Sermons at St. Andrew’s
July 12, 2026 | The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk
God’s Heard Word
Because we worship an incarnate Lord whose Word became flesh, scripture is chiefly meant to be heard — spoken words landing on us from outside ourselves — and like rain in Isaiah's prophecy, God's heard word accomplishes far more than watering our religious lives: it causes thoroughgoing, unexpected flourishing across our marriages, work, sicknesses, and whole selves. Our proper response, then, is not silent pondering but audible reply: to shout, sing, and speak back, joining the mountains and meadows that clap and shout for joy.
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Prayers to Pray Better
You cannot pray wrong, but you can probably pray better; most of all don't stop praying.
The Daily Office: More Than Chocolate Chip Pancakes
The power of daily devotion and prayer, like The Daily Office, is that it contains more than just the things we want but also the things we need, sustaining us through the moments when the best we can to God is “I want… to want… to want you.”
The Lord is My Song
The music of the church creates the framework for us to see and understand and witness to where and how God is moving in our own lives.
Instructed Eucharist & Baptism
By knowing more about what we’re doing in worship, understanding more about what we’re doing, we can do it with greater fullness of heart, mind, and body, and experience more of the grace the Lord has for us in worship.
Undeserved & Illiquid
Our inheritance cannot be earned and cannot be divided, so we better share it in love, righteous in our faith.