AOC Two

Sermon - The Rich Man and Lazarus             How many of us will live long enough to face death? Let’s see – ALL! Then what?   Today’s text is about two men of opposite characters. In actuality, it is about three men – the Rich Man, Lazarus, and Abraham. Only the names of two are mentioned – Abraham and Lazarus – because they are the only names of eternal worth transcribed in the Lamb’s Book of Life. The Rich Man has no need of a name in Hell.               Though this parable (and perhaps a real event in reality) is meant for all of us, Jesus primarily aimed it at the rich and powerful preachers of His day who coveted MONEY. Do you believe any nature of man’s heart has changed from that day to this! Jesus had just told a parable about another rich steward who used his money to satisfy mammon by sharing the wealth. The Pharisees stood about and jee...

First Sunday after Trinity. The Collect.   O  GOD , the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   We can do no good             God is absolute Light, and where there is no light, there remains only darkness – an absolute lack of light!  God is Life, and where God is absent there remains only death. God is Strength, and where God is absent, there remains only weakness and absence of any strength at all.                 A father once stood at the patio window observing his four year old son try to remove a very large rock from his sandbox. The boy strained and labored....

 Happy Trinity Sunday! The AOC Sunday report can be downloaded  RIGHT HERE We have excellent sermons today from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Rev Bryan. Rev Jack is on travel today, so you get a sermon from me which can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE . There are always people that need your prayers, this is no exception. Please start with Jim who is now in the hospital getting his pacemaker diagnosed, Tricia, Shamu, Lourie and Laurie, work out from there. Trinity Sunday seems like a very good day to remind you to open your heart to the Holy Ghost so that you can see the good that God has planned for you. Have an epic week! Godspeed, Hap  Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California United States of America

  Sermon  –  Reverend Hap Arnold - Time and Action Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California Rev Hap's sermon can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE !   https://youtu.be/nXz14dcfSiw Today ’ s sermon brought the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and is partly contained in the forewords above.    Today ’ s sermon covers the basic concept of the Triune God, that is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and how they were introduced to us through time and the Bible in particular; it draws the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and is partly contained in the forewords above.    .    Consider these words from the Collect:   …   acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity …   In the Collect, we acknowledge there is a Triune God, that is to say there are three aspects of God; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost.    A Triune God means l...

The Propers for today are found on Page 186-188, with the Collect first:   Trinity Sunday. The Collect.   A LMIGHTY  and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world without end.  Amen.   The text which serves as this morning ’ s Epistle comes from the Fourth Chapter of the Revelation of Saint John the Divine beginning at the First Verse.  John attempts to show us the majesty and glory of heaven using words.  The picture he paints is intended to be awe inspiring and seems to meet that goal handily:    A FTER this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet t...