Romans 6:1 – 5 with Fr. Art.

Rowers move forward by facing backward, navigating by the puddles their last stroke left behind. Through Paul's words on baptism into Christ's death and Luther's daily refrain, "I am baptized," Fr. Art invites us to live in the fixed point already declared over us: that we belong, by water and the Spirit, to the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Romans 4 with Dcn. Derek.

What story are you living in? Through Abraham, who believed God's promise long before its fulfillment, Dcn. Derek invites us to commit ourselves first to God's person, trusting his character before we see the outcome, and to discover that maturity in the Christian life moves from the complexity of our questions into the simplicity of being befriended by God.

Romans 3:21 – 31 with Bp. Todd Hunter

What do you want? That is the deepest spiritual question the gospel asks of us. Through Paul's announcement that God justifies everyone who welcomes his action and enters into it, Bp. Todd invites us to receive Christ's redemption as the restoration of our whole lives, and to become cooperative friends and agents of God's renewing work.

John 7:37 – 39 with Fr. Art

Thirst is the only qualification. On Pentecost, Jesus's invitation in the temple courts becomes our own: come to him and drink. Through John 7 and the four ordinary means of grace described in Acts 2, Fr. Art invites us to keep drinking deeply of the Spirit and to discover that we go in thirsty and come away rivers, channels of life for the world.

Romans 1 – 2 with Dcn. Derek.

We cannot help but worship something, and what we worship shapes who we become. Through Paul's diagnosis of idolatry and the story of Eustace the dragon in C.S. Lewis's Voyage of the Dawn Treader, this sermon invites us to see that worship of the true God is the cure for our distorted hearts, and that God's love and wrath together reach to set us free.

Romans 1:1 – 17 with Mtr. Suzie.

The gospel is the power of God for salvation. Through Paul's bold opening to the church in Rome, this sermon invites us to rediscover the gospel as the pardon of our sins, the healing of our brokenness, and the new world Jesus is bringing, and to live unashamed of the one we love.

The opening sermon of a seventeen-week summer series in Romans, anchored on the doxology of Romans 11:33–36. This section of Romans is the hinge between Paul's eleven chapters of doctrine and the practical chapters that follow. Drawing on how Romans found Augustine in a Milan garden, Luther in a tower, and Wesley on a London street, Fr. Art argues that Paul does not finish with summary but with worship: theology's real goal is doxology, not just information.

In this episode we explore John 21, where Jesus restores Peter by the charcoal fire and re-commissions him to feed the sheep. We reflect on repentance, grace, and the pattern of healing before sending. Fr. Art also examines Christian calling—both for the incoming rector and for every believer—emphasizing that our authority rests on the resurrection, our callings are unique, and we are sent to love and care for others. Finally, we are challenged to stop comparing ourselves to others, embrace our God-given uniqueness, and see people as the living, transformed by Christ.