Sermons
Bible Messages
What the congregation has been hearing, season by season.
Week by week
A theme for every Sunday
Preaching at RMC follows the calendar of the Church of South India, which gives every Sunday a theme and set readings. Over a year, the congregation is led through the whole story of Scripture and its meaning for the life of the church and the world. These are the themes of the past year.
Advent 2025
Waiting for Christ
- Grace of God: The Hope for the Lowly
- God’s Word Challenges the Status Quo
- Annunciation to Joseph: Deliverance from the Grip of Fear
- Maranatha: Life in Waiting
- Christmas — Christ: Guiding Life of Hope
Lent 2026
The way of the Cross
- Lent: A Call to Renewal
- Call to be Compassionate
- Call to be Inclusive
- Cross: Manifestation of Grace
- Cross: Let the King of Peace Enter
- Eucharist: Life-Giving Love
Easter to Pentecost 2026
The risen Lord
- Resurrection: Victory over Death
- My Lord and My God
- Come and Dine: Invitation by the Risen Lord
- Walk with Christ in Passionate Love
- Holy Spirit: Promise of the Indwelling Presence
- Pentecost: Hearing God’s Voice in a Noisy World
July – August 2026
Sacraments and ministry
- Ordained Ministry: Call to Serve, Not for Glory
- Marriage: Celebration of Unity and Partnership
- Mission: Compassion in Action
- Identity in Christ Marked by Baptism
- Holy Eucharist: Table of Reconciliation
June – July 2026
Faith in daily life
- Jesus: The Ultimate Influencer
- Creation Speaks: Listening to God’s Voice in Nature
- Worship: In God’s Presence, for God’s Purpose
- Discipleship: Come and See, Go and Tell
- Work as Worship: Honoring God in Our Professions
January – February and September 2026
The church in society
- Break the Chain: Finding Freedom from Addictions
- Unity in Faith and Action
- Christ Redeems All: Divine Love Embraces Everyone
- Education: Shaping Minds, Changing Lives
- Pluralism: Faith and Friendship
- Every Member a Minister