Latest sermon postings
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Participatory Decision Making
In a nation as diverse as India, Christian leadership calls us to embrace participatory decision-making—rooted in Scripture and the Spirit’s guidance—where freedom means sharing responsibility, discerning together, and embodying God’s justice in our communities.
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Marriage: Lasting Life of Love
Marriage is a sacred covenant woven by God’s own hand—a lifelong union where two souls become one flesh, reflecting the eternal love between Christ and His Church. Though human hearts may falter, this divine bond calls us to love sacrificially, forgive deeply, and uphold faithfulness, embracing God’s vision for lasting love.
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Mission: From Everywhere to Every Where
On Mission Sunday, Mission: From Everywhere to Every Where reveals the radical inclusivity of God’s global mission, calling the Church to participate as living witnesses in a movement that transcends cultural, geographic, and social boundaries. Rooted in Scripture and shaped by history, this mission invites believers to join the missio Dei—God’s reconciling work extending hope…
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Ordained Ministry: Fragrance of Christ
To be ordained is to be consecrated and sent as a fragrant offering of Christ’s love and holiness. This ministry calls us to reflect the light and sacrifice of Jesus, living not only as servants but as the very aroma of God’s redemptive work in the world. Sermon Title: Ordained Ministry: Fragrance of ChristDate: Sunday,…
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People of God: Flock of Christ
In a fragmented world, the people of God are called, formed, and led as Christ’s flock—intimately known by the Good Shepherd whose voice they discern and follow. This sermon reveals how covenant identity, spiritual purification, and communal witness shape the Church as a Eucharistically nourished, mission-driven community rooted in grace and responsive worship.
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Theological Education: Making of the Faithful
Theological education is not merely about learning doctrine but about becoming faithful—formed by Scripture, shaped by virtue, and rooted in divine memory. As this sermon explores through Joshua, Paul, Jesus, and the Psalms, true theological formation involves heart, mind, and spirit being cultivated in the presence of God to bear lasting fruit for the Church…
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Giving without Counting the Cost
On Stewardship Sunday, this sermon invites us into the divine paradox of Christian generosity—giving without counting the cost—as modeled by Abraham, the psalmist, the Macedonian believers, and the woman with the alabaster jar. Rooted in grace (χάρις) and covenantal justice (צְדָקָה), it challenges us to become living channels of God’s boundless generosity rather than stagnant…
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Make Disciples
Jesus’ invitation, “Come and see,” captures the heart of discipleship—not as passive belief but as an embodied journey of learning, loving, and following Him in transformative obedience. In a world of fleeting commitments, true discipleship calls us to radical faithfulness, bearing fruit through sacrifice, community, and love.
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Revelation of God in Worship
True worship is not a performance or emotional escape but a sacred encounter where God reveals His glory, heals the soul, and reorients life toward His holiness. As Solomon prayed, worship begins with reverent attentiveness to the God who hears, forgives, and transforms through His revealed presence (1 Kings 8:28).
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Trinity: Community of Love
On Trinity Sunday, we celebrate not a puzzle to be solved but a mystery to be lived — the Triune God who is a community of love: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As we are drawn into this divine fellowship, we are called to reflect God’s unity, self-giving, and joy in our fragmented world.
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Come, Holy Spirit, Set Us Free
On this Pentecost Sunday, we proclaim the liberating power of the Holy Spirit—who turns deserts into springs, fear into bold witness, and scattered tongues into a united song of salvation. Drawing from Isaiah’s Jubilee vision, Psalmic poetry, Acts’ fiery birth of the Church, and Christ’s fulfillment in Luke, this sermon calls us to receive the…
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Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom
On this Student Sunday, “Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom” calls learners and leaders alike to rediscover reverent awe as the foundation of true understanding—where discernment, humility, and grace replace the illusions of self-made knowledge. Drawing from 1 Kings, Psalms, 1 John, and Luke, this sermon challenges us to seek not just…
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Mission with Christ’s Spirit
Christ’s mission continues through us—not by human strength, but by the Spirit’s power. Like Elisha, Stephen, and the apostles, we are called to witness boldly, live joyfully, and serve faithfully in the Spirit of Christ.
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Believing in Christ: The Truth
Sermon Title: Believing in Christ :The Truth.Occasion: 4th Sunday after Easter | May 18, 2025, Sunday.Textual Foundations: Exodus 34:1–9; Psalm 119:89–96; Ephesians 4:7–16; John 17:6–19.Original Language Reflections (For deeper study, refer to the Table of Hebrew and Greek Terms in Section 9 of the sermon).Website: www.reverendbvr.com Introduction In an age saturated with information but impoverished in wisdom, the…