September at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Los Altos carried us deep into the Trinity season, and the lessons of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer kept pressing one question: what kind of people does the Holy Spirit actually make? St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians answered it twice, and our Lord’s raising of the widow’s son at Nain answered it a third time.
Below are the three sermons posted in September 2026, each with the full video, a short summary, and a link to the sermon page on the Saint Paul’s website.
In This Post
- Bugmen vs. Churchmen (Galatians 5:16–24; Luke 17:11–19)
- Every Age Offers Its Own Circumcision (Galatians 6:11–18)
- Arise and Build: The Normal Christian Life (Luke 7:11–17)
Bugmen vs. Churchmen (Galatians 5:16–24; Luke 17:11–19)
Trinity XIV · Posted September 7, 2026
St. Paul sets two harvests side by side. The works of the flesh do not produce free men; they produce slaves, men ruled by appetite, anger, and a thousand petty tyrants. Our age has a name for that kind of man. The fruit of the Spirit produces something else entirely: a self-governed, fruitful, apostolic people. The Church is not meant to manage bugmen. She is meant to form churchmen.
📖 Read the sermon summary and readings at Saint Paul’s · ▶️ Watch “Bugmen vs. Churchmen” on YouTube
Every Age Offers Its Own Circumcision (Galatians 6:11–18)
Posted September 14, 2026
St. Paul closes Galatians in his own large hand and places two marks side by side: the circumcision the false teachers wanted cut into Gentile flesh, and the marks of the Lord Jesus already branded into his own body through suffering. Every age offers its own version of the first mark: the right credential, the right institution, the approval of the right people. The Christian glories in none of it, only in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
📖 Read the sermon summary and readings at Saint Paul’s · ▶️ Watch “Every Age Offers Its Own Circumcision” on YouTube
Arise and Build: The Normal Christian Life (Luke 7:11–17)
Posted September 21, 2026
Outside the gate of Nain, Christ interrupts a funeral: “Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.” The grieving widow is an image of Mother Church mourning children who have fallen into spiritual death, and her Lord has not abandoned her. The greatest danger facing the Church is not the strength of the world but the passivity of Christians who have forgotten their calling.
The normal Christian life is not minimal attendance. It is to learn, confess, defend, and teach the faith; to give, to serve, and to build. That means taking responsibility for our households, our parishes, and the education of the next generation.
📖 Read the sermon summary and readings at Saint Paul’s · ▶️ Watch “Arise and Build: The Normal Christian Life” on YouTube
Keep Listening
If these sermons served you, the best next step is to worship with us. Saint Paul’s is a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church (ACNA) using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at 101 N El Monte Ave in Los Altos. Plan a visit to Saint Paul’s.
New sermons go up every week on the Saint Paul’s Anglican YouTube channel. Continue with the October 2026 sermons, beginning with Michaelmas, and look for a roundup like this one at the end of each month.
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