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This sermon asks what it means that “you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour,” as we hear that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
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Tags: Always we begin again, Be ready, Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again, do justice, Episcopal, faith is conviction of things not seen, faith is the assurance things hoped for, Hebrews 11:1, Jesus, John McQuiston II, live this life attitude of loving kindness, love kindness, Luke 12:40, Micah 6:8, parable of the talents Matthew 25, Rule of St Benedict, Secret Life of Pets, sermon, unexpected hour, Walk humbly with your God
This sermon contemplates what it means to listen when Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice” within the framework of stability, obedience, and conversion of life as lived with humility found within The Rule of St. Benedict.
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Tags: Always we begin again, conversation morum, conversion of life, Episcopal, Gift of finest wheat, hear my voice, humility, Jesus, John McQuistion II, listen, Mark W Baker, Michah 6:8, mother’s day, My son – listen to him, obediare, obedience, Psalm 121, Rule of Saint Benedict, sermon, sheep, stability, Strength under control, The Transfiguration
This sermon begs the question who is a king like no other and how that king invites us to remember with humility and act with kindness as we share a great thanksgiving.
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Tags: a king like no other, Always we begin again, Aslan, Christ the King Sunday scriptures, CS Lewis, do justice, Episcopal, Good Friday, Great Thanksgiving, Harvest Home, heart of gratitude, Holy Eucharist, Holy Week, Jesus, Jesus serves, Jesus washes feet, John McQuiston II, king of the jews, love kindness, Mandatum, Maundy Thursday, Micah 6:8, Pilate, Remembrance as reconnection, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, Sunday of the Passion, Walk humbly with your God
A sermon that reminds how nourishing is both bread of the common sort when consecrated and shared from the holy table, and the Word proclaimed from Holy Scripture, especially when we hear Jesus say, “I am the bread of life” which begs the question: What are the nourishing ingredients in your own spiritual life?
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Tags: 1662 Prayerbook, Always we begin again, attitude of thanksgiving, Bread, Bread of the common sort, consecration, Emmet Gribbin, Episcopal, food, hangry, holy table, I am the bread of life, Jesus, John McQuiston II, live to spiritual principles, nourishment, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, unleavened bread
A sermon that reflects on our response to God’s initiative in Jesus Christ as we listen with the ear of the heart and strive to live this life with an attitude of loving kindness.
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Tags: Always we begin again, Apostle Paul, attitude of loving kindness, Compassion, Ear of the heart, Episcopal, Get out of your head, head and heart, Jesus, John McQuiston II, listening, Mercy, Prophet Amos, Prophet Hosea, Prophet Micah, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon
A sermon that asks if we are in the Great Emergence or the Great Extinction as we are invited by God to guard the good treasure that has been entrusted to us, perhaps with guidance of The Rule of St. Benedict undergirded by the passion of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Tags: Always we begin again, dark ages, Gregory the Great, guard the good treasure, John McQuiston, Phyllis Tickle, right relationship with God, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, The Episcopal, The Great Emergence, the great extinction, The Great Reformation, The Great Schism, violence, where your heart is your heart will be also
A sermon that explores Love expressed as Lover, Beloved, Breath of Love.
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Tags: Always we begin again, Beloved, Benedictines, Breath of Love, Episcopal, Franciscans, Friendly Ice Cream, Good Shepherd, Ilia Delio, John McQuistion II, Love your neighbors, Lover, Loving Kindness, Micah 6:8, sermon, sheep, Voice
Deepen Our Faith: Jesus, John McQuiston II, Phyllis Tickle, and the Rule of St. Benedict in modern times.
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Tags: Always we begin again, Benedict of Nursia, courage, deep faith, Episcopal, Increase our faith, Jesus, John McQuiston, Loving Kindness, Micah 6:8, Phyllis Tickle, right question, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, St. Benedict, The Great Emergence
FROM THE ARCHIVE: This sermon looks what it means to live with as sense of time (past, present, and future) as we live in relationship with the timeless source of life-giving love that is God that we know in Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Tags: Abraham, Always we begin again, broadcasting, Create in me a clean heart, Episcopal, Forgiveness, gardener, Gift of the Jews, God is timeless, I AM, I am sayings, I am who I am, intimate relationship, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Moses, past present future, patience, radio advertising, remote relationship, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, Thomas Cahill
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