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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A Sabbath for the Not Okay

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It’s Decision Time

My prayer for us all is that we continue to choose Jesus; that we continue to live into our baptismal commitment of bringing others into the body of Christ.

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Life of St. Andrew: Instruct

Instruction matters, because without knowing Jesus, fear will triumph, and we will be led astray by someone, by some idea, by something that will claim to calm it when only Jesus can.

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Cleaning Out our Cathedrals

We must keep the cathedrals of our heart clean, making space for people and the presence of God.