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A sermon that reflects on the ancient and current examples of God’s saving deeds in history that links the foot washing act of love by Jesus to how is he his death and resurrection is life-giving when we see and find the Light of the transfigured Christ as the source of strength as Peter did.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: Being the Light of Christ, careful light and darkness images, David Brooks – How to Know a Person, Diminisher, Episcopal, God’s saving deeds in history, Illuminator, Jesus, Jesus know in the light, Judas Iscariot, Peter, sermon, strength, The Foot washing of Christ, The Life-giving of Christ, the Light of Christ, Transfiguration
This sermon is the concluding part of a four week look at how God uses the least likely people to do God’s work as I muse on how the stories of the Apostles Peter and Paul offer a revelation as to how much God loves us in the cry “I wish I’d paid attention better to God’s holy invitations”
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, believe, Episcopal, fish and nets, for I am a sinful man, God uses least likely people, I can do it myself, I must decrease that he might increase, I wish I’d paid attention better to God’s holy invitations, individualism, Jesus, John the Baptist, Listen to Him, listening, Living the Beatitudes Today, Peter denies Jesus three times, Peter remonstrates Jesus, sermon, Sermon on the Mount, the Resurrected Christ restores Peter, The Transfiguration, total need for God, two ears one mouth, untimely born, We belong to one another, wedding Cana of Galilee, where I set my heart, Yellow Pad Discipline
This sermon is the third part of a four week look at how God uses the least likely people to do God’s work as we recall the witness of Simeon and Anna at the Presentation of Jesus in the temple during a ritual that sees Mary and Joseph afford but two turtledoves as a thank offering sacrifice.
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Tags: 40 days after Christmas, Anna, baptismal preparation, Episcopal, Feast Presentation, God uses least likely people, in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus is here for the poor as well as the wealthy, Joseph, Light of Christ, mark of welcome, Mary, Nunc Dimittis, purification, sermon, Simeon, Thanksgiving for birth of child, world that hides in darkness
This sermon is the second part of a four week look at how God uses the least likely people to do God’s work as we strive for the greater gifts that Saul now Paul recognized after he had his came to himself moment: one that I know from God’s holy invitation to let go the presumptuous sins that sought dominion in my own life.
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Body of Christ, breath prayer, Came to himself moment, come and see, do justice, dominion, dutiful, Elder brother, Episcopal, followers of Jesus, God uses least likely people, invitation to see more clearly, invite, Jesus, love kindness, Loving Father, many members, perfectionism, presumptuous sins, Prophet Micah, Psalm 19, rigidity, Saul then Paul, sermon, strive for the greater gifts, take baptism seriously, Walk humble with you God
This sermon is the first part of a four week look at how God uses the least likely people to do God’s work with a look at who is in the background at the Wedding at Cana and Paul’s writing concerning the manifestation of the Spirit.
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Tags: Apostle Paul, boy with five loaves and two fish, bright light of class, Charles Hobbes, Confirmation name, Episcopal, faith, feeding of the five thousand, God uses least likely people, Healing, hero, heroine, Ignatius Loyola, interpretation of tongues, invitation to use gifts, Jesuits, Jesus, knowledge, manifestation, prophecy, Saint Francis Xavier, saints, Sarmatian woman at the well, sermon, seven husbands, spiritual gifts, stained glass window, Timepower, tongues, varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, Wedding at Cana, wisdom, working of miracles
My sermon speaks to getting our priorities straight rather than simply writing resolutions by exploring guiding values expressed in the promises made at baptism as found meaningful in prayers and scriptures. I do this in a very personal way by sharing my six key spiritual principles.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: balance, Chares R Hobbs, congruity, Episcopal, Guiding Values, Jesus, Jesus’ baptism, love your neighbor as your self, Micah 6:8 en français, new year’s resolutions, promises made a baptism, sermon, Seven Habits, spiritual principles, Stephen Covey, The Rule of Saint Benedict, Time Power, Unifying Principles
This sermon explores what gift the Magi took with them as they left for their own country as well as what gift does the witness of the Magi continue to offer us.
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Tags: Alan Arkin, do justice, Episcopal, gift, Henry Van Dyke, love kindness, Magi, Martin Sheen, Matthew 31, Micah 6:8, Receive the gift of Jesus, sermon, The Fourth Wiseman, The Other Wiseman, Walk humbly with your God, Walk with integrity, when did we we see you hungry, witness
This sermon shares a story I wrote called “The Innkeepers Witness” offered using this fictional character to remind us during Advent that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ. Henry Van Dyke’s The Other Wiseman inspired how I wove the innkeeper’s story into appropriate scripture settings. There’s a musical setting as well which can be found under the Deep Church Tab.
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Tags: angels, best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ, breaking of bread, bright light, Cleopas and companion, crucifixion, Episcopal, feeding 5000, first coming, Henry Van Dyke, Innkeeper, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Road to Emmaus, second coming, sermon, Share the love found in Jesus, shepherds, storyteller, The Innkeeper’s Witness, The Other Wiseman, wedding Cana of Galilee, witness
This sermon takes a look at the first of three acts launched in Advent as we re-enter the time of God’s initiative in Jesus Christ and remember that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ.
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Tags: act one Christmas, Act Three Easter, Act Three Resurrection, Act Two Crucifixion, Act Two Good Friday, best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ, change, Episcopal, Ewoks, First Sunday of Advent, God’s Initiative, humblest of forms, incarnation, Jesus, new liturgical year, Our Response, sermon, Share the love found in Jesus, Star Wars, Story of Jesus, Story People of God, the cute baby Jesus, three act play, three acts
This sermon begs the question who is a king like no other and how that king invites us to remember with humility and act with kindness as we share a great thanksgiving.
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Tags: a king like no other, Always we begin again, Aslan, Christ the King Sunday scriptures, CS Lewis, do justice, Episcopal, Good Friday, Great Thanksgiving, Harvest Home, heart of gratitude, Holy Eucharist, Holy Week, Jesus, Jesus serves, Jesus washes feet, John McQuiston II, king of the jews, love kindness, Mandatum, Maundy Thursday, Micah 6:8, Pilate, Remembrance as reconnection, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, Sunday of the Passion, Walk humbly with your God
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