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A sermon placed just after my 50th wedding anniversary where I contemplate what it means to share and model solemn vows such as for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness or health, to love and to cherish in a world filled with pain and conflict such as when Jesus told the story of the cast out wedding guest.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 50th wedding anniversary, Aaron, adult example, Apostle Paul, baptismal vows, cast out wedding guest, Children Learn What They Live, cleansing, Dorothy Law Nolte, Episcopal, fire, for better or for worse, Golden Calf, living as shalom, renewing, sermon, the peace of God, wedding vows
A sermon that sees the Apostle Paul’s statement “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” as a caution rather than an exhortation when shared with Psalm 19’s “Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins.”
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Army Chaplain, Caution, Drill Chaplain, Drill Sergeant, Episcopal, Exhortation, Fort Jackson, living as shalom, Prayer of Self-Dedication, presumptuous sins, Prize of the heavenly call, Psalm 19:13, sermon
A sermon that begins a nine week series entitled Living as Shalom with connections to peace, koinonia, justice, mercy, and grace, as we find Shalom at the heart of the mission of the Church to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, Episcopal, Grace, Justice, Koinonia, Mercy, peace, restorative justice, retributive justice, sermon, Shalom, stoning of Stephen, wooden spoon
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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Category: Sermons
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 about recognizing and then integrating head and heart as we seek the humility to keep our strength control to better hear God’s invitation to live and love like Jesus so that in the power of the Holy Spirit we can help others to do the same.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: Albert Holtz, Apostle Paul, balance, Create in me a clean heart, Episcopal, head and heart, Heart Treasure, humility, humility is strength under control, listening, love received, love shared, Mark W. Baker, mission of reconciliation, obedience, Pharisee, right priorities, Saul to Paul, sermon, Spirituality of Imperfection, Tax Collector
A sermon that recalls how wearing the mantle of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control remembered in stories about blueberries and ducklings presents love your neighbor as yourself as the outpouring of the fruit of the Spirit.
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Blueberries for Sal, double portion, Elijah, Elisha, Episcopal, faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Generosity, gentleness, Jesus, joy, kindness, Lost and Found, Love, love your neighbor, Make Way for Ducklings, mantle, patience, peace, Robert McCloskey, self-control, sermon
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: 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 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 confronts the reality of “I believe, help my unbelief†with a continual commitment to the vows we make at Holy Baptism as we set our hearts on Jesus.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, baptism, believe, Body of Christ, Ephesians, Episcopal, greedy, I believe help my unbelief, integration head and heart, Jesus, listening, marriage vows, Matthew 9:24, obediare, obedience, proper 16, renew baptismal vows, renunciations of evil, self-centered, sermon, set my heart, strength, Ted Lasso, think