TLFPS Ep 7: The Feast of the Ascension

TLFPS Ep 9: The Feast of the Holy Trinity

With Special Guest Jim Byrne Click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15j9ZwZ7ZSHnX23LsCE0O-5RH17KOei6j/view?usp=sharing] to download liturgy and celebration ideas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity: Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of the Holy Trinity: 1. Trinity Sunday: A Rookie Anglican Guide [https://anglicancompass.com/trinity-sunday-a-rookie-anglican-guide/] 2. The Liturgical Home: Ordinary Time [https://www.amazon.com/Liturgical-Home-Ordinary-Time/dp/B0FBMNPDBW] by Ashley Tumlin Wallace 3. Sacred Seasons [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736986170/?bestFormat=true&k=sacred%20seasons%20book&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k1_1_15_de&crid=2WYDJNBVWWLNY&sprefix=sacred%20seasons%20] by Danielle Hitchen In this podcast series, we have a chance to explore how the historic Christian church has marked time for centuries through special seasons, feasts, and other noteworthy days - and how we can embrace the value and beauty of these liturgical celebrations in our own community. Music: “The Size of Grace” © Courtland Urbano

Sermon: A Faithful Father (May 24, 2026)

Scripture Text: Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 and Acts 2:1-13 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Ben Witherington III Throughout Acts, the presence of the Spirit is seen as the distinguishing mark of Christianity — it is what makes a person a Christian. John Owen, Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Each Person Distinctly, in Love, Grace, and Consolation But just remember…he is our most loving Father. Every other discovery of God, without this, will but make the soul fly from him; but if the heart be once much taken up with this the eminency of the Father’s love, it cannot choose but be overpowered, conquered, and endeared unto him. This, if any thing, will work upon us to make our abode with him. If the love of a father will not make a child delight in him, what will? Put, then, this to the venture: exercise your thoughts upon this very thing, then eternal, free, and fruitful love for the Father, and see if your hearts be not wrought upon to delight in him. N.T. Wright, Acts for Everyone Instead of a holiday, imagine a moment, long promised, dreamed of, planned for, mulled over, prayed for, ached for, agonized over: a moment when things would work out right at last, when hopes would be realized and good times would begin. A moment when a huge sigh of relief would give way to a huge sense of new possibilities: now, at last, things could really start! Application Questions 1. Why is a SAY/DO ratio so important for relationships? 2. In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit fulfilled God’s promises. Why was the Spirit the answer and how was this different from what the disciples expected? 3. Where do you need a fresh apprehension of God’s faithfulness this week? How can you trust the Holy Spirit for this need?

TLFPS Ep 8: The Feast of Pentecost

The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series Martha Van Houten With Special Guest Alex Wenig Click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sF9bXHUJKbEujyVqG-JtvAYF8yILDYcT/view?usp=sharing] to download liturgy and celebration ideas for Pentecost. Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of Pentecost: 1. The Liturgical Home: Pentecost [https://anglicancompass.com/the-liturgical-home-pentecost/](Ashley Tumlin Wallace) 2. Pentecost: Called and Equipped for the Work of Jesus [https://ccanglicanchurch.org/sermons/20250608] 3. Sacred Seasons [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736986170/?bestFormat=true&k=sacred%20seasons%20book&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k1_1_15_de&crid=2WYDJNBVWWLNY&sprefix=sacred%20seasons%20] by Danielle Hitchen In this podcast series, we have a chance to explore how the historic Christian church has marked time for centuries through special seasons, feasts, and other noteworthy days - and how we can embrace the value and beauty of these liturgical celebrations in our own community. Music: “The Size of Grace” © Courtland Urbano Upcoming Episodes of The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series: May 26: The Feast of the Holy Trinity (5/31) July 28: The Feast of the Transfiguration (8/6)

Sermon: Ascended & Reigning (May 17, 2026)

Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:17-23 and Acts 1:1-11 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection N.T. Wright, Acts for Everyone In the world of the first century, when someone was enthroned as king, that new authority would take effect through heralds going off throughout the territory in question with the news, ‘We have a king!’ That was always proclaimed as good news, because everyone in the ancient world (unlike many in the modern world) knew that anarchy is always worse than authorized government. Governments may be bad, but chaos is worse. So the heralds, the messengers, would go off to the far reaches of the kingdom (imagine, for instance, a new Roman emperor coming to the throne, and heralds going off as far as Spain to the west, Britain to the north, and Egypt to the southeast), to announce that Claudius, or Nero, or whoever, was now the rightful king, and to demand glad allegiance from supposedly grateful subjects. And that is what Jesus is telling them they must now do. Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity The life the Spirit gives is not an abstract package of blessing; it is his own life that he shares with us, the life of fellowship with the Father and the Son. Thus the Spirit is not like some divine milkman, leaving the gift of “life” on our doorsteps only to move on. In giving us life he comes in to be with us and remain with us. Having once given life, then, he does not move on; he stays to make that life blossom and grow. F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of Luke From the earliest times in Israel, God was acknowledged as king (cf. Ex. 15:18). His kingship is universal (Ps. 103:19), but is manifested most clearly where men and women recognize it in practice by doing his will. Application Questions 1. What is one thing you hadn’t considered before about the meaning of Jesus’ ascension? 2. What does it look like for you to live in the tension of the “already, but not yet” after the ascension—or the bodily absence of Jesus, but the presence of his kingdom and Spirit? 3. How may God be calling you to “not stand around looking up,” but instead to engage with his work in the world around you?

TLFPS Ep 7: The Feast of the Ascension

The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series Martha Van Houten With Special Guest Jim Byrne Click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMT8A-1KFwhVocIIWj2BPPXJV6MGELeM/view?usp=sharing] to download liturgy and celebration ideas for the Ascension. Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of the Ascension: 1. Celebrating the Feast of the Ascension [https://ashley315.substack.com/p/celebrating-the-the-feast-of-the] (Ashley Tumlin Wallace) 2. Ascension Day & The Real Absence of Christ [https://anglicancompass.com/ascension-day-and-the-real-absence-of-christ/] (Anglican Compass) 3. 3 Ways to Celebrate the Ascension [https://thomasmorecollege.edu/2019/05/3-ways-to-celebrate-the-ascension/] (Thomas More College) 4. Sacred Seasons [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736986170/?bestFormat=true&k=sacred%20seasons%20book&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k1_1_15_de&crid=2WYDJNBVWWLNY&sprefix=sacred%20seasons%20] by Danielle Hitchen In this podcast series, we have a chance to explore how the historic Christian church has marked time for centuries through special seasons, feasts, and other noteworthy days - and how we can embrace the value and beauty of these liturgical celebrations in our own community. Music: “The Size of Grace” © Courtland Urbano Upcoming Episodes of The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series: May 19: The Feast of Pentecost (5/24) May 26: The Feast of the Holy Trinity (5/31) July 28: The Feast of the Transfiguration (8/6)