wonder of All Saints, when we take a moment to acknowledge the presence of all the believers at the Holy Eucharist through time and forever.
Mtr. Sarah discusses the theme of this year's Pentecost readings: God's mercy, grace and love.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that holy giving is born out of our hearts in gratitude to God for all He has given us.
Mtr. Sarah asks what happens when we understand that the suffering that comes with wrestling with God is a blessing.
Fr. Wiley asks: do you have the faith to ask, do you have the patience to listen, are you willing to follow the Holy Spirit's leading?
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we are a people of faith whose future rests in the hope of everlasting life.
Fr. Wiley asks: who speaks prophetically into your life; as prophecy abounds for those who have ears tuned to it.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us of God's call to invest in relationships which multiply the witness in and kingdom of God.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that the world needs to hear that we are never too out of reach to be redeemed, and that it's God's grace that makes us the light of the world.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that the Kingdom of God costs something so be prepared for the cost, know that it's there.
Fr. John asks us to consider giving without thought of receiving in return, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Mtr. Sarah talks about how the Holy Spirit is breaking into this world, and we are here to help make that happen.
Fr. John challenges us with a question to ask ourselves: is God at the center of all we do and say.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us not to let excuses distract us from proclaiming the kingdom of God.
Fr. Chris talks about how the unity of creation is made more perfect by the diversity of God's creation.
Mtr. Sarah discusses the relational implications of the Trinity: belonging and community.
Fr. Wiley points out how Revelation is a vision of encouragement to people who are tempted to lose hope.
Mtr. Sarah shares how Jesus is concerned with our healing and wholeness, despite our doubt and lack of faith.
Fr. Wiley describes the new testament commandment that we love Jesus enough to love one another.
Mtr. Sarah highlights how Tabitha's life teaches us that we, as followers of Christ, are to provide and care for one another.
Fr. Wiley points to the upside down logic of the Gospel; that Jesus is worthy not due to strength, but due to sacrificial power made perfect in weakness.
Mtr. Sarah contrasts the meaning behind belief and trust, and how that may inform our own faith.
Fr. Wiley proclaims that today our hope is infinite, our forgiveness is assured, and our freedom is won - Christ is alive!
Fr. Wiley remarks that just as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man's righteousness leads to justification and life for all.
Fr. Wiley invites us to follow Jesus all the way to the cross, to ask: what in our life needs to be crucified in Christ.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that we practice these holy rituals in order to embody them and remember what it means to be in relationship with God and one another.
Fr. Wiley discusses how Paul's life was immediately transformed when he decided to learn from his greatest failure.
Mtr. Sarah asks: when did we stop being amazed at the awesome stories of God's grace and mercy.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that life is fragile and short, and that how we live our life today, matters.
Fr. Wiley comments on a God who is willing to stoop far below our standards that He might raise us up; that in our weakness, we find God's strength.
Fr. Wiley discusses how our spiritual disciplines are resistance training that help us overcome temptation, even when it comes as an easier way to accomplish our heart's desires.
Fr. Wiley discusses how knowing that death is guaranteed, should change the way we live our life.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to go and tell others about the story of forgiveness and life everlasting.
Mtr. Sarah asks us if we can imagine a world in which the Kingdom of God is fully present here, now.
Fr. Wiley points out that our encounter with the faith of the Gospel is an encounter with the Living God.
Fr. Wiley advises that as we exercise our gifts, we must never forget that the purpose, the means, the ends of everything we do...is love.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to live into the fullness that God has created us to be, encouraging others to do the same.
Fr. Wiley shares that the gifts of the Spirit are how the power of God is made manifest in our lives and how the power of God makes a difference in the world.
Fr. Wiley asks why be filled with the Holy Spirit if not for the love and benefit of others.
On the First Sunday of Christmas, Fr. Wiley invites us to contemplate the mystery of the Word incarnate, and suggests that the only comprehensible detail about God might be his incomprehensibility.
Mtr. Sarah uses the story of The Grinch to help open our hearts to John's poetic telling of the coming of God incarnate.
Fr. Wiley reflects on the meaning of the birth of the messiah, and echoing a recent episode of The Chosen encourages spreading the good news. "People must know."
Fr. Wiley discusses how the Holy Spirit has not stopped moving in our lives and encourages us to take the time to notice the mystery.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that each day we have the gift and opportunity to live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven, despite discomfort and social cost.
Mtr. Sarah suggests that we consider being signs of hope to our neighbors, giving evidence to the nearness of God during this Advent season.
Fr. Wiley preaches a second Sunday from the book of Revelation, helping us understand how to find hope in an apocalypse.
Mtr. Sarah wonders if God could be calling us to something new and reminds us that what the world believes is the end, is only the beginning of God's work.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that here, in church, we learn what it means to love God and each other in order that we might take it out to others in service when worship is concluded.
Catherine discusses how we are called to discipleship in the way of Bartimaeus, to boldly proclaim Jesus, rising up out of our own ashes, knowing He will not leave us.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that when we are rooted in faith, freedom in Christ means we can give in gratitude, knowing God will continue to provide for all our needs.
Mtr. Sarah reflects on how we don't earn our way into the Kingdom; Jesus invites us to a new way of life where there's room for everyone.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that unless we are willing to have a childlike faith in the mercy and goodness and forgiveness of God, we have no chance to grasp what Jesus is teaching much less attain to it.
Catherine reminds us of our purpose: to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ without getting in the way of the Holy Spirit.
Fr. Wiley challenges us to consider how God would have us treat one another and how we might be of service as part of His plan.
Fr. Chris reminds us that behind everyone we see, there's an unseen story....do you see it?
Catherine shares how God pursues, corrects and turns us towards Him if we pay attention with open hearts and hands.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to spend time taking on the whole armor of God and then join in the work He has given us to do.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to get on with the work the Lord has given us to do: take care of yourselves and each other.
Mtr. Sarah asks: what are you hungering for - and cautions us not to overlook the many blessings that God has already provided.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that in this space, during this time, we are able to come and rest and be attentive to God.
Fr. Wiley asks: what if we approached our prayer and worship like King David did, like the privilege, pleasure and opportunity it is?
Fr. Wiley calls us to celebrate the freedom of the resurrection; the freedom of life in Christ.
Fr. Wiley reflects on the necessity of grief; it's just as holy to make space to mourn our losses as it is to celebrate hope.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that when our will is aligned with God's and when our confidence and strength are His, anything is possible.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that in the kingdom of God our deeds are nothing unless they are a sacrifice of the heart, so remember to look on the heart, for the heart, with the heart in all you do.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that even if our faith isn't popular it will always be powerful so love anyway and watch the Holy Spirit change the world.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that the presence of God lives within us that we might become what we beheld in Jesus.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that for those who are willing to answer the call of the Spirit, God is willing to do incredible things with us and through us.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we are not alone as we go about the mission and legacy of sharing the Good News of the Gospel.
Fr. Wiley asks us to consider what it would look like to love God with all we are and to love our neighbors as Christ loves us.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to share our experience of the living God, especially when we feel the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that peace and reconciliation are acts of God that begin with prayer as we listen to His voice.
Mtr. Sarah asks us that when we have experiences of God, does it change us, do we tell others our story, do we believe?
Fr. Wiley shares that life abundant and life eternal are the scandalous truths of Easter, so live like we know that God is for us and live in a way that leads others to the light of the risen Christ.
Fr. Wiley asks: why is this being allowed to happen; where is the rescue; how could we have been so wrong; if God is dead-what happens now?
Mtr. Sarah invites us to listen how Jesus gave us something new that would nourish us for centuries to come.
Mtr. Sarah invites us this week to wrestle with the uncomfortable transition from triumphal entry to crucifixion.
Fr. Wiley muses on how Jesus speaks of death as glorification; the final step of transformation begun at baptism.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that people empowered by God can choose good in this world and stand as witnesses to the Good News of the Gospel.
Fr. Wiley discusses how the truth and freedom of the Gospel is counter to everything we've been taught to expect.
Mtr. Sarah asks if we are committed to the mission of Jesus and if we understand the cost.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that our baptism was only the beginning of our journey to God, as we live into our identity as children of God.
Fr. Wiley comments that when we fast with life in mind, there's abundance for everyone, which can lead to the kind of fasting that brings transformation.
Fr. Wiley acknowledges that it can be intimidating walking into the darkness after being in so much light.
Fr. Wiley asks us what is the Lord waiting for us to do with our days of wholeness and health - what is it He has left for us to do?
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that in Jesus' name even death has been defeated and that resurrection is not only possible, but promised.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that our unity is found only in Christ, and that it is only by our humility and God's grace that we can be made one.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us to follow God's call as He continues to lead us into new life in Christ.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we are called by God to "let there be light", witnessing and reflecting God to others - even on social media.
Fr. Wiley shares that what was revealed is that God has come to be one of us so that we all may have an encounter with the Living God.
Fr. Wiley points out that from the Son's fullness we have all received grace and love that we carry into the world in order to reflect the Glory of God.
Mtr. Sarah reflects on the familiarity of THIS story which doesn't change even as the world does.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we don't have to face the world alone or unloved - because God came for us.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to study Mother Mary in order to better understand how to bear the light of Christ into the world.
Fr. Wiley encourages us to look through the troubles of the present time to see the promises of God.
Mtr. Sarah shares that the good news of Advent is that we'll never truly be prepared for the coming grace of God - but God comes anyway.
Mtr. Sarah reveals the deeper meaning of the parable and the ridiculous overabundance that God entrusts to us.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that our direction is always towards the promises of God, but we have to make the choice.
Fr. Wiley suggests that today, the question isn't so much whether you are willing to be martyred for your faith, but whether you are willing to be inconvenienced.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that in these unstable times, God is our refuge and the hope on which our world waits.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that none of this is ours - it is all God's - we too are God's - and that is Good News indeed.
Fr. Wiley warns us from turning to the thing that fills the void, thus casting God in our image, instead of allowing God to make us in His.
Mtr. Sarah casts the ten commandments as gifts from God and reminds us of the blessing inherent in those gifts.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that Jesus is asking everyone to choose God now and become children who say and do the will of the Father, and thereby change the world.
Pastor Sarah reminds us that in God's Kingdom, our productivity has nothing to do with our worth.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that God is our help, strength, and shield if we're willing to turn to Him powerfully, faithfully and together.
Pastor Sarah reminds us to see God in one another, as we love our neighbors as ourselves.
Pastor Sarah reminds us that when God calls, it doesn't matter who we are; what matters is who God is - and that He equips us to answer.
Fr. Wiley examines how Christ is willing to walk in the midst of our mess to lay claim on our hearts.
Fr. Wiley asks us to remember that the one on the other side of any issue, is a beloved child of God.
Pastor Sarah reminds us that when we become distracted by the storm in our lives, Jesus is present to bring us to safety.
Fr. Wiley looks at life's struggle's and suggests that, like Jacob, if we continue to wrestle unto every new dawn, we gradually reveal the face of God.
Pastor Sarah suggests that perhaps our job is to notice how God is moving in the world, and then point to it.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that we're not equipped to sort the weeds and wheat; we are to be sowing, tending and growing the Kingdom of God.
Fr. Wiley asks that we don't just offer the Word only where we think it will be accepted; God has grace enough for us to sow these seeds everywhere.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that when we give ourselves over to God, then God puts us to work for righteousness and for good.
Bishop Howard ponders the question: when the outward reality is so bleak, how can we live with it?
Pastor Sarah invites us to recognize the growth places in our lives as we work to imitate Christ and God's work in the world.
Mtr. Sarah encourages us to wait and pray during this inbetween time, just like the first disciples.
Fr. Wiley invites us to make this 10 day gap till Pentecost a time of preparation and continued prayer: what is God getting ready to do with you?
Fr. Wiley shares that the gift and opportunity of this life is to be a co-creative with the One who is still creating, through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Fr. Wiley reminds us that if you're looking for a way back or forward, Jesus is the way that leads to life abundant and hope that is worth everything.
Mtr. Sarah reminds us that the Good Shepherd continues to seek, call and guide us even when we wander.