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This story as sermon begins with The Innkeeper’s Long Night that sets up the reconnection with Jesus 30 years later in The Innkeeper’s Witness and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: adult Jesus, angels, Baby Jesus, Breaking of the Bread, bright star, Christmas pageant, Cleopas and his companion, crucifixion, Feeding of the 5000, Magi, Mary and Jospeh, no room in the inn, Risen Christ, Road to Emmaus, round the back, shepherds, Story as sermon, The Innkeeper’s Long Night, The Innkeeper’s Witness, wedding at Cana of Galilee
This sermon shares a story I wrote called “The Innkeepers Witness” offered using this fictional character to remind us during Advent that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ. Henry Van Dyke’s The Other Wiseman inspired how I wove the innkeeper’s story into appropriate scripture settings. There’s a musical setting as well which can be found under the Deep Church Tab.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: angels, best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ, breaking of bread, bright light, Cleopas and companion, crucifixion, Episcopal, feeding 5000, first coming, Henry Van Dyke, Innkeeper, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Road to Emmaus, second coming, sermon, Share the love found in Jesus, shepherds, storyteller, The Innkeeper’s Witness, The Other Wiseman, wedding Cana of Galilee, witness
A Christmas Eve sermon told as the story of the Innkeeper’s Long Night with an assist from the children of the parish.
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A sermon about deep listening in which I tell the story of God calling me to the Deep South to serve in Tuscaloosa, AL.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: angels, blessing least expected, blessing needed most, blessing of God, breath prayer, do justice, Elijah, Episcopal, humility, Jesus, Legion, listening, love kindness, Micah 6:8, predisposed to notice God, quarterback story, sermon, sound sheer silence, walk humbly with God
An Advent musical story that places a non-scriptural character and ourselves deep into the story of Jesus.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: angels, breaking of bread, bright light, Cleopas and companion, crucifixion, Episcopal, feeding 5000, Innkeeper, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Road to Emmaus, sermon, shepherds, wedding Cana of Galilee, witness
Sermon for The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 9 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, July 9, 2017. I referenced the book So You Think You’re Not Religious?: A Thinking…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Amazing Grace, angels, Apostle Paul, believe, Episcopal, Faithless generation, For my yoke is easy and my burden is light, I believe help my unbelief, James R Adams, Jesus, sermon, set your heart, So You Think You're Not Religious, testimony, wretched
The Sermon – The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 15 Year B)Â preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 16, 2015. The audio is now clear thanks to a new recording/receiving microphone. This sermon…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: angels, archangels, Episcopal, I am the bread of life, inward grace, Jesus Christ, on eath as it is in heaven, preacher, sacrament, sermon, the company of heaven