Church of Our Savior

Church of Our Savior
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Church of Our Savior's podcast offers weekly messages from a vibrant Anglican community based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Led by Pastor David Ball, these sermons delve into Scripture with clarity and conviction, addressing both the challenges and hopes of modern life.

  1. Sep 27

    Have this Mind Among You - Matthew 21:28-32

    The Mind of Christ: Unity Rooted in Humility (Philippians 2) In a sermon on Philippians 2, the preacher urges the church toward unity of mind and heart rooted in humility, warning that even “respectable sins” like selfish ambition, conceit, and pride require repentance. True unity is not cheap agreement or personal preference but shared submission to God’s Word, where the mind of Christ is found. Paul’s exhortation—count others more significant and look to others’ interests—is grounded not merely in Christ as an example but first as a gift received by faith, since this new mind is “yours in Christ Jesus” through the Spirit, Word, and sacrament. The sermon highlights Christ’s descent in the incarnation and obedience to death for sinners, God’s exaltation of Jesus as Lord over all, and concludes with the call to “work out” salvation, trusting that God works in believers to will and to work for His good pleasure. 00:00 Grace and Peace Opening 00:16 Why This Greeting 00:38 Theme of the Mind 01:14 Philippians Warm Letter 01:44 Respectable Sins Warning 02:55 Big Idea Unity Humility 03:18 Called to One Mind 04:57 Unity Under Scripture 07:05 Humility in Community 07:57 Bonhoeffer Life Together 09:59 Mind Yours in Christ 12:01 Christ Descent Incarnation 15:21 Lowest Place Cross 16:43 Sin and Need for Cross 19:07 Exalted Christ Our Hope 20:23 Future Kingdom Assurance 21:42 Work Out Salvation 22:51 Final Amen

  2. Sep 20

    Grace is the Reward - Matthew 20: 1-16

    What’s In It for Me? Jesus’ Parable of the Workers and the Scandal of Grace The episode challenges our transactional “what’s in it for me?” mindset—common in everyday life—and warns that applying it to God leads to bitterness, envy, and despair. Using the context of Peter’s question after the rich young ruler (“What then will we have?”), it explains Jesus’ parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16): the master (God) calls workers at different times, yet pays all the same wage, exposing merit-based expectations. The message emphasizes that God initiates the call, grace is not earned by length or intensity of service, comparison poisons gratitude and reveals entitlement, and grace belongs to God to give as He chooses. The episode concludes that true joy and peace come from receiving God’s undeserved gift in Christ, not demanding rewards. 00:00 Whats In It For Me 01:56 When Transaction Meets God 03:45 Peter Asks About Reward 06:11 Parable Setup The Hiring 08:55 God Calls When He Wills 1 2:00 Equal Pay The Shock 15:24 Grumbling And Entitlement 17:51 What We Truly Deserve 19:33 Grace Belongs To God 21:29 Last Will Be First 23:02 Final Invitation To Receive

  3. Sep 13

    Mercy Has No Roof - Matthew 18:21-35

    Matthew 18:21–35 — Limitless Forgiveness, Canceled Debt, and the Weight of Unforgiveness This message continues Matthew 18’s “community discourse,” connecting Jesus’ church-discipline instructions (vv. 15–20) with Peter’s question about how often to forgive a brother who sins and repents (vv. 21–22). Jesus teaches that forgiveness has no ceiling—“77 times” points to uncountable forgiveness rather than a limit—and contrasts the way of the world’s uncountable revenge with God’s redemptive grace. Through the parable of the unforgiving servant, the sermon explains that forgiveness is born from canceled debt: believers forgive because God has forgiven their unpayable sin-debt through Christ’s costly atoning sacrifice. Finally, Jesus’ warning that unforgiveness brings serious consequences shows this demand is an unbearable weight without the Holy Spirit, who reminds believers of their own forgiveness in Christ and empowers heartfelt release of others’ debt. 00:00 Matthew 18 Community Life 00:46 Restoring a Sinning Brother 03:13 Why We Skip Steps 04:51 Peter Asks About Limits 06:33 Forgiveness Has No Ceiling 09:10 Uncountable Mercy Explained 13:06 Parable of Two Debts 15:35 Costly Grace and Canceled Debt 17:45 Unforgiveness and Its Weight 20:40 Spirit Empowered Heart Forgiveness 21:58 Closing Prayer and Amen

  4. Sep 6

    Love, Mercy and Restoration - Matthew 18:15-20

    Matthew 18 and Church Conflict: Jesus’ Steps for Restoration This message explains that conflict in the church is inevitable because believers remain sinners, and highlights how Anglican liturgy’s collect for purity and weekly confession foster honesty before God. Drawing from Matthew 18’s “community discourse,” it connects Jesus’ teaching on humility, care for children and the vulnerable, and the lost sheep to his clear process for addressing sin within the community. The sermon walks through Jesus’ sequential steps: first, address the person privately; second, bring one or two others as witnesses and mediators; third, tell it to the church; and if there is continued refusal to repent, treat the person as outside fellowship—without hatred, still seeking their salvation. It clarifies “binding and loosing,” prayer in agreement, and Christ’s presence, emphasizing grace and truth aimed at restoration and witness. 00:00 Conflict in the Church 01:11 Liturgy and Honest Confession 03:27 Matthew 18 Community Discourse 06:19 A Flowchart for Restoration 09:39 Step One Private Confrontation 14:28 Why We Avoid Step One 16:57 Step Two: Bring Witnesses 19:19 Step Three Tell the Church 21:44 Binding, Loosing, and Prayer 24:46 Grace and Truth Conclusion

  5. Aug 30

    True Life Through the Cross - Matthew 16:21-27

    True Life Through the Cross: The Counterintuitive Way of Jesus (Matthew 16:21–27) Using Apollo 13’s counterintuitive “slingshot” return as an illustration, this sermon explains that the Christian faith centers on the surprising truth that real life comes through death—through Christ’s cross. Walking through Matthew 16:21–27, it shows Jesus plainly teaching his necessary suffering, death, and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins, while Peter rebukes him and is sharply corrected for setting his mind on “the things of man.” The message warns that seeking life in worldly gains—health, prosperity, power, or idols—leads to losing one’s soul, and calls listeners to repent: deny self, take up the cross, and follow Jesus. It emphasizes that Christ bore sin’s curse to reconcile sinners to God, and urges readiness for the Son of Man’s return and final accountability. 00:00 Apollo 13 Lesson 01:02 Life Through Death 01:54 Jesus Predicts Cross 02:42 Why Sin Brings Death 05:08 Gospel Mission Overview 06:39 Cross Explained 07:55 Peter Rebukes Jesus 10:12 Worldly Life Trap 12:31 We Underestimate Sin 15:39 Deny Yourself, Follow 17:48 Repent With Empty Hands 18:52 Urgency Of Return 19:24 Final Exhortation Quote 20:42 Closing Prayer

  6. Aug 23

    Confession of Faith - Matthew 16:13-20

    Who Do You Say Jesus Is? Finding True Identity in Christ (Matthew 16:13–20) The message explores culture’s obsession with identity and argues that the real question is not “Who am I?” but Jesus’ question in Matthew 16:13–20: “Who do you say that I am?” Tracing the identity crisis from the Enlightenment and Descartes back to Genesis and the serpent’s temptation, it shows how people seek fulfillment in careers, relationships, politics, sexuality, and social media, yet remain unsatisfied. In the pagan setting of Caesarea Philippi—near the “gates of Hades”—Peter confesses Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and Jesus affirms that this faith is revealed by the Father. The sermon explains how the church is built on this confession, what the “gates of Hades” and the “keys of the kingdom” mean, and concludes that true identity and life are found in belonging to Christ as forgiven sons of God. 00:00 Identity Obsession Today 01:18 From Eden to Enlightenment 02:33 Jesus Flips the Question 04:26 Setting Caesarea Philippi 07:55 Crowds Misread Jesus 09:29 Peter Confesses Christ 11:35 Revealed by Grace Alone 14:13 Rock Church and Hades 16:56 Keys Binding and Loosing 19:51 True Identity in Christ 21:42 Invitation: Seek and Pray 22:27 Closing Prayer

  7. Aug 16

    Grafted In By Grace

    Romans 11: Stay Humble, Stand Firm in Faith, and Join God’s Mission Using Ratatouille as an illustration, this sermon unpacks Romans 11 and Paul’s warning to Gentile Christians against arrogance: like Linguini forgetting Remy, believers must remember the grace they receive is rooted in God’s promises to Abraham and comes by faith, not works. Paul’s olive tree metaphor is explained—the root (Abraham and God’s promise), the tree (the people of God), broken branches (unbelieving Jews), and grafted wild branches (believing Gentiles)—to urge humility, since the root supports the branches and God can cut off unbelief. The message calls listeners to stand fast through faith, pursue practices that strengthen faith (Word, table, church), and share in Paul’s mission to the Gentiles in hope of provoking Jewish faith, anticipating a future ingathering that will be like “life from the dead.” 00:00 Ratatouille And Romans 02:35 Olive Tree Metaphor 03:01 Root And Branches 05:29 Grafted In Humility 09:10 Faith Not Pride 11:04 Stand Fast In Faith 15:59 Wages Versus Gift 17:28 Never Miss Worship 18:24 Join Pauls Mission 21:27 Hope For Israels Return 24:26 Final Exhortation And Prayer

  8. Aug 9

    Great Sorrow, Great Love - Matthew 14:22-33

    Romans 9:1–5: Gospel Blessings and Heartbreak for Those Who Don’t Know Christ Preaching on Romans 9:1–5, the speaker highlights Paul’s “great sorrow and unceasing anguish” for his fellow Jews who have not believed in Jesus, stressing that in light of the gospel’s blessings Christians should be heartbroken for those nearest to them who don’t know Christ. Paul defends his sincerity and apostleship, saying he would even be “anathema” if it could save his kinsmen, then lists Israel’s extraordinary privileges—adoption, glory, covenants, the law, worship, promises, patriarchs, and the Messiah from their race—making their unbelief shocking yet consistent with Israel’s history of partial belief. Believing Gentiles are grafted into these promises by faith, so listeners are urged to prioritize evangelizing family, neighbors, and coworkers through prayer and speaking the good news. 00:00 Storms Look to Christ 00:32 Why Romans Nine 01:30 Paul's Heartbreak for Israel 02:13 Romans Nine to Eleven Objection 06:12 Sorrow That Cuts Deep 08:17 Anathema Love Explained 10:49 Love Those Nearest You 14:49 Israel's Unique Blessings 20:35 Grafted In by Faith 22:15 Be a Messenger 24:30 Prayer and Commission

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Church of Our Savior's podcast offers weekly messages from a vibrant Anglican community based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Led by Pastor David Ball, these sermons delve into Scripture with clarity and conviction, addressing both the challenges and hopes of modern life.

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    2020 - 2026
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