Happy Eighth Sunday after Trinity!
The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded RIGHT HERE!
We have excellent sermons this morning from Bishops Jerry and Roy as well as Rev Jack.
Rev Bryan is still off as a result of his quadruple bypass surgery on 6 July 2023. He is home and seems to be doing well. He is beginning physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation. Please give thanks for the apparently successful surgery and pray for a full and complete recovery. Continue to comfort Brian, his wife Lisa, and son Thomas as they deal with his recovery.
Rev Jack brings the Propers together today. His sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on videoHERE -> https://youtu.be/jsnC100D6mU
Today’s Collect, Epistle and Gospel all come together with one theme. That theme is that if we listen to Him in word and in deed, God will protect us from hurtful things and will lead us to profitable things. Note in deed and not just words! In the Collect, we must understand in our hearts God does indeed “ordereth all things” here as well as in heaven. Even though it might not seem like it at times, we have to understand ultimately He is in control of all of the Universe. Paul says before receiving the Holy Spirit or the spirit of adoption, we were under Satan’s bondage. He points out that if we live as our old sinful selves, after the flesh, we will die. In the Gospel, Jesus points out if we are of the good tree, our actions will produce good fruit. Before, we were of the bad tree and that is why we produced nothing good. He also points out that not everyone that claims to be a Christian will get into heaven. This Gospel lets us know that unlike us, Jesus is not fooled by those who have deception in their hearts. Those false prophets might fool many but they will never fool God. Having trouble visualizing it all coming together? Read or listen to Rev Jack’s sermon.
There are a lot of people who need your prayer. Please start with Bryan, Mr. Kim, Mark George, Viera Djurcik, Tricia, Shamu and work out from there.
There is a lot going on right now and we often need help to deal with it. God is willing to help if you are willing to open your heart and accept his Third God Guy in the form of the Holy Ghost.
Have an Epic week.
Godspeed,
Hap
Church of the Faithful Centurion
Descanso, California
United States of America
