All Saints Anglican Church of Fountain Valley

09/13/2026

When God promised Abraham that He would establish an everlasting covenant with him and his descendants, He instituted circumcision as the sign of that covenant. The order is clear: first comes the promise, and then circumcision as the sign and seal of the promise and the covenant.

God’s covenant with Abraham began with His promise and grace, not human works. Its fulfilment is found in Christ and in the saving power of His Cross.

09/08/2026

The ten lepers stood at a distance and cried, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” Their healing reminds us that no sickness, sin, or human weakness places us beyond the reach of God’s mercy. Like the lepers, we cannot heal or save ourselves, but we can call upon Christ, trust His word, and allow Him to lead us into new life. Our only lasting hope is God—and He is never farther away than a single prayer.

A sermon on Jesus healing the ten lepers and what their story teaches us about mercy, faith, obedience, grace, and our need to place all our hope in God.

09/06/2026

In the world in which we live, it often seems that whenever there is something beautiful—a flower in bloom, for example—someone is bound to come along and trample it underfoot. This can seem almost like an inevitable feature of human nature: when we see something beautiful, and even recognize its beauty, we may nevertheless feel an almost irresistible urge to spoil or destroy it.

And yet this is not an inherent feature of human nature. It belongs to our fallen and sinful nature. Just as leprosy, or any other disease, is not a natural part of the human organism, neither are sin and vice part of our true nature.

Sin corrupts our fallen nature like a deadly disease, but Christ offers the only true remedy: God’s forgiving, cleansing, renewing, and sanctifying grace, won for us upon the Cross.

09/06/2026

The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us that knowing God’s commandments is not enough—we are called to live them. True love does not consist in appearances, moral superiority, or pious words, but in seeing those in need and acting with mercy. The Good Samaritan points ultimately to Christ Himself, who saw us in our misery, came to our aid, healed our wounds, and brought us into the refuge of His Church. As His followers, we are called to learn to see with His eyes and to “go, and do thou likewise.”

A sermon on the Good Samaritan, true Christian love, and the difference between virtue signalling and genuine mercy. Christ calls us to see others with the eyes of God and to love our neighbour through concrete acts of compassion.

08/30/2026

We all like to think we are right and righteous, but true righteousness does not come from ourselves. It is God’s gift in Jesus Christ, rooted in promise, grace, and self-giving love.

08/23/2026

Whenever Moses had been in the presence of God, his face shone. The radiance of Moses’ face was so bright that the children of Israel could not look upon it—just as we cannot look directly at the sun, because its brightness hurts our eyes and can even blind us.

We probably do not often think of the glory of the sun as itself a reflection of God’s glory. Still less do we think that we, too, are called to reflect God’s light and glory in this world, to the people around us—not to blind them, but to help them truly see.

Moses’ shining face points to our calling to reflect God’s glory, bringing Christ’s light, mercy, and life-giving Spirit to those around us.

08/16/2026

Saint Paul says in today’s Epistle: «I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received.» It is a self-evident truth that no one can give what he himself does not have. And it should be equally self-evident that no one can possess anything that he has not first received.

This means more than simply admitting, honestly and humbly, that we brought nothing into this world and that everything we have has been given to us. What matters is that, once we understand that everything we have is a gift, we become able to distinguish between what is truly important and what is not.

A reflection on Saint Paul’s teaching that everything we have is received from God, and that through Christ’s death and resurrection we are redeemed, made free, and welcomed as beloved children of God.

08/13/2026

When Jesus wept over Jerusalem, He saw beyond its outward prosperity to its deepest need: reconciliation with God. Christ did not come merely to preserve cities, temples, nations, or empires, but to save human souls. By taking our sins upon Himself and giving Himself upon the Cross, He came to rescue us even from ourselves, to renew us, and to give us true life.

The peace for which we long is found not in the security of this world, but in Jesus Christ. Through faith, obedience, and trust in His grace, we are reconciled to God and given peace within our souls. Even when everything around us seems to be passing away, Christ remains our sure hope: He has come that we may not die, but live—truly, fully, and for ever.

Jesus wept over Jerusalem because it did not know the things that belonged unto its peace. Amid war, human folly, and the passing kingdoms of this world, Christ alone offers reconciliation with God, peace for the soul, and everlasting life.

08/08/2026

Saint Paul teaches that faith is a gift of the Holy Ghost. God offers His grace freely to all, calling every person through Christ to faith, love, and salvation.

08/03/2026

The Parable of the Prodigal Son reveals the effects of original sin in both the younger and the elder brother. One openly rebels and wastes his inheritance, while the other remains outwardly obedient but inwardly proud, resentful, and distant from his father. Both care more about what they can receive than about the father himself.

The way back begins when the sinner comes to himself, confesses his sin, and returns to the Father in humble trust. True repentance is more than regret: it means turning away from evil, seeking forgiveness, and allowing God’s grace to transform one’s life.

At the heart of the parable stands the Father’s immeasurable love. God runs to meet the sinner, restores him, and receives him again as His child. Our redemption has been purchased not by the sacrifice of a fatted calf, but by the death of the only-begotten Son of God, who reconciles us to the Father through His holy Cross and precious Blood.

A sermon on the Prodigal Son, original sin, true repentance, forgiveness, and the boundless love of God, who receives the lost and restores them through Christ.