Church of the Incarnation Sermons

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on Ephesians 1:3-14, emphasizing God’s abundant blessings and our adoption into His family through grace. Living in His surplus, not deficit, calls us to respond with praise and gratitude, trusting His love to transform our lives.

Bishop Gregory Brewer reflects on Ephesians 1:3-6, highlighting God’s grace in uniting us with Christ through baptism and Eucharist. This unbreakable bond fills us with dignity, courage, and hope, empowering us to live out His love in all circumstances.

Rev. Jon Jordan uses a forbidden button to illustrate humanity’s failure to align with God’s purposes. Drawing on Galatians 4:4-7, he highlights how Christ fulfills the law, offering new hearts capable of loving God and others. Through Jesus’ redemption, we are called to live in freedom and renewed purpose.

Rev. Jon Jordan uses a forbidden button to illustrate humanity’s failure to align with God’s purposes. Drawing on Galatians 4:4-7, he highlights how Christ fulfills the law, offering new hearts capable of loving God and others. Through Jesus’ redemption, we are called to live in freedom and renewed purpose.

Rev. Joe Dewey reflects on Isaiah 62 and Luke 2, highlighting Christ's birth as the restoration of peace (shalom) in a world of conflict. Through the vulnerability of the nativity and the cross, God brings reconciliation and wholeness, not by force but through love. Drawing on a WWII Christmas truce, he reminds us that true peace arises in vulnerability and invites us to trust God’s transformative grace this Christmas.

Bishop Gregory Brewer reflects on the Incarnation, emphasizing God’s love revealed in Christ’s humble birth. Through the shepherds’ encounter, we see how Christ welcomes the excluded and calls us to humility. Like a stable, our lives may feel unworthy, but His presence transforms. In our need, we’re invited to kneel, say “yes,” and receive the healing love of Emmanuel.

Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on Luke 1, emphasizing how God's plans often unsettle our own but lead to unexpected grace. Through Mary’s “yes” to God, the Magnificat reveals a God who upends the world’s priorities, bringing hope and redemption. Drawing parallels to life’s disruptions, such as unexpected pregnancies or challenges, we’re called to trust God’s intrusions. These moments, though difficult, open our lives to unimaginable beauty and grace.

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck reflects on Luke 1 and Micah, highlighting God’s unexpected grace in the Magnificat. Christmas shows God lifting the lowly, humbling the proud, and appearing in the unlikeliest places and people. Whether we feel ready or not, God’s grace meets us where we are, transforming our hearts and lives.

Bp. Greg Brewer reflects on Philippians 4:4-7 and Luke 3:7-18, urging us to embrace the Holy Spirit’s refining fire. This lifelong transformation, though challenging, reflects God’s love as He confronts our sin to make us new in Christ. Advent calls us to yield to His work, finding true joy and peace through surrender.

Rev. Cody Turner draws from Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, and Luke 3:7-18 to remind us that Advent celebrates God’s nearness. He urges us to seek practices like prayer and repentance to sharpen our awareness of His presence. Just as Jacob, Paul, and John the Baptist experienced God in times of trial, we too can find Him in our struggles. Advent calls us to rejoice, not just in waiting for Christ’s return, but in His transformative presence with us now.

Rev. Jon Jordan draws from Luke 3:1-6, urging us to heed John the Baptist's call to prepare the way of the Lord by confronting sin and barriers in our hearts. Reflecting on Philippians 1:3-11, he reminds us that repentance is essential for transformation and aligns us with Christ’s ongoing work within us. True preparation for Advent involves prayer and honest self-reflection, as God promises to complete the good work He has begun.

Rev. Oliver Lee preaches from Luke 3:1-6, reminding us that the Gospel is rooted in history and calls ordinary people, like John the Baptist, to extraordinary missions of preparing the way for Christ. During Advent, we are invited to reflect and remove barriers in our lives, embodying God’s grace so that "all flesh shall see the salvation of God." Through acts of love and service, we participate in making straight the paths for others to encounter God’s boundless mercy.

This past Sunday, we began the season of Advent, and Rev. Joe Dewey preached on God’s judgment and our call to look honestly and hopefully at the world. Citing Jeremiah 33:16 and Psalm 121, he emphasized that Advent starts in darkness, inviting us to confront life’s dangers and our own shortcomings with honesty. Rev. Dewey reminded us that judgment, though sobering, leads to hope and flourishing. His message challenged us to remain alert and place our hope not in fleeting things but in God’s promises of a future safe city where true justice and peace will reign.

This past Sunday, we began the season of Advent, and Rev. Jordan Griesbeck preached on Christ’s promise of redemption and the posture of waiting. Citing Luke 21:28, he reminded us that despite life’s chaos and burdens, we are called to stand firm, lift our heads, and trust that God’s redemption is near. Rev. Griesbeck spoke about the fears and anxieties that weigh us down, as well as the temptation to numb ourselves instead of staying spiritually alert. His message encouraged us to embrace the posture of Advent: being alert and prayerful, living with hopeful expectation that God will show up and lift our burdens.

This past Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King, and Bishop Brewer preached on Christ's sovereignty as Lord over every aspect of life. Citing John 17:23 and Romans 8:39, he highlighted the deep unity believers share with Christ and the certainty of His unchanging love and reign. His message challenged us to live boldly as Christ's servants, trusting in His sovereignty to guide us through all circumstances.

This past Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King, and Rev. Joe Dewey preached on Christ's reign across time- past, present, and future. Drawing from C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" and Revelation 1:5, he emphasized the importance of the present moment and how we can trust God with both our past regrets and future uncertainties.

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck preaches from Daniel 12:1–3, Hebrews 10: 11–25, and Mark 13:1–8, reminding us that although these passages speak of the struggles and pains of the end times, the one enduring truth is that nothing lasts except Christ’s body. In the face of trials, when we hold onto Christ above all else, we can endure and overcome.

This Sunday, Bishop Brewer reminds us that God's Word is living and active, speaking His truth into our hearts and drawing us closer to Him. Through Christ, the open door to heaven, we encounter His personal love and transformative power.

Bishop Brewer preaches on 1 Kings 17:8–16 and Mark 12:38–44, drawing lessons from two widows who show us what it means to trust God with our last and our least.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Olver preaches on 1 Kings 17, Hebrews 9, and Mark 12, teaching us the true meaning of sacrifice as a form of worship.

Rev. Joe Dewey preaches on Revelation 21, John 11, and how we can walk through seasons of change with full confidence in Christ and His promises.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preaches on Revelation 21:1–6a and where our true citizenship lies.

Rev. Cody Turner preaches on Mark 10:46–52, showing us that, before God, we are more like Bartimaeus than we might realize. In fact, if we can embrace Jesus as this blind beggar did, we too can experience the fullness of His grace and find true transformation in our lives.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preaches on Mark 10:46–52, the healing of Bartimaeus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

Rev. Jon Jordan preaches on Isaiah 53 and Mark 10, reflecting on our call to greatness through suffering and offering practical steps toward living a life well lived.

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck delivers a sermon on Mark 10, exploring how our ambition and deep-seated desire for recognition gets in the way of our relationship with Jesus.

Rev. Cn. Oliver Lee preaches on Mark 10:17–31, the things money can't buy, and the true purpose of tithing.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preached on Mark 10:17–31, the rich young ruler, and the difference between living a life of acquisition and accomplishment versus a life of giving, community and most importantly, Christ.

Rev. Matt Rossi preaches on Mark 10:2–16.

Rev. Joe Dewey preaches on Hebrews 1:1–4, 2:5–12.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preaches on Mark 9: 30-37 and how we can enter the Kingdom of Heaven as children of God.

Rev. Cody Turner preaches on Mark 9:30-37.

Rev. Cn. Oliver Lee preaches on Mark 9, emphasizing the importance of building the Kingdom of God in unity with other believers and the power found in the name of Jesus.

Rev. Jordan Griesbeck preaches on Revelation 12:7-12 and the holy war we, as comrades, fight daily, whether we realize it or not.

Guest Rev. Dr. Michael Lloyd preached on Isaiah 50, James 3, and how we can achieve character reformation in Christ.

Rev. Oliver Lee preaches on Mark 8:27–38 and asks us, was Peter wrong?

Rev. Joe Dewey preaches on Isaiah 35:4-7a, James 2:1-17, and Mark 7:24-37.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preaches on James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37.

Jordan Griesbeck preaches on Mark 7, human externalization and the beast within.

Rev. Matt Rossi preaches on Mark 7.

Rev. Joe Dewey preaches on Joshua 24 and John 6, illuminating the choice we have to worship Christ in a world that begs us to worship anything and everything else.

Rev. Dr. Christopher Beeley preaches on Ephesians 6:10–20 and what it looks like to put on the whole armor of God in our lives.

Rev. Jon Jordan preaches on Proverbs 9 and John 6, showing us how Jesus is eternal wisdom embodied.

Rev. Joe Dewey preaches on Proverbs 9:1-6 and John 6:51-58.

Jordan Griesbeck preaches on 1 Kings 19:4–8 and how we can find God in the midst of our suffering.

Rev. Dr. Beeley preaches from our epistle reading, Ephesians 4:25–5:2, and how we are called to use language as Christians. When we speak to others and to ourselves, understanding the weight of our words is crucial — it's life or death. Choose to speak life and to build up the Kingdom of God!