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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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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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Category: Sermons
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
A sermon that reminds us of what it means to be bold enough to share the saving embrace we have found in the love of Jesus Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 1 Cor 10:16, Apostle Paul, Bishop Charles Henry Brent, Blood, blood not wine, Bread, Collect for Mission, Ephesians, Episcopal, fifth graders, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Jesus, live and love like Jesus, Power of the Holy Spirit, proper 15, saving embrace, sermon, share Good News
A sermon that reminds us of what it means to share the bread of life that is the love of Jesus Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 1 Cor 10:16, Apostle Paul, changed yet the same, Communion bread, Communion wafer, courage, Episcopal, Eucharist, Great Thanksgiving, Jesus, live and love like Jesus, proper 14, Real Presence, sanctuary, sermon, Thanks Bless Break Share, The Road to Emmaus
A sermon grounded in how well the Apostle Paul in Ephesians speaks to our fractured COVID ravaged culture.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, baptism, belong to one another, COVID disciplines, craftiness, deceitful scheming, Episcopal, God’s help, humility, in the world, Jesus the head of the body, Letter Ephesians, Love, one another, people’s trickery, presumptuous sins, proper 13, Psalm 19:13, sanctuary, sermon, stronger, truth in love, wear masks, winds of doctrine
A sermon that places independence within what it means to be dependent and inter-dependent on God and one another.
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Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Beloved Community, Communion with Christ, coronavirus, day is night, Declaration of Independence, dependent, Episcopal, Fourth of July, give you rest, heaven on earth, heavy burdens, humility, independent, inter-dependent, learn from Jesus, masks, night is day, pandemic, rest for your souls, sermon, trust in God, weary, willingness, with God’s help, yoke