| Date | Sermon Title | Gospel Reading |
| Dec. 28 | Through Jesus, God comes to us as a defenseless babe, to live as one of us | John 1:1-18 |
| Dec. 25 | Christmas: Our expectations are changed by God to gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy, Love | Luke 2:1-16 |
| Dec. 21 | LOVE: Reconcile the past to move forward and answer God’s call to us | Matthew 2:1-2, 11 |
| Dec. 14 |
The JOY of letting go of the past reconciles us to God | Luke 1:26-38 |
| Dec. 7 | Inner PEACE, which passes all understanding, is centered on Christ | John 1:6-8, 19-28 Mark 1:1-8 |
Nov. 30 |
Advent: Begin with the end in mind; We are called to be people of HOPE | Mark 13:24-37 |
| Nov. 27 |
Thanksgiving: Understanding our blessings | Luke 17:11-19 |
| Nov. 23 |
God’s “Final Exam” to us: As you do to the least among you, you do unto me | Matthew 25:31-46 |
| Nov. 16 |
In prayer we are transformed; and become God’s presence in the world | Matthew 25:14-30 |
| Nov. 9 |
A constant relationship with God attunes us to his glory and insures our strength | Matthew 25:1-13 |
| Nov. 2
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As in human relationships, we need consistency and ritual for prayer to transform us. | Matthew 5:1-12 |
| Oct. 26 | Rt. Rev. Leo Frade: In prayer we open ourselves to God to be changed | Matthew 22:34-36 |
| Oct. 19 |
In prayer we become closer to God, and focus on the way of truth | Matthew 22:1-14 |
| Oct. 12 | Prayer is about us trying to get in touch with God’s perspective | Matthew 22:1-14 |
| Oct. 5 | Accountability: we are called to produce the fruits of the kingdom | Matthew 21:33-46 |
| Sept. 28 |
Live authentically as Jesus: with deeds matching words | Matthew 21:23-32 |
| Sept. 21 |
Envy and jealousy prevent us from receiving God’s mercy and grace | Matthew 20:1-16 |
| Sept. 14 |
Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past. As we forgive, we move on. | Matthew 18:21-35 |
| Sept. 7 | See God’s “big picture”; it’s not about us, but others | Matthew 18:15-20 |
| Aug. 31 |
Love empowers the faith community for the broken dispossessed people of the world | Matthew 16:21-28 |
| Aug. 24 | Through Jesus we experience joy beyond joy, and pain beyond pain. | Matthew 16:13-20 |
| Aug. 17 |
Jesus calls us to be consistent and persistent with compassion | Matthew 15:10-28 |
| Aug. 10 |
Take the hand of Jesus when the storms of life come upon you | Matthew 14:1-22-23 |
| July 27 | The Big Picture: nothing can separate us from the love of God. | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 |
| July 20 |
The divine harvest will separate the wheat from weeds; the choice is ours | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 |
| July 13 |
God is the sower and we the good soil to germinate His Love | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 |
| July 6 | Yoked to Christ, we get direction, purpose, and dignity to share with others | Matthew 11:40-42 |
| June 29 |
Our priority: Welcome all to see the face of God in this place | Matthew: 10:40-42 |
| June 22 |
God’s infinite vision affirms the value & dignity of each person; there are no losers | Matthew 10:24-39 |
| June 15 |
We are called. Decide to be a Disciple to share Jesus’ love | Matthew 9:35-10:8 |
| June 8 |
God’s call gives meaning to our “nobody” existence, connects us to Jesus | Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 |
| June 1 | Jesus is our rock of faith, the foundation which holds us together | Matthew 7:21-29 |
| May 25 | Jesus tells us not to worry about the future or things; or let today ruin tomorrow. | Matthew 6:24-34 |
| May 25 | Graduate Sunday: Senior Sermon by Tess Bath | Matthew 6:24-34 |
| May 18 |
The mystery of the Trinity: an open invitation to discover who we are | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| May 11 |
Through Pentecost we receive the Holy Spirit and become the Body of Christ | John 20:19-23 |
| May 4 | Jesus transcends this world so that we may follow Him into God’s Glory | John 17:1-11 |
| Apr. 27 |
We are not left as orphans but under the guidance of the Holy Spirit | John 14:15-21 |
| Apr. 20 |
In our journey to the Abundant Life: Jesus is the Way, the Truth, the Life | John 14:1-14 |
| Apr. 13 |
Listen to the voice, and know the Good Shepard | John 10:1-10 |
| Apr. 6 |
In the breaking of the bread, Christ be known to us in our everyday lives | Luke 24:13-35 |
| Apr. 6 | **Capital Campaign Results Announcement** |
| Mar. 30 |
Doubt is a necessary prerequisite of faith for us to see with new eyes | John 20:19-31 |
| Mar. 23 | Easter: Out of the darkness comes the Light of Christ to transform & redeem us | Matthew 28:1-10 |
| Mar. 16 |
Our goal: Sacrificial giving for the upbuilding of God’s Kingdom in this place | Matthew 21:1-11 |
| Mar. 9 | Healing & renewal is in the transformation from death to new life in Christ | John 11:1-45 |
| Mar. 2 | Seeing with the eyes of faith to know God’s presence in our lives. | John 9:1-41 |
| Feb. 24 |
Create an atmosphere for the Living Water of Christ to give us purpose. | John 4:5-42 |
| Feb. 17 |
Capital Campaign: God has richly blessed St. Joe’s; step up in faith for the future | John 3:1-17 |
| Feb. 10 | Temptation is a tool; there are no shortcuts on our journey | Matthew 4:1-11 |
| Feb. 3 | God is never finished with us, but takes us to the next spiritual plateau | Matthew: 17:1-9 |
| Jan. 27 |
I will make you fishers of people: Are we prepared to answer God’s call to us? | Matthew 4-12-23 |
| Jan. 20 |
The Lamb of God: we are pointers to the presence of Christ in our world | John 1:29-42 |
| Jan. 13 |
In Baptism we are empowered with God’s presence | Matthew 4:13-17 |
| Jan. 6 | Feast of the Epiphany- Find God in the stables of life and take a different road | Matthew 2:1-12 |