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A sermon that imagines Jesus telling the Parable of the Lego Creation in the spirit of the mustard seed as it might relate to recognizing the interlocking pieces while building community.
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Tags: community building, Episcopal, fill our imaginations, interlocking pieces, Jesus, Lego Italia, Legos, Millenium Falcon, modern day images, Parable of the Lego Creation, parables, prayer self-dedication, sermon, small idea to big idea, Teaching, Unseen Guest program
A sermon that introduces The Advent Tree as a way to prepare for the coming of Christ with visual objects and memories that help us to hang on to principles that help keep us committed to the welfare of God’s people in ways that are more than we can ask or imagine.
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Tags: 2 Advent, Advent Tree, Archbishop William Temple, control our wills, Draw our hearts, Episcopal, fill our imaginations, guide our minds, humility as strength under control, Jesus, Miracle on 34th Street, Never forget the presence of Christ, Nicodemus, prepare for the coming Christ, Relationship, sermon, servant, Service
A sermon that connects the gift of joy and wonder as an outcome of Holy Baptism with the willingness of a congregation to playfully demonstrate an understanding of the Trinity as Lover, Beloved, and Breath of Love.
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Tags: children learn what they life, creator redeemer sanctifier, Doctrine, Dorothy Law Nolte, Episcopal, father son holy spirit, fill our imaginations, gift of joy and wonder, Holy Baptism, Ilia Delio, joy conquer despair, lake, Lover Beloved Breath of Love, playfulness, sermon, three fading ripples, tossed rocks, Trinity Sunday, water
A sermon that holds exhort and rejoice in tension as we prepare of the coming of Christ by never forgetting and sharing the presence of Christ.
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Tags: Advent, Affirmation of Jesus as Lord, baptism, Best way to prepare never forget presence of Christ, control our minds, Draw our hearts, Episcopal, Exhortations, fill our imaginations, Gaudete, Glory of God, guide our minds, prayer self-dedication, Prayer St. Francis, Rejoice, Renunciation of Evil, self-dedication, sermon, use us, welfare of God’s people
A sermon that challenges an understanding of the word provoke with the strength under control that is humility within the encouragement of the prayer of self-dedication.
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Tags: control our minds, Draw our hearts, encourage, Episcopal, fill our imaginations, Glory of God, guide our minds, humility, Jesus, Mark W. Baker, prayer self-dedication, provoke, retirement sermon, self-dedication, Strength under control, use us, welfare of God’s people