Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20
 
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi
   he asked his disciples,
   “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
   still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply,
   “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
   and upon this rock I will build my church,
   and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
   and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

​Gospel: Luke 15:3-7
 
Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes:
   “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them
   would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert
   and go after the lost one until he finds it?
And when he does find it,
   he sets it on his shoulders with great joy
   and, upon his arrival home,
   he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them,
   ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’
I tell you, in just the same way
   there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents
   than over ninety-nine righteous people
   who have no need of repentance.”

Preacher: Sheila May Cabarrubias

​Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
   will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
   but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day,
   ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name?
Did we not drive out demons in your name?
Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’
Then I will declare to them solemnly,
   ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
 
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them
   will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
   and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine
   but does not act on them
   will be like a fool who built his house on sand.
The rain fell, the floods came,
   and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
 
When Jesus finished these words,
   the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
   for he taught them as one having authority,
   and not as their scribes.

Preacher: Ronan Capuras

​Gospel: Matthew 7:15-20
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
   but underneath are ravenous wolves.
By their fruits you will know them.
Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Just so, every good tree bears good fruit,
   and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,
   nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down
   and thrown into the fire.
So by their fruits you will know them.”

Preacher: Jay-anne Desabelle

​Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine,
   lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.
 
“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.
This is the Law and the Prophets.
 
“Enter through the narrow gate;
   for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction,
   and those who enter through it are many.
How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life.
And those who find it are few.”

​Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80
 
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
   she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
   that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
   and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
   they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
   but his mother said in reply,
   “No. He will be called John.”
But they answered her,
   “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.”
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,”
   and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
   and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbors,
   and all these matters were discussed
   throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,
   “What, then, will this child be?”
For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.
 
The child grew and became strong in spirit,
   and he was in the desert until the day
   of his manifestation to Israel.

​Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“No one can serve two masters.
He will either hate one and love the other,
   or be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
 
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
   what you will eat or drink,
   or about your body, what you will wear.
Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky;
   they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns,
   yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are not you more important than they?
Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
Why are you anxious about clothes?
Learn from the way the wild flowers grow.
They do not work or spin.
But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor
   was clothed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass of the field,
   which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow,
   will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’
   or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’
All these things the pagans seek.
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness,
   and all these things will be given you besides.
Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself.
Sufficient for a day is its own evil.”

Preacher: Sandy Dunckel

​Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
   where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
But store up treasures in heaven,
   where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
 
“The lamp of the body is the eye.
If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light;
   but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness.
And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.”

​Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“In praying, do not babble like the pagans,
   who think that they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them.
   Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
 
“This is how you are to pray:
 
   ‘Our Father who art in heaven,
      hallowed be thy name,
      thy Kingdom come,
   thy will be done,
      on earth as it is in heaven.
   Give us this day our daily bread;
      and forgive us our trespasses,
      as we forgive those who trespass against us;
      and lead us not into temptation,
      but deliver us from evil.’
“If you forgive others their transgressions,
   your heavenly Father will forgive you.
But if you do not forgive others,
   neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”

Preacher: Patrick Tesorio

​​Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds
   in order that people may see them;
   otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you,
   as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
   to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
   do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
   so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
 
“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
   who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
   so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door,
   and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
 
“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
   so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
   so that you may not appear to others to be fasting,
   except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”

Preacher: Jay-anne Desabelle