A Sermon Offered by The Rev. Christopher Rogers

Recorded live at the service for the First Sunday in Lent, February 22, 2026.

The Rev. David McEachron presided.  The Rev. Christopher Rogers preached the sermon.  The recording of the service does not include the sermon.  Please call the church office (651.645.3058) to request a transcript of the sermon.

The live-stream of this entire service is available on the church’s YouTube channel (@stmatthewsmn).  Click   here to access the full service.  Repeating the message:  Please call the church office (651.645.3058) to request a transcript of the sermon.

Image: The Monastery of the Temptation, a Greek Orthodox monastery built on the side of the Mount of Temptation (Jebel Quruntul), on a cliff overlooking Jericho and the Jordan Valley in Palestine. The most ancient structures, dating to the 6th century, are built above the cave traditionally said to be where Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the gospel this week (Matthew 4:1-11). Photograph (2021) by Alexey Goral, reproduced under CC-BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.