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Christ Our Hope Sermons

258 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

Audio sermon archive for Christ Our Hope Anglican Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com.

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Sunday 07.17.22 - "The Greater Portion" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

July 17, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the account of Mary and Martha's encounter with Jesus, the responsibility of hospitality, and "sitting at the feet of Jesus." Support the show

Sunday 07.10.22 - "Mercy Shown, Showing Mercy" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

July 10, 2022 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan to deliver a message on mercy and our neighbors. Support the Show.

Sunday 07.03.22 - "On Generosity and Faithfulness" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

July 03, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Following the readings laid out by the lectionary, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a sermon on giving from Galatians 6:6.  Support the Show.

Sunday 06.26.22 - "Follow and Don't Look Back" - Fr. Joseph Acanfora

June 26, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

In this sermon, visiting priest Fr. Joseph Acanfora leads the congregation of Christ Our Hope in an interactive "storytelling" sermon on Luke 9:22, inviting us into a dialogue about the high cost that Jesus sets before those who would follow him. What does it mean to set your hand to the plow and not look back?  Note: certain sections of this audio were amplified where possible to better hear congregational participation.  Support the Show.

Sunday 06.19.22 - "Receiving Our New Identity" - Fr. Philip Johnson

June 19, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

In this sermon, visiting priest Fr. Philip Johnson preaches primarily from Paul's letter to the Galatians concerning the unity of all believers because of a shared identity in Christ.  Support the Show.

Sunday 06.19.22 - "Receiving Our New Identity" - Fr. Philip Johnson

June 19, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

In this sermon, visiting priest Fr. Philip Johnson preaches primarily from Paul's letter to the Galatians concerning the unity of all believers because of a shared identity in Christ.  Support the show

Trinity Sunday 06.12.22 - "Unity of Purpose & Glory" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

June 12, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

On this Trinity Sunday, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from the Gospel of John, where Christ responds to Philip's request that He "show us the Father." We go deeper into this passage with eyes of wonder at the mystery of our God in Three Persons. Support the Show.

Pentecost Sunday 06.05.22 - "The Gift of the Holy Spirit" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

June 05, 2022 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

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Ascension Sunday 05.29.22 - "Even So - Come, Lord Jesus" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 29, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

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Sunday 05.22.22 - Eastertide VI - "The City For Which We're Bound" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 22, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

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Sunday 05.22.22 - Eastertide VI - "The City For Which We're Bound" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 22, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

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Sunday 05.15.22 - Eastertide V - "Jesus Is Lord (Caesar is Not)" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 15, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MB

In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Revelation 19, and expounds on the political realities of what we proclaim in worship - when we say "Jesus is Lord," we are implicitly saying "Caesar is not."  For the season of Eastertide, we progress through a sermon series on lectionary readings from the book of Revelation, painting a picture of a new creation praising and glorifying the Risen Lord in eternity.  Scriptural focus: Revelation 19:1-9 Support the Show.

Sunday 05.15.22 - Eastertide V - "Jesus Is Lord (Caesar is Not)" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 15, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MB

In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Revelation 19, and expounds on the political realities of what we proclaim in worship - when we say "Jesus is Lord," we are implicitly saying "Caesar is not."  For the season of Eastertide, we progress through a sermon series on lectionary readings from the book of Revelation, painting a picture of a new creation praising and glorifying the Risen Lord in eternity.  Scriptural focus: Revelation 19:1-9 Support the show

Sunday 05.08.22 - Eastertide IV - "Every Tribe and Nation" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 08, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

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Sunday 05.01.22 - Eastertide III - "Worthy to Open the Scroll" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 01, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

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Sunday 05.01.22 - Eastertide III - "Worthy to Open the Scroll" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

May 01, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

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Sunday 04.24.22 - Eastertide II - "Ancient of Days" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

April 24, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

For the season of Eastertide, we will hear a sermon series on lectionary readings from the book of Revelation that paint a picture of a new creation praising and glorifying the Risen Lord in eternity.  Scriptural focus: Revelation 1:1-19 Support the Show.

Easter Sunday 04.17.22 - "And There Was Death, and There Was Life" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

April 17, 2022 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

On Easter Sunday 2022, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches a message on what it means to live in resurrection hope amid a world still experiencing the grip of death.  Support the Show.

Palm Sunday 04.10.22 - "From 'Hosanna' to 'Crucify'" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

April 10, 2022 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

The Anglican liturgy for Palm Sunday begins with an outdoor procession of palms into the church closely followed by a congregational reading of the Passion narrative in Luke. In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand invites us to contemplate the juxtaposition of these events - cries of "Hosanna" turned to "Crucify" - and what they reveal about the seemingly paradoxical nature of our salvation and our own hearts.  Support the Show.

Sunday 04.03.22 - Lent V - "He Invites Us Into His Story" - Jared Dybzinski

April 03, 2022 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

As Lent draws to a close, we begin to wrap up our sermon series on Christ entering our story so we can enter His. This Sunday, lay preacher Jared Dybzinski delivers a message on the parable of the wicked tenants in  Luke 20:9-19.  Support the Show.

Sunday 03.27.22 - Lent IV - "He Joyfully Restores Us To Himself" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

March 27, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

For the season of Lent, we are journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Christ's parable of the two sons and God's joyous reception into restored fellowship that awaits the repentant.  Scriptural focus: Luke 15:11-32 Support the Show.

Sunday 03.20.22 - Lent III - "He Shows Us Mercy (Through Invitation to Repentance)" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

March 20, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this third Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Christ's parable of the fig tree and the fruit of repentance.  Support the Show.

Sunday 03.13.22 - Lent II - "He Knows Us Fully" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

March 13, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this second Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on Luke 13:22-35, and speaks on how Christ knows us in the ways we don't even know to ask. Support the Show.

Sunday 03.06.22 - Lent I - "He Resisted Every Temptation" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

March 06, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

For the season of Lent, we will be journeying through a sermon series focused on ways Christ entered into our story so we can enter into His. For this first Sunday of Lent, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the Luke passage detailing Christ's victory over temptation in the wilderness. Support the Show.

Ash Wednesday - 03.02.22 - "Is This the Fast I Choose?" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

March 03, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a time to acknowledge our mortal and fallen nature and begin any forms of fasting we may be undertaking for the next forty days. Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from Isaiah 55 and 58 on the nature of entering a fast rightly.    Support the Show.

Sunday 02.27.22 - Epiphany VIII - "The Greatest is Love" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

February 27, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

As we close out the season of Epiphany, Fr. Jeromie Rand wraps up our sermon series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We end on the famous "love chapter" of Ephesians (Ephesians 13), examining how Paul's words provide a model for the ways the church may use her gifts.  Support the Show.

Sunday 02.20.22 - Epiphany VII - "The Only Mission That Matters" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

February 20, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

For World Mission Sunday, Fr. Jeromie Rand delivers a message on Romans 10:9-17, exhorting us to remember that the  "mission" of the church in the world depends on and flows from an unwavering proclamation of Christ as the way, the truth, and the life.  Support the Show.

Sunday 02.13.22 - Epiphany VI - "Living into a Living Hope" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

February 13, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

In this sermon continuing our sermon from 1st Corinthians, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on two of Paul's points: what life would mean if Christ hadn't raised from the dead, and what life does mean because He has.  Scriptural focus: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Support the Show.

Sunday 02.06.22 - Epiphany 5 - "The Gospel That (Still) Saves Us" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

February 06, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our sermon series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, a reminder that interest in "spiritual things" shouldn't distract us from the heart of the Gospel - new life in Christ Jesus through His death and resurrection. Support the Show.

Sunday 02.06.22 - Epiphany 5 - "The Gospel That (Still) Saves Us" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

February 06, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our sermon series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, a reminder that interest in "spiritual things" shouldn't distract us from the heart of the Gospel - new life in Christ Jesus through His death and resurrection. Support the show (https://cohac.churchcenter.com/giving)

Sunday 01.30.22 - Epiphany 4 - "Called into Community" - Fr. Tony Vandenberge

January 30, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this sermon, guest priest Fr. Tony Vandenberge draws primarily from Luke 4:21-32 to preach on Christ's calling of His church into community with one another.   Support the Show.

Sunday 01.30.22 - "Called into Community" - Fr. Tony Vandenberge

January 30, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this sermon, guest priest Fr. Tony Vandenberge draws primarily from Luke 4:21-32 to preach on Christ's calling of His church into community with one another.   Support the show (https://cohac.churchcenter.com/giving)

Sunday 01.23.22 - Epiphany 3 - "Living Members of the Body" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

January 23, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

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Sunday 01.16.22 - Epiphany 2 - "The Gifts of God for the People of God" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

January 16, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Throughout the season of Epiphany, we will be walking through a sermon series on the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this message, Fr. Jeromie Rand teaches on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, reminding us that a) the gifts of the Holy Spirit are not meant to burden us with more striving for perfection and b) these gifts are for the building up of the body.  Support the Show.

Sunday 01.09.22 - Epiphany 1 - "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Series Intro)" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

January 09, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Throughout the season of Epiphany, we will be walking through a sermon series on the baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Join us as Fr. Jeromie Rand begins the series with a message on Christ's Baptism and anointing with the Spirit.  Support the Show.

Sunday 01.02.22 - Christmastide II - "Another Year of Grace" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

January 02, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

In this first sermon of the year 2022, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on the Song of Simeon and the ways we can continue to live a life of hope, no matter what the "year in review" looks like every January.  Support the Show.

Sunday 12.26.21 - Christmastide 1 - "The Miracle of God-with-Us" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

December 26, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

The Christmas celebration continues into the season of Christmastide, a 12-day feast in the church calendar that extends into January, ending in the season of Epiphany.  On this first Sunday of Christmastide, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on John 1:1-18, and invites us to ponder the miracle of the Creator becoming like His creation - and what that means for us.   Support the Show.

Sunday 12.19.21 - Advent IV - "A Promise Made is A Promise Fulfilled" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

December 19, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

In our final sermon of Advent, Fr. Jeromie Rand leads us into a contemplation of the "already/not yet" tension of this season we enter into every year, and the ways the Magnificat (the Song of Mary) embodies that same tension - how she celebrated God's promise made to her as though it was already fulfilled.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Luke 1:39-56  Support the Show.

Sunday 12.12.21 - Advent III - "The Humbled Rejoice" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

December 12, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Zephaniah 3: 14-20  Support the Show.

Sunday 12.05.21 - Advent II - "Prepare the Way" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

December 05, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Malachi 3:1-5 Support the Show.

Sunday 12.05.21 - Advent II - "Prepare the Way" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

December 05, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Malachi 3:1-5 Support the show

Sunday 11.28.21 - Advent I - "The Pain of Waiting" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

November 29, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

Journey with us through an Advent sermon series on four prophetic passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels.  Sermon Series: Four Prophesies of Advent Scriptural Focus: Zechariah 14:1-9  Support the Show.

Christ the King Sunday 11.21.21 - "King of Kings" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

November 21, 2021 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

We close out the season of Ordinary Time with Christ the King Sunday, a feast day celebrating and acknowledging Christ as the King of all kings, now and forever. Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches from several of our weekly texts to remind us of what it means to serve Christ as King.  Sermon series: N/A (Lectionary preaching) Scriptural focus: Daniel 7:9-14, John 18:33-37 Support the Show.

Sunday 11.14.21 - "Enduring as Christ Endured" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

November 14, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

With our sermon series on James recently concluded, Fr. Jeromie Rand preaches on how Christ's model of enduring suffering empowers us to endure in kind.  Sermon Series: N/A (Lectionary preaching) Scriptural Focus: Hebrews 10:31-39 Support the Show.

Sunday 11.07.21 - "The Book of James: The Trust of a Praying People" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

November 07, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand wraps up our fall sermon series from James, with a particular emphasis on bringing our need for healing to the Lord in prayer. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 5:13-20 Support the Show.

Sunday 10.31.21 - "The Book of James: God's Judgement is Good News" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

October 31, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

As we near the end of our sermon series on the book of James, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on James' message of how God's judgement is actually good news. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 5:1-12 Support the show (https://cohac.churchcenter.com/giving)

Sunday 10.31.21 - "The Book of James: God's Judgement is Good News" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

October 31, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

As we near the end of our sermon series on the book of James, Fr. Jeromie Rand expounds on James' message of how God's judgement is actually good news. Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 5:1-12 Support the Show.

Sunday 10.24.21 - "The Book of James: If the Lord Wills, We Will Live" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

October 24, 2021 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

In this "Proverb of the New Testament," James urges a lack of presumption about our own plans and fates, for only God is sovereign over the "vanishing mists" of our lives.  With a little help from Leo Tolstoy, Fr. Jeromie Rand gets to some of the "proverbial" aspects of this passage.    Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 4:13-17 Support the Show.

Sunday 10.17.21 - "The Book of James: Exalting in Humility" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

October 17, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James.  How does being recipients of grace enable us to walk the humble way of the Cross? Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 4:1-12 Support the Show.

Sunday 10.10.21 - "The Book of James: Meekness, Wisdom, and Peacemaking" - Fr. Jeromie Rand

October 10, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Fr. Jeromie Rand continues our fall sermon series going through the book of James.  In a time when the Church itself feels on the brink of multi-way ideological fractures, what does it mean to be a people who embody the "folly" of the Cross, which bids all our sad divisions cease?  Sermon series: "Living by Faith (The Book of James)" Scriptural focus: James 3:13-18 Support the Show.