The Table Anglican Church

06/01/2026

"But in remembering and anticipating together each Sunday, we call our souls back to rest in the present, too. Through the same Word by which God created and sustains everything that is, has been, or ever will be, He has secured us as His own forever. The God who simply spoke and stars, mountains, birds, and plants came into existence is the same God who has redeemed us, has adopted us, who knows the number of hairs on our heads, and who preserves our every tear as a precious treasure. If you have trusted in Christ, you are as likely to wake up tomorrow outside of the love and care of God as you are to wake up tomorrow to find that stars, mountains, birds, and plants are no longer things."
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Fr. John's sermon for Trinity Sunday, "Jesus and the Rest of the Triune God", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table".

A sermon preached by Fr. John from Genesis 1:1-2:3 on Trinity Sunday (May 31, 2026).

05/27/2026

"Who in their right mind would desire baptism for themselves or their children? What could ever convince someone to be joined to a community called to pursue holiness and endure suffering? The answer is hope. Hope in the promises and proven character of God. Hope in the power of the cross and the triumph of the empty tomb. Hope in the transforming power of the indwelling Spirit. Hope that whatever faithfulness in this age costs us will be more than repaid in the age to come. Hope that, whatever happens, our destiny is to forever participate in the life and love of the Triune God in whose name we are baptized."
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Fr. John's latest sermon, " A Holy, Suffering, Hopeful Community", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table"!

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 5:1-14 on Pentecost Sunday (May 24, 2026).

05/19/2026

"Holiness is not something that just passively happens to us over time, like waking up one day to find our first gray hairs or skin wrinkles. From adopting Christ’s mindset towards suffering to growing in our capacity to love one another, every single command Peter gives in today’s portion of his letter requires habitual dedication to a certain way of life. Thanks be to God that He has given us the sanctifying power of the Spirit and the stabilizing hope of Christ’s return to shape our minds, enlarge our hearts, guard our souls, and direct our steps as we commit to being the holy people of a holy God. And thanks be to God that when we inevitably stumble in these commitments the Spirit and salvation remain."
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Fr. John's latest sermon, "Holiness is a Commitment", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table!" Join us as we journey through the book of 1 Peter in the Eastertide series "Hope and Holiness".

05/11/2026

"The freedom to bless those who do evil to us flows from the certainty of our future blessing when Christ returns. That certainty is rooted in both the revealed character of God and the finished work of Jesus Christ. If we understand that God has promised to reward good and punish evil, and if we are confident that God has secured the victory over sin, death, and even the demonic through Jesus Christ, then we can afford to live quite differently, can’t we? We are freed to be a holy people, even in the midst of an unholy age."
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Fr. John's latest sermon, " The Freedom of Future Blessing ", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table!" Join us as we journey through the book of 1 Peter in the Eastertide series "Hope and Holiness".

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 3:8-22 on the Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 10, 2026).

05/04/2026

"Peter’s point is that because of their true identity in Christ, even those who are seemingly powerless wield extraordinary power by modeling Christ who used His own response to suffering as the means to conquer death, sin, and the devil. If I am secure in who I am in Christ, I can afford to honor everyone I meet, regardless of whether or not they honor me. I am free to submit for the sake of the gospel because I do so as God’s servant, and I am free to resist evil for the same reason. When the Church lives this way, she reveals the kingdom of God and exposes ungodly institutions, systems, assumptions, and allegiances for what they truly are. Honor, Submit, Subvert. That is how the upside down kingdom conquers the world."
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Fr. John's latest sermon, "Honor, Submit, Subvert", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table"! Join us as we journey through the book of 1 Peter in the Eastertide series "Hope and Holiness".

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 2:13-3:7 on the Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2026).

04/29/2026

Holiness is what orients how we live towards each other, towards God, and towards the world. Holiness is our response to eternal adoption and temporary persecution, to both our salvation and our suffering. In all circumstances, at all times, it ought to be the most glaringly obvious evidence that we are the people of God. Just as children resemble their biological parents, so we ought to look like the Father who has rebirthed us through the Son. People ought to be able to look at our life together here at The Table and say, “Oh, you’re Yahweh’s kids are ‘t you?” That should be our goal. Holy Spirit, make it so.
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Fr. John's latest sermon, "Holy Begets Holy", is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table!" Join us as we journey through the book of 1 Peter in the Eastertide series "Hope and Holiness".

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 2:1-12 on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2026).

04/23/2026

“Holy” is a core characteristic of who God is and who He calls us to be. How tragic, then, that it has become something of a four-letter word for some Christians through things like bad teaching or spiritual abuse. Yet, holiness is to be pursued, not feared. For believers, holiness is always rooted in hope. Yes, it requires intentionality on our part, but it is secured by the power of the Spirit. We do not have to worry and wonder what a holy God wants of us because He has given us the perfect model to follow in Jesus. And as holiness works itself out in us, it reproduces God’s love in our midst. Who wouldn’t want to be a holy person? Who wouldn’t want to be part of a holy church?
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Fr. John's sermon "Four Characteristics of Holiness" is available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table"! Join us as we read through the book of 1 Peter in our Eastertide series, "Hope and Holiness".

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 1:13-25 on the Third Sunday of Easter (April 19, 2026).

04/13/2026

"But the people of God have been offered a different story – one that begins before time itself and ends after time is no longer a thing. It’s a story that tells us we are adopted children of God and co-heirs of Christ. It tells us of the glorious future that awaits and the responsibilities we have in the present as ambassadors of that coming kingdom. It is a story that creates eternal family out of former enemies and tells us to love any enemies that remain in the hopes that they become family, too. It is a story anchored in unassailable hope that produces in us holiness by the power of the Spirit who makes the story ours. Because holiness, properly understood, is rooted in hope."
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Join us for our Eastertide sermon series "Hope and Holiness", available on our podcast "Sermons From The Table"!

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from 1 Peter 1:1-12 on The Second Sunday of Easter (April 12, 2026).

04/06/2026

"You can trust God's offer of peace because He has secured it through the empowered, vindicated, and enthroned Jesus of Nazareth. Through Jesus, be reconciled to God and to one another. Through Jesus, overcome sin, death and the devil. Through Jesus, find forgiveness for all your sins and the certain promise of eternal life."
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You can listen to Fr. John's Easter sermon, "The Good News of Peace", on our podcast, "Sermons From The Table".

A sermon preached by Fr. John Gram from Acts 10:34-43 on Easter Sunday (April 5, 2026).

04/04/2026

O God of the living, on this day your Son our Savior descended to the place of the dead: Look with kindness on all of us who wait in hope for liberation from the corruption of sin and death, and give us a share in the glory of the children of God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.