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Sermon – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 18, 2022

Posted on September 18, 2022 by William Carl Thomas

A sermon that explores how shrewdly Jesus tells a story that demonstrates right relationship with true riches that upends the supposedly affirmed actions of a dishonest manager with the punchline “You cannot serve God and wealth”.

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Sermon – Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost – August 5, 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 13 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 5, 2018. I mention First Intentional Communion in my sermon. My sermon can be viewed…

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Sermon – Ash Wednesday – March 1, 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for Ash Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Click here for the Lent is a Time of Feasting and Fasting bookmark. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Third Sunday in Lent – February 28, 2016

Posted on February 28, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

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The Sermon – The Third Sunday in Lent (3 Lent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 28, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – Ash Wednesday – February 18, 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

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The Sermon – Ash Wednesday at 7:00 PM Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – February 18, 2015 This sermon can viewed at

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Sermon – The Last Sunday After The Epiphany (Transfiguration) – February 15, 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by William Carl Thomas

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The Sermon – The Last Sunday After The Epiphany (Transfiguration) Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – February 15, 2015 This sermon can viewed at

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