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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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Category: Sermons
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 apprehends the already and not yet moment that is the present as we dedicate our heart, mind, imagination, and will to share the reconciling love we’ve found in Jesus Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Already Not Yet, Being of Use, Bishop Brent, end times, faith, heart, Hope, imagination, Jesus Christ, listening, Lord’s Prayer, Love, mind, obedience, Our Father, prayer self-dedication, reconciling love, right relationship, scout law, scout oath, sermon, Thy will be done, will
A sermon that explores what it means to share in a thin space and be clothed in Spirit of love that found the prodigal son, the elder brother, the Apostle Paul and myself.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Arms of love, Bishop Brent, Came to himself, Collect for Mission, Elder brother, Episcopal, Grand Canyon, hands in love, Jesus, loving embrace, Loving Father, Paul’s conversion, Prodigal Son, Saul now Paul, sermon, so clothe us in your Spirit, The Book of Common Prayer, Thin Space
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday of Easter (6 Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 6, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: abide in my love, baptism, Bishop Brent, chosen, embrace, Episcopal, give life for another, holy spirit, hubris, Jesus died for all, love one another, priestly, scandal of particularity, sermon
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 Second Sunday in Lent (2 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 25, 2018. My son, The Rev. Adam Thomas, influenced this sermon when he preached on…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: apostle, Bishop Bill Stough, Bishop Brent, Collect for Mission, Commitment, covenant, cross, deepchurch, disciple, Episcopal, faithfulness, Jesus, Love, rainbow, Rev Adam Thomas, sermon, wherethewind.com
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 10 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, July 16, 2017. I referenced an act by 80 people in Myrtle Beach SC on…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostolic Action, Bishop Brent, Christian Formation, Commitment, community as good soil, Discipleship, Episcopal, evangelism, Family Promise, feeding the hungry, good soil, hands in love, Jesus, linked to save, mission, Myrtle Beach, Outcome, parable of sower, parables, Rip Tide, Scripture Study, sermon, Stewardship, Worship
The Sermon - The Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – February 1, 2015 Includes a reference to Rabbi Victor Urecki This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: authenticity, Authority, Bishop Brent, Body of Christ, Collect for Mission, Episcopal, Holy Baptism, Jesus, Rabbi Victor Urecki, sermon, vocation
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