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A sermon that finds deeper meaning and a pun from a possibly playful Jesus when he calls out to Andrew and Peter while they were casting their nets, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”
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Tags: 37 fishers of, 4 fish for, Apostle Andrew, Apostle Peter, Bishop Brent, called to serve, Collect for Mission, fish for people, fishing, four accounts, great light, How many gospels, Invitation, Jesus, Jesus Arms of Love on the cross, nets, nourishment, one gospel, Prophet Isaiah, pun, sermon, so clothe us in your Spirit, walked in darkness
A sermon that links the pandemic with the in-between time from the Ascension to Pentecost with Grace like rain.
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Tags: Apostle Peter, Ascension, blessing of God, chapel pranks, Election of Matthias, Episcopal, Grace, Grace like rain, helium balloons, holy spirit, Nashotah House, pandemic, Pentecost, sermon, share love, Tod Agnew
Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 16, 2018 against the backdrop of Hurricane Florence and the Holy Baptism of Jackson Stanley…
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Tags: Apostle Peter, creation ongoing, Episcopal, evil tongues, flooding, hazards of our existence, Holy Baptism, Hurricane Florence, Jesus, listening, New Bern NC, obedience, obey, pesach, presumptuous, sermon, simple, Storm, trust
Sermon for The Second Sunday of Easter (2 Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – April 8, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Peter, Bishop Brent, Breath the Holy Spirit, disciples, Episcopal, Jesus, Justice, kindness, Life is short, marks on Jesus' hands, Mary Magdalene, Micah 6:8, Resurrection, saving embrace, sensitivity, Washing feet
Sermon for The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 14 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, August 13, 2017. I close the sermon singing I Will Lift My Eyes by Bebo…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 65th birthday, Apostle Peter, arrogance, Bebo Norman, Charlottesville VA, Episcopal, faith in God, growth and transformation, hate, I Will Lift My Eyes, In over my head, Jesus, Joseph coat of many colors, Joseph pit, Joseph slavery, Joseph son of Jacob, Love, Nazi, North Korea, Peter sinking, Peter walk on water, Peter's foolish energy, sermon
The Sermon – The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday (Trinity Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 22, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Apostle Pau, Apostle Peter, baptism, creator redeemer sanctifier, Dancing, Doctrine Trinity, Episcopal, father son holy spirit, John 15:11, joy, joy complete, Joy conquers despair, Psalm 16, sermon, suffering endurance hope, Trinity, wedding, wedding dance
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