Sermons at St. Andrew’s

October 19, 2025 | The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk

Marked as God’s Own

God claims us as his own, marking our lives with his name so that we may thrive—like trees by living water—even in seasons of fear, hardship, or sorrow.

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Choose the Lower Place

The way of Christ invites us to a humble posture—before God and others—where we let go of status-seeking and self-promotion, and instead receive grace as a gift and extend it to others freely.

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Your Soul is not a Machine

Even as artificial intelligence transforms the nature of work and education, Christians are called to care for the soul—their own and others’—because only humans, not machines, can love, worship, and do the works of the Lord.

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The Aluminum Pan Gospel

Jesus reveals that our deepest need is salvation from sin—not scarcity—and only he can truly save us.

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The Word of the LLM and the Word of God

God calls us to resist the temptation to trust in artificial intelligence more than in him, grounding our lives instead in prayer, worship, and genuine human relationships that reflect his love.

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Who is this guy?

Jesus reveals his glory to strengthen us for the journey of transformation—calling us to listen to him, follow him, and be reshaped by his light into people who shine with his love.

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Let Go. Live Full.

Jesus offers us abundant life by clothing us in his love and calling us to let go of materialism so we can find true purpose, identity, and joy in him.