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This sermon explores how listening and invitation are intertwined with the demonstration of a contemplative practice that builds on “Be still, and know that I am God.”
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Tags: Be still, breath prayer, Chronos time, contemplative practice, dandruff, environment of invitation, Episcopal, God is timeless, God’s holy invitations, Invitation, Jesus, Kairos time, leprosy, listening, Naaman, Prophet Elijah, sermon
A sermon that explores the tension found in the voices of order and prophecy as we strive to deeply listen to God’s invitation to live and love like Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to help others to do the same.
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Tags: Chronos time, D-Day landings, David Bread of Presence, Deep Church, Discipleship, Eli and Samuel, Episcopal, hearing God through one another, Invitation, Jesus, Jesus clearly shared love, just enough order so as not to suffocate, Kairos time, listening, Middle Way, military, obedience, obedire, Prophet Samuel, Saving Private Ryan, sermon, Sharing love, Spirit of Order, Spirit of Prophecy, tension, two ears one mouth
A sermon that offers the bible as a memory book similar to my Dad’s Polaroid Land Camera photo albums that leads to remembering the joy and sacrifice necessary to recognize and maintain loving relationships.
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Tags: Dad, Episcopal, Ethiopian Eunuch, fixer solution tube, God is Love, Invitation, Jesus, joy, listening, photo album, Polaroid Land Camera, relationships, Sacrifice, sermon, Two great commandments, vine and branches
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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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 looks at how light radiates from invitations grounded in compassion and Christ-centered loving relationships.
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What does the Lord require of you? Micah 6:8 as a breath prayer.
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Tags: breath prayer, Episcopal, Grace, guest preacher, Havelock NC, Invitation, inward spiritual challenge, Jesus, Justice, Mercy, Micah 6:8, outward spiritual challenge, sermon, Walk humbly with your God
Sermon for The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 18 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 9, 2018 against the backdrop of September 11, 2001 and the Holy Baptism of Arielle…
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Tags: baptism, Episcopal, grace and love, hard work, Hospitality, Invitation, Jesus as foundation, Letter of James, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, revival, September 11th, sermon, share grace and love, Syrophoenician, trust, Twin Towers, works and faith
Sermon for The Third Sunday After The Epiphany (3 Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 21, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Tags: Episcopal, Family Promise, feeding the hungry, fish for people, Invitation, James and John, Jesus, Jonah, Nineveh, sermon, Simon and Andrew
The Sermon – The Second Sunday of Advent (2 Advent Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 4, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Advent, Apostle Paul, baptism, Dad, discipline, Episcopal, Galatians, God of Hope, going deeper, Invitation, Jesus, John the Baptist, labyrinth, parish records, Romans, Saul of Tarsus, seeing anew, sermon, Stephen the Martyr, surprise, You brood of vipers
The Sermon – The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 26 Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 30, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Episcopal, giving, hidden in plain sight, humility, Invitation, Jesus, management, money, Pharisee, restoration, sermon, Stewardship, Tax Collector, what's in your wallet, Zacchaeus