St. John's Franklin Podcast

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “The Crucified King” based on Luke 1:68-79 for Christ The King Sunday on November 24, 2013. Jesus turns on concept of kingship upside down on Good Friday, and provides a paradigm for understanding times when God seems absent or inactive.

Christ The King Sunday

Jeremiah 23:1-10 

Luke 1:68-79 

Colossians 1:11-20 

Luke 23:33-43

Direct download: The_Crucified_King.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:00pm CDT

Brian Goodwin preached a sermon entitled “The Former Things Shall Not Be Remembered” based on Isaiah 65:17-25 for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time on November 17, 2013.  

The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 65:17-25
Isaiah 12:2-6

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19

Direct download: Former_Things.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:05pm CDT

Mary Maggard Hays preached a sermon entitled “Trying To Trap Jesus” based on Luke 20:20-40 for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time on November 10, 2013. As Jesus responds to various attempts to trap Him in theological conundrums, He reveals the richness of life that is offered in the Gospel.  

Mary is Canon to the Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Haggai 1:15-2:9
Psalm 98

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:20-40

Direct download: Trying_to_Trap_Jesus.mp3
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Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “The Communion of Saints” for the All Saints Day on November 3, 2013. All Saints Day reminds us that the Gospel travels through human relationships.

All Saints Day

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 

Psalm 149 

Ephesians 1:11-23 

Luke 6:20-31

Direct download: The_Communion_of_Saints.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:00pm CDT

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Giving” based on 1 Timothy 6:6-21 for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time on October 27, 2013. One of the ways spiritual maturity shows up in our lives is in learning to participate in God’s gift economy; growing in our understanding of using our material possessions for God in response to His grace and abundance. 

The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Joel 2:23-32 

Psalm 65 

1 Timothy 6:6-21 

Luke 18:9-14

Direct download: Giving.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:00pm CDT