Category: Sermons
Christmas Sermon  (Christmas II C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 24, 2015. The sermon is a story based on an American Folktale entitled “The Three Trees.” A wonderful illustrated version of this story…
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The Sermon – The Fourth Sunday of Advent (Fourth Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 20, 2015. While the video opens with the lighting of four candles of the Advent wreath…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Advent, Christmas, Elizabeth, Episcopal, Gospel Luke, held by Jesus, Immanence, Jesus, Magnificat, Mary, ponder in heart, poverty, reflection, sermon, shepherds, Transcendence, treasure these words
The Sermon – The Third Sunday of Advent (Third Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 13, 2015. The sermon includes my singing I Will Lift My Eyes by Jeffrey (Bebo) Norman &…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: active shooter situation, Bebo Norman, combating fear, emotion, Episcopal, I Will Lift My Eyes, intellect, Jesus, John the Baptist, Love, media manipulation, Peter McLean, Peter Steinke, political manipulation, principle, sermon, sung solo, Triune Brain, Zechariah
The Sermon – The Second Sunday of Advent (Second Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 6, 2015. The video opens with the lighting of two candles of the Advent wreath supported…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: discipline, Elizabeth, Episcopal, I must decrease he might increase, Jesus, John the Baptist, light over darkness, mission, principled life, scout law, scout oath, sermon, Zechariah
The Sermon – The First Sunday of Advent (First Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 29, 2015. I reference the book From Holidays to Holy Days by Fr. Albert Holtz OSB. The…
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Tags: Albert Holtz, blue laws, Episcopal, First Advent, Holidays to Holy Days, meditative space, prepare for Jesus, presence of Jesus, sermon, Turkeys fly, War on Advent, War on Christmas, WKRP
The Sermon – Christ The King Sunday ((Christ The King Sunday: Last Pentecost Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 22, 2015. I reference the book Biblical Amnesia: A Forgotten Story of Redemption…
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Tags: Biblical Amnesia, Christ the King, crucifixion, Episcopal, hungry, Jeroboham, Jesus, King David, King Saul, Kingship, listening, Lord's Prayer, Movie Spartacus, naked, On Earth as in Heaven, Pontus Pilate, Power, prison, Rehoboham, Scott Gustafson, sermon, Solomon, stranger, thirsty
The Sermon – The Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 28 Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 15, 2015. Learn more about First Intentional Communion. Connect with the work of Dorothy Law Nolte…
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The Sermon – The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 27 Year B)Â preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 8, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: all from God, Commitment, Episcopal, Jesus, manage for God, Pharisees, poor widow, responsibility of abundance, sermon, Stewardship, tithe
The Sermon – All Saints Sunday (All Saints Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 1, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: All Saints, Confirmation, Episcopal, Invitation, Jesuits, Jesus, Know story, Lazaraus, sermon, Share boldly, St. Francis Xavier
The Sermon – The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 25 Year B)Â preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 25, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: 1 Corinthians 13, BackTo The Future, Blind Bartimaeus, Episcopal, Faith in Real Time, Faith Time Continuum, Gift of the Jews, Healing, Hope, Invitation, Jesus, Job, Love, Prosperity Gospel, Rabbi Kushner, relationship with God, Sapce Time Continuum, sermon, Thomas Cahill