Church of the Resurrection, Anglican Church

Anglican Parish of the Nerepis & St. John

The Redemption of The Little Red Hen

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What do you get when grace and authority collide? The Redemption of the Little Red Hen

Luke 7:1-10 Sermon

Big Idea: When Jesus is in charge of a person – Grace is powerfully active

X2: When Jesus is in charge of a church family – Grace is powerfully active

#1: Real Faith understands authority

  • Recognizes Jesus authority: No secret: “KINGDOM”, “..as one with authority..” “… just so you know the son of man has authority to forgive sins/heal…” LORD’S PRAYER…
  • Good News: Our ultimate Authority loves us / desires best for us

#2: Qualifier: Real Faith understands Grace / God’s Heart / God’s Will

  • God’s Authority becomes our powerful authority when we align with God’s heart – desire right things

#3: Result: Real Faith has Gracious Fruit

  • God’s authority helps us overcome our own self-deceiving methods of assessing worth
  • Grace is the measure – source? Jesus: “Father forgive them…”
  • Sad ending – BUT GRACE… Parable of Vineyard, banquet!!!
  • Grace means everyone can win – regardless of merit
  • Question for us: Do we want to sit up here and eat bread alone???
  • We have been given God’s gracious love / God’s undeserved forgiveness – How can we not share it
  • Like Centurion: we have been given some seeds (building/location/loving family/talent/etc)
  • Will we share what God has given us graciously?

Rev. Michael Caines

I live to answer the question: “So how did you go from civil engineering to becoming a priest??” I have been here since 2008 when I arrived as the assistant. Since 2012 I have been leading the church as the Priest-in-Charge, and now as the full-time Lead Pastor. I grew up in Sussex, N.B. and then studied Civil Engineering at UNB Fredericton. After a brief period in youth ministry my wife and I moved to Uganda to teach and work at an Anglican Secondary School. After that, I studied at Wycliffe College in Toronto, ON and was ordained in 2008. I served with the Naval Reserve for a number of years but now as the Chaplain for 3 Field Artillery Regiment in Saint John and Woodstock, N.B. I love the outdoors and in my down time I enjoy running, sailing and playing music, but most importantly, time with my family.

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    The Parish of the Nerepis & Saint John is located in New Brunswick, Canada, and is a member of The Anglican Diocese of Fredericton, and The Anglican Church of Canada.