Category: Sermons
A sermon that finds the courage to know the difference in the wisdom of a modern day prayer that invites release from the jail of inaction in the face of an earthquake as well as the impact of rapidly fired bullets.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: 18 year-olds, abuse of power, Action, Apostle Paul, baptism, behind you, being open, believe, bin the broken-hearted, Buffalo, Call, courage, earthquake, email, Episcopal, God’ holy invitations, Good News to oppressed, Jailer, Jesus, liberty to captives, listening, Philippi jail, Prophet Isaiah, rapidly fired bullets, Reihold Neibuhr, release prisoners, serenity prayer, sermon, set your heart, Silas, text, Ulvalde Texas, wisdom, write
A sermon that explores just how hard it is to be open to what God invites us to see in order to set your heart and say “I believe.â€
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, baptism, behind you, being open, believe, Episcopal, God’ holy invitations, Jesus, listening, Lydia of Thyatira, purple, sermon, set your heart
A sermon that reflects on how people remembered but in the background are as essential to sharing the reconciling love of Jesus Christ as are the apostles Peter and Paul.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Ananias, background, Episcopal, favored of the LORD, fish, Identity, Jesus, least expected needed most, least likely, Paul, Peter, reconciling love, Saul, scales drop, see clearly, sermon, shame
A sermon that holds in conversation grief, power, and compassion with the challenge faced by the ten to return with Thomas to meet the risen Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: commission on ministry, Compassion, Doubting Thomas, Episcopal, handling grief, handling power, handling power with compassion, hesed, Jesus, My Lord and my God, ordination, pneuma, Ruach, sermon, statement of faith
A sermon that explores what it means to share in a thin space and be clothed in Spirit of love that found the prodigal son, the elder brother, the Apostle Paul and myself.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Arms of love, Bishop Brent, Came to himself, Collect for Mission, Elder brother, Episcopal, Grand Canyon, hands in love, Jesus, loving embrace, Loving Father, Paul’s conversion, Prodigal Son, Saul now Paul, sermon, so clothe us in your Spirit, The Book of Common Prayer, Thin Space
A sermon that shares how Lenten disciplines sow a seed in our hearts that deepen our relationship with the Risen Christ as we while caring for the welfare of the world.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, bacon, Came to himself moment, Elder brother, Episcopal, God’s holy invitations, heart, Jesus Easter tomb, Lenten disciplines, Loving Father, pigs, prayer self-dedication, Prodigal Son, relationship with God, sermon, sowing seeds
A sermon that dives into the Book of Common Prayer and finds prayers and collects that make for deep Lenten meditation to combat the evil one lurking to return at an opportune time.
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A sermon that sees Peter’s Earwig of Anxiety undone as Jesus is transfigured and places an Earwig of Trust in Peter. The hymn Be Thou My Vision becomes our Earwig of Trust as we pray for peace and enter into a devout a holy Lent in the days to come.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: anxiety, Ash Wednesday, Be thou my vision, Create a clean heart in me, Earwig, Earwig of Anxiety, Earwig of Trust, Earworm, Elijah, Episcopal, Great Litany, James, Jesus, John, Listen to Him, Litany of Penitence, Moses, Peter, Psalm 51, relationship with Jesus, sermon, Transfiguration, trust
A sermon that reminds us how the gifts of God and blessing of God come when we least expect it and need it most, especially through wisdom, knowledge, wine, and sharing pie.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: blessing, Episcopal, heart pie, Jesus, least expect need most, Mary, pie, sermon, spiritual gift knowledge, spiritual gift wisdom, Wedding Cana, wine, wine jugs
A sermon that reminds us, especially during the time of COVID, that we are sealed in the Holy Spirit by Baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: baptism, Beloved, Breath of God, broad shoulder cross, COVID challenges, Epiphany, Episcopal, Ilia Delio, Jesus, Lover, nothing can separate from love, Renewal of Baptismal Vows. listen to him, River Jordan, sermon, simple forehead cross, Transfiguration, Trinity