Sermons at St. Dunstan's

Always Pentecostal

📖 Scripture: Acts 2:1–11, 1 Corinthians 12:4–13 What if Pentecost is not an appendix to Easter, but the climax of the story of salvation? Preaching on Pentecost Sunday, Fr. Michael Strachan reflects on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and why the Church is, and always will be, Pentecostal. From Eden to the tabernacle, temple, incarnation, and finally the Church, Scripture tells the story of God dwelling with His people through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Acts 2:1–11 and 1 Corinthians 12:4–13, Fr. Michael explores how the Holy Spirit forms the Church, transforms believers into the image of Christ, and bears fruit through a Spirit-filled community rooted in worship, prayer, Scripture, and love.

Episcopal Sermon

Bishop Morales reflects on what it means for the Church to remain rooted in Christ, shaped by His mission, and formed by compassion. Through baptisms, confirmations, and first communions, Bishop Morales points to the ordinary yet holy means through which God continues His work in the world: water, bread, wine, oil, Scripture, and the life of the Church together. As Christ ascends to the Father, the Church is sent into the world—not merely to believe privately, but to embody the love, mercy, and mission of Jesus Christ for others.

Especially Our Mothers

Fr. Michael explores the story of redemption through the women and mothers woven throughout Scripture—from Eve and Hannah to Pharaoh’s daughter and the Virgin Mary. Motherhood is presented not as sentimentality or cultural ideal, but as a vocation marked by courage, sacrifice, protection, adoption, grief, and life in the face of death. Through these stories, we are reminded that God continually brings life where there was no life before, and that even imperfect expressions of motherly love reflect something true about the love of God Himself.

What is the Church?

📖 Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1–10 What is the Church—not in theory, but as God actually defines it? Drawing from 1 Peter 2, Fr. Michael explores the Church as a people united to Jesus Christ—living stones being built into a spiritual house, a royal priesthood called to stand at the intersection of heaven and earth. The Church is not defined by its visible imperfections, but by what God says is true: a people made alive in Christ, called out of darkness into his marvelous light, and sent into the world as a living witness to his grace. This vision reshapes how we see our identity and our calling—not as spectators, but as participants in God’s work, offering our lives as a spiritual sacrifice for the sake of the world.

Follow the Shepherd

📖 Scripture: John 10:1–10 Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice.” In Follow the Shepherd, Fr. Harry Mathis reflects on John 10:1–10 and what it means to recognize the voice of Christ, trust His leading, and enter into the abundant life He offers as the Good Shepherd and the Door. In a world full of competing voices, Fr. Mathis reminds us that true peace, protection, and life are found in following Jesus.