Sunday homilies from the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando, FL.
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Pentecost empowers us to be communally sensitive. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 19 MAY 2024. Psalm 104:25-35,37; Acts 2:1-11 or Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-11; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 12 MAY 2024. Psalm 1; Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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How is it that we move into this in-between time? We move into it by loving, by loving God, by loving one another, and remembering that we are called to love just as Jesus loved. Sermon preached by The Rev. Canon Dr. Dan Smith on 5 MAY 2024. Psalm 98; Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17By The Rev. Canon Dr. Dan Smith
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May you know personally that whenever the drowning waters threaten to overwhelm you, you know that he comes from the cross into the water to lift you up and give you life. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 28 APRIL 2024. Psalm 22:24-30; Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8…
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Consider yourselves, dead to sin and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 21 APRIL 2024. Psalm 23; Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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“My God open my eyes, my God open my heart so that I may see how you want me to be your child.” Sermon preached by the Right Reverend Dr. Dabney Smith on 14 APRIL 2024. Psalm 4; Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48By The Right Reverend Dr. Dabney Smith
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Jesus has a way of showing up in his own and evoking a Thomas like “my Lord and my God.” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 7 APRIL 2024. Psalm 133; Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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Because of the resurrection, that in the midst of death we’re actually in life, so live. Sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Justin S Holcomb on 31 MARCH 2024. Psalm 118:1-2,14-24; Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8By The Right Reverend Dr. Justin S Holcomb
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A story of paradise, paradise lost and of paradise regained. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 24 MARCH 2024. Liturgy of the Palms: Psalm 118:19-29; Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:2-16 Liturgy of the Word: Psalm 31:9-16; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39,(4…
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Each of us has to hear that voice, “I was thinking of you”. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 17 MARCH 2024. Psalm 51:1-13 or 119:9-16; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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Are you spiritually dead, walking around in zombie land under the control of passions you cannot understand? Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 10 MARCH 2024. Psalm 107:1-3,17-22; Number 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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Lord have mercy on them as well as on me, and incline my heart to keep this law. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 3 MARCH 2024. Psalm 19; Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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"None of us have faced what those modern Christians did. But we are called nonetheless to lose our lives for his sake, for the gospels sake.” Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 25 FEBRUARY 2024. Psalm 22:22-30; Genesis 17:1-7,15-16; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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“…Christianity is at bottom and all the way through a love story so magnificently displayed in a man and a woman together in marriage.” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 18 FEBRUARY 2024. Psalm 25:1-9; Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15…
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“This honestly should be a common movement in the life of every Christian: being blind, having an experience of revelation, and sharing that revelation with others.” Sermon preached by Dr. Kyle Wisdom, on 11 FEBRUARY 2024. Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9By Dr. Kyle Wisdom
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Jesus came to push back the night. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 4 FEBRUARY 2024. Psalm 147:1-12, 21c; Isaiah 40:21-31; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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In Advent we wait, knowing the baby is coming. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 17 DECEMBER 2023. Psalm 126 or Canticle 3 or 15; Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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Christians feed on the word of god. Sermon preached by The Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 19 NOVEMBER 2023. Judges 4:1-7 & Psalm 123 or Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 & Psalm 90:1-8,(9-11),12 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30By The Rev. Canon Josh Bales
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If you feel like nobody understands you, or cares at all what happens to you, Jesus does and so do the rest of us. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 05 NOVEMBER 2023. Joshua 3:7-17 & Psalm 107:1-7,33-37 or Micah 3:5-12 & Psalm 43; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12…
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We want holiness on our own terms, and it can never be on our own terms. Holiness is linked with the life of the living God. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 15 OCTOBER 2023. Exodus 32:1-14 & Psalm 106:1-6,19-23 or Isaiah 25:1-9 & Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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It was freeing to realize I didn’t have to justify my existence by being right all the time. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 08 OCTOBER 2023. Exodus 20:1-4,7-9, 12-20 & Psalm 19 or Isaiah 5:1-7 & Psalm 80:7-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46…
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“For me, to live is Christ, to die is gain.” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 24 SEPTEMBER 2023. Exodus 16:2-15 & Psalm 105:1-6,37-45 or Jonah 3:10—4:11 & Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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Every time God delivers, we see His faithful promise keeping, we see His fearsome power over everything, and we see His fatherly presence. Sermon preached by The Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 17 SEPTEMBER 2023. Exodus 14:19-31 & Psalm 114 (or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21 as a Canticle) or Genesis 50:15-21& Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-…
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We’ve been pardoned, forgiven, and wrapped in the blanket of the I Am’s saving holiness. We really have! Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 10 SEPTEMBER 2023. Exodus 12:1-14 & Psalm 149 or Ezekiel 33:7-11 & Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20…
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We have a God who loves us so much that he jumps into the hole, into that pit that were in and he wraps himself around us, and is so powerful enough that he can lift us up out of that pit. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 03 SEPTEMBER 2023. Exodus 3:1-15 & Psalm 105:1-6,23-26,45c or Jeremiah 15:15-21 & Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9…
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The agents of power that the world would chose to lead their organizations, lead their nations, or lead their cause, those are not the people God would chose. Sermon preached on 27 AUGUST 2023 by the Rev. Canon Josh Bales Exodus 1:8—2:10 & Psalm 124 or Isaiah 51:1-6 & Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20…
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In Christ, God loves you… He truly knows you, He truly loves you, He’s going to change you, rest in that love. Sermon preached on 20 AUGUST 2023 by Rev. Dr. Justin S Holcomb. Genesis 45:1-15 & Psalm 133 or Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 & Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2a,29-32; Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28By The Right Reverend Dr. Justin S Holcomb
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Many will not ever come into a church, we have to be the voice going out. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 13 AUGUST 2023. Genesis 37:1-4,12-28 & Psalm 105:1-6,16-22,45b or 1 Kings 19:9-18 & Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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This is my Son, my Chosen; Listen to him, Listen to him, Listen to him. Sermon preached by the Rev. Elliot Drake on 8 AUGUST 2023. Psalm 99 or 99:5-9; Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36By The Rev. Elliot Drake
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Nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 30 JULY 2023. Genesis 29:15-28 & Psalm 105:1-11,45b or Psalm 128 or 1 Kings 3:5-12 & Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33,44-52…
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Mary’s dignity is a dignity God would share with all of us, and each of us. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 23 JULY 2023. Genesis 28:10-19a & Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 or Wisdom 12:13,16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8 & Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30,36-43…
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God’s a gardener, he saw the stone that is our collective heart…he rolled that stone away so that we could have access to the good soil heart of Jesus Christ. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 16 JULY 2023. Genesis 25:19-34 & Psalm 119:105-112 or Isaiah 55:10-13 & Psalm 65:(1-8) 9-14; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9,18-23…
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“May we in love, seek out what each has to contribute to the common good” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 09 JULY 2023. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 & Psalm 45:11-18 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Zechariah 9:9-12 & Psalm 145:8-15; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30…
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“The cross you take up, is his cross, and it’s our cross together” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 02 JULY 2023. Genesis 22:1-14 & Psalm 13 or Jeremiah 28:5-9 & Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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“When it feels like no one knows your name, and everyones against you, even the god who created everything. God believes in you” Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 25 JUNE 2023. Genesis 21:8-21 & Ps. 86:1-10,16-17 or Jeremiah 20:7-13 & Ps. 69: 8-11, (12-17),18-20 Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39…
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“Be with him, because he delights in being with you” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 18 JUNE 2023. Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) & Ps. 100 or Exodus 19:2-8 & Ps. 116:1,10-17 Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8,(9-23)By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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“Come, ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall; if you tarry till you're better, you will never come at all.” Sermon preached on 11 JUNE 2023 by Rev. Dr. Justin Holcomb. Genesis 12:1-9 & Psalm 33:1-12 or Hosea 5:15-6:6 & Psalm 50:7-15 Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13,18-26By The Right Reverend Dr. Justin S Holcomb
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“The sun, you can’t look at directly but you know and experience it’s rays. God’s face you don’t get to look at directly, but the rays of his light come all the way to you and the warmth of his love touches your heart…” Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 4 JUNE 2023 Psalm 8 or Canticl…
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“The Holy Spirit is now available to all who believe and receive, it’s freely given…The Holy Spirit is given to flow through us to others, it’s not given for us to pull it and keep it to ourselves.” Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 28 MAY 2023 Psalm 33:12-22, Canticle 2 or 13, Psalm 130, Canticle 9, Psalm 104:25-32; Genesis 11:…
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Jesus humbly hands his work to us as he completes it through us from his position as the gift outpouring, praying, ascended one. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 22 MAY 2023 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36; Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11…
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“How do you know that you know Jesus? How do you know that the advocate is close? Because you’re following commandments, you’re living a life that reflects this assistance.” Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 14 MAY 2023 Psalm 66:7-18 ; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21By The Rev. Canon Josh Bales
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In the quality of beauty, choose me, says Jesus, choose beauty, choose home. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 7 MAY 2023 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 ; Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 30 APRIL 2023 Psalm 23; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10…
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Loved people love, and when you know you’ve been loved with Gods everlasting love, your heart can’t not respond with love of your own. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 23 APRIL 2023 Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17; Acts 2:14a,36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35…
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God never calls us to something he doesn’t equip us for, he gives us everything we need. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando on 16 APRIL 2023 Psalm 16 Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31By The Rev. Canon Patricia Orlando
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Look at the power of the enemy and say to him “Yeah go talk to Jesus, there is another greater”. Sermon preached by the Right Reverend Bishop Gregory O. Brewer at the Cathedral Church of St Luke on 9 APRIL 2023 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43 or Jermiah 31:1-6 ; Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18) or Matthew 28:1-10…
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We, even now, are being transformed into the image of Christ himself. Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 8 APRIL 2023 Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16; Job 14:1-14; or Lamentations 3:1-9,19-24; 1 Peter 4:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42By The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd
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Not only I know and I’m with you, but it is finished. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 2 APRIL 2023 Liturgy of the Palms: Psalm 118:19-29; Matthew 21:1-11 Liturgy of the Word: Psalm 31:9-16; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew (26:36-27:10) 27:11-54(55-66)By The Rev. Canon Josh Bales
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He became what we are so we can become what he is Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr Reggie Kidd, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Luke, Orlando on 26 MARCH 2023 Psalm 130; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45By The Very Rev. Dean Reggie Kidd
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Take the light, be the light wherever you go, wherever you work, wherever you live… you have that kind of power. Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Josh Bales on 19 MARCH 2023 Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41By The Rev. Canon Josh Bales
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