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Sermon â€“ The Day of Pentecost: Whitsundayâ€“ June 5, 2022

Posted on June 5, 2022 by William Carl Thomas

A sermon that hears the tongues of fire that descend on Pentecost as Godâ€™s holy universal translator, undoing the quest for earthly power found in the Tower of Babel into the promised loving, life-giving Power of the Holy Spirit.

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The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after the Ascension Sermon – May 16, 2021

Posted on May 16, 2021 by William Carl Thomas

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A sermon that links the pandemic with the in-between time from the Ascension to Pentecost with Grace like rain.

Category: Sermons 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

The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday Sermon with link to Worship On Demand â€“ May 31, 2020

Posted on May 29, 2020 by William Carl Thomas

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A Sermon features the congregation of St. Timothyâ€™s Wilson as visual examples of tongues of fire as we live in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons Tags: Episcopal, faces of parishioners, gifts of the Spirit, holy spirit, sermon, Tongues of Fire, trust in God

The Sixth Sunday of Easter Sermon with link to Worship On Demand â€“ May 17, 2020

Posted on May 16, 2020 by William Carl Thomas

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A sermon about the importance of Fortitude as we live the with courage our convictions while finding a new normal during this time of COVID-19.

Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons Tags: almsgiving, Baptismal Covenant, Baptismal promises, collection plate, convictions, courage, Episcopal, Fortitude, holy spirit, masks, Micah 6:8, sermon, Stages of reentry, trust in God

Sermon – The Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 13, 2018

Posted on May 13, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for The Seventh Sunday of Easter (7 Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 13, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at

Category: Sermons Tags: Ascension Day, calling a new priest, chapel prank, Episcopal, Grace like rain, helium balloons, holy spirit, Jesus, Nashotah House, Pentecost, propagate website, sermon, St. Lawrence, St. Matthias, St. Matthias Tuscaloosa AL, St. Peter, trust

Sermon – The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 6, 2018

Posted on May 6, 2018 by William Carl Thomas

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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

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 – First Sunday of Advent – December 3, 2017

Posted on December 3, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for The First Sunday of Advent (1 Advent Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, December 3, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

Category: Sermons Tags: Advent, anxiety, be prepared, best way to prepare fo coming of Christ, do not be anxious, Episcopal, holy spirit, Jesus, remember presence of Christ, sermon, share as Body of Christ, stay awake, tax changes

Sermon – The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday – June 11, 2017

Posted on June 11, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday (Trinity Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, June 11, 2017. I made reference to the image of dance in the sermon…

Category: Sermons Tags: baptism, born again, Creation story, dance, Episcopal, Fidget Spinner, holy spirit, Jesus, linear thinking, Love, mind-blowing, Nicodemus, prayer of the water of baptism, sermon, Three Persons, Trinity, Unity of Being

Sermon – The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday – June 4, 2017

Posted on June 4, 2017 by William Carl Thomas

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Sermon for The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (Pentecost Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, June 4, 2017. This sermon can viewed at

Category: Sermons Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Deep Church, Education for Ministry, EfM, Episcopal, holy spirit, Jesus, language, Living Our Baptismal Covenant, Love, Pentecost, sermon, Tower of Babel, what church language do you speak

Sermon – The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday – May 15, 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by William Carl Thomas

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The Sermon – The Day of Pentecost: WhitsundayÂ Â (Pentecost Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 15, 2016. This sermon can viewed at

Category: Sermons Tags: Episcopal, holy spirit, Jesus, listening, Love, obedience, Pentecost, Peter, Philip, sermon, Tower of Babel, Whitsunday

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