Sermons from St. John’s Episcopal Church
Sermons from St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dallas, Texas. www.stjohnsepiscopal.org
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Episodes
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Luke 18:1-8. Life, God, prayer. These are not simple subjects. Jesus gives us a complicated parable so that we might have a more complex view of what prayer is about.
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
In the propers this week, Father Harris reflects on what it really means to be well, not merely healed. Drawing from Luke’s Gospel, he explores why Jesus’ title as “Master” matters, how the story of the ten lepers reveals the difference between physical healing and true wholeness, and why only one returned in gratitude. Along the way, he connects this ancient story to our modern obsessions with health, comfort, and control, reminding us that wellness is not found in self-mastery but in recognizing God’s generosity. Father Harris invites us to rediscover stewardship as gratitude, a turning back, like the healed Samaritan, to praise the Master who makes us truly well.
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 Fr. Houk defines the meaning of "steward" and preaches on St. Paul's words to Timothy in 1 Tim 6:6-19.
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
From the propers this week, Father Harris takes us into Jesus’ stark reminder: “You cannot serve God and wealth.” Behind that simple phrase lies a deep battle between two cosmic realities: the God who gives life, and Mammon, the whispering force that breeds fear, control, and endless craving. The parable of the shrewd manager, a bewildering story shrouded in confusion, reveals the unsettling weight of wealth, and Christ’s call to seek the true riches of friendship and hospitality.
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:31-36a. The cross tells us everything we need to know about who God is and what our lives are about.
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Jeremiah 1:4-10. Every Christian is called to be part of Jesus’s ministering community.
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
From the propers this week, Father Harris offers a meditation on the nature of our Christian vocation - what exactly does God want us to do? The images from the Gospel of Luke seem daunting: fire, division, hypocrisy. Yet, taken as a whole, the meaning of that fire, of that division, may be surprising.
Sunday Aug 10, 2025
Sunday Aug 10, 2025
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20. The prophet Isaiah forces us with a serious question: How is your worship working out in your life?
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Luke 12:13-21. Jesus’s parable of the rich fool challenges us to reflect on what life is supposed to be about.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Luke 11:1-13. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he didn’t tell them to pray better. Rather, he challenged them to think better of God.