Sermons at St. Andrew’s
June 2 8, 2026 | The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk
The Violent Peace of Jesus
Following Jesus is not a supplement to the life we already want, but a wholesale exchange — giving our whole selves to receive God's life in return, with no competing loyalty left untouched.
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The Violent Peace of Jesus
Following Jesus is not a supplement to the life we already want, but a wholesale exchange — giving our whole selves to receive God's life in return, with no competing loyalty left untouched.
Numbered, Known, and Loved
The Father who notices the sparrow and numbers the hairs of our head sees the whole of who we are and answers it not with rejection but with unwavering love.
What Jesus Sees in the Crowd
Jesus meets the full range of human need — our longing for truth, our need for hope, and our wounds that require healing — and now calls us, as imperfect disciples, to carry that same ministry into the world.
Joy Without Purpose
Jesus pursues the broken, the busy, and the successful alike, offering himself not as a task to complete but as a host whose company changes what our hearts desire.
Grace, Love, and Communion
The triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — eternally exists as grace, love, and communion, and draws all creation into the fellowship that has always been at the heart of who God is.
The Spirit Knows Your Language
The gospel comes to us not as a universal broadcast but as a personal address — spoken by the Holy Spirit in the specific language of who we are, where we hurt, and what we most need to hear.