Christ Our Hope Sermons

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Christ's encounter with Nicodemus in the Gospel of John, including the well-known passage John 3:16. Support the show

Fr. Jason Bowman dives into the various Gospel accounts of Christ's call to His disciples. This message explores how the call to "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand" means not just a one-time decision, but a daily turning away from our old lives and toward new life in Jesus. Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on how to properly follow John the Baptist's exhortation to "Behold the Lamb of God" in a modern age competing for our attention. Support the show

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Fr. Jason Bowman preaches from the first chapter of John for the first Sunday of Christmastide.Support the show

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Lay preacher Jared Dybzinski fills in for Fr. Jeromie RandSupport the show

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Visiting priest Fr. Al Janssen preaches for Pentecost SundaySupport the show

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On the fourth Sunday in Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a sermon reflecting on the theme of the Lord as our shepherd. Support the show

On the third Sunday of Eastertide, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a sermon focusing on the Gospel narrative of the road to Emmaus, and how we are given a clear model for ways the risen Christ makes Himself known to us - in the breaking of bread and in the reading of Scriptures.Support the show

Fr. Philip Johnson rotates into the sermon calendar for the second Sunday of Eastertide. Beginning with "Doubting Thomas's" unflinching declaration of Christ's Lordship after beholding the scars, Fr. Philip then expounds on what it means to preach the gospel to a world that - by default - is entirely made up of those "who have not seen." Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches an Easter Sunday sermon on the joyous hope of the Resurrection, even (or perhaps especially) amid the persistent failings and heartaches of a broken world still awaiting the final fulfillment of the promises secured by the risen Christ. Support the show

As we enter into Holy Week, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a sermon reminding us that the events we observe on Palm Sunday prepare us for Easter Sunday. The long walk of Lent finally ends at the empty tomb, but it must first pass by Calvary, and it is there we must fix our eyes on the Cross.  Support the show

On this last Sunday of Lent before Holy Week, lay preacher Jared Dybzinski delivers a message highlighting the common thread between two of our Scripture passages for the day. Both Ezekiel's prophetic vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) and Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44) invite us into this challenging statement: "if you believe, you will see the glory of God." Support the show

On the fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the account of Christ healing a man of both physical and spiritual blindness, and how God is glorified through the healing acts of Jesus. Support the show

In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand unpacks the weighty passage from Romans 1:16-32 under a bold thesis statement: the wrath of God is good news. Support the show

Fr. Jeromie preaches on Romans 4 and Paul's point that God has always justified His people through faith, under both the old covenant and the new covenant in Christ. Support the show

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Fr. Philip Johnson reads a prepared sermon from Fr. Jeromie Rand on the ways that "mountaintop experiences" of God's presence are meant to prepare us for the ordinary days of quiet faithfulness. Support the show

Guest preacher Fr. Philip Johnson delivers a message on the three lectionary readings for the week, primarily the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:21-37. Support the show

On this fifth Sunday of Epiphany, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Matthew 5:13-20, following up from the previous week's sermon on the Beatitudes with a provocative message: "The kingdom of God is fundamentally inefficient." Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the well-known passage from Matthew containing the Beatitudes. Support the show

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from Matthew 4, expounding on the idea that Jesus' words come from His being. Therefore, the words He speaks carry particular weight when He gives His followers the command to repent, and follow Him.  Support the show

On this second Sunday of Epiphany, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from the Gospel of John 1:29-42, with an extended look at the theological implications of John the Baptist identifying Jesus as the Lamb of God. Support the show

On this first Sunday of Epiphanytide, also observed as the feast of the Baptism of Christ, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a sermon on St. Matthew's account of the Baptism of Christ. Support the show