Christ Our Hope Sermons

In this first sermon of the year 2022, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the Song of Simeon and the ways we can continue to live a life of hope, no matter what the "year in review" looks like every January. Support the show

The Christmas celebration continues into the season of Christmastide, a 12-day feast in the church calendar that extends into January, ending in the season of Epiphany. On this first Sunday of Christmastide, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on John 1:1-18, and invites us to ponder the miracle of the Creator becoming like His creation - and what that means for us.  Support the show

In our final sermon of Advent, Fr. Jeromie Rand leads us into a contemplation of the "already/not yet" tension of this season we enter into every year, and the ways the Magnificat (the Song of Mary) embodies that same tension - how she celebrated God's promise made to her as though it was already fulfilled. Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of AdventScriptural Focus: Luke 1:39-56 Support the show

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels. Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of AdventScriptural Focus: Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Support the show

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels. Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of AdventScriptural Focus: Malachi 3:1-5Support the show

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels. Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of AdventScriptural Focus: Zechariah 14:1-9 Support the show

We close out the season of Ordinary Time with Christ the King Sunday, a feast day celebrating and acknowledging Christ as the King of all kings, now and forever.Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from several of our weekly texts to remind us of what it means to serve Christ as King. Sermon series: N/A (Lectionary preaching)Scriptural focus: Daniel 7:9-14, John 18:33-37Support the show

With our sermon series on James recently concluded, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on how Christ's model of enduring suffering empowers us to endure in kind. Sermon Series: N/A (Lectionary preaching)Scriptural Focus: Hebrews 10:31-39Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand wraps up our fall sermon series from James, with a particular emphasis on bringing our need for healing to the Lord in prayer.Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 5:13-20Support the show

As we near the end of our sermon series on the book of James, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on James' message of how God's judgement is actually good news.Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 5:1-12Support the show

In this "Proverb of the New Testament," James urges a lack of presumption about our own plans and fates, for only God is sovereign over the "vanishing mists" of our lives. With a little help from Leo Tolstoy, Fr. Jeromie Rand gets to some of the "proverbial" aspects of this passage.   Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 4:13-17Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James. How does being recipients of grace enable us to walk the humble way of the Cross?Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 4:1-12Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James. In a time when the Church itself feels on the brink of multi-way ideological fractures, what does it mean to be a people who embody the "folly" of the Cross, which bids all our sad divisions cease? Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 3:13-18Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; last week we dove into the implications of a faith made visible through our works. But does this mean that somehow our words don't matter? This week we see the depth of James' answer to that question. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 3:1-12Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we delve into the well-known passage of "faith without works is dead." What does James mean, both to the original recipients of his letter and to us? Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 2:14-26Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we examine James' words about partiality between rich and poor, and what it means to favor mercy over judgement.  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 2:1-13Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James; this week we delve into the implications of being "doers of the Word and not hearers only."  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 1:19-27Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand introduces our fall sermon series going through the book of James. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)"Scriptural focus: James 1:1-18Support the show

Bishop Ken Ross visits Christ Our Hope for the service of confirmation, and preaches from the well-known Ephesians passage on "putting on the full armor of God." Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on John 6:60-69; the disciples recognize that though Jesus words about being the "Bread of Life" are hard to accept, they are still "the words of eternal life"...with Jesus as their only source. Support the show