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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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Category: Sermons
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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Category: Sermons
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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Category: Sermons
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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Category: Sermons
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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Category: Sermons
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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Category: Sermons
Tags: Episcopal, giving, hidden in plain sight, humility, Invitation, Jesus, management, money, Pharisee, restoration, sermon, Stewardship, Tax Collector, what's in your wallet, Zacchaeus
The Sermon – The Third Sunday After The Epiphany (3 Epiphany Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 24, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Body of Christ, Christmas bathrobe, Episcopal, gift, gifts, grandmother, Invitation, Jesus, Love, receiving then giving, sermon, sharing
The Sermon – All Saints Sunday (All Saints Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – November 1, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: All Saints, Confirmation, Episcopal, Invitation, Jesuits, Jesus, Know story, Lazaraus, sermon, Share boldly, St. Francis Xavier
The Sermon – The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 25 Year B)Â preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – October 25, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: 1 Corinthians 13, BackTo The Future, Blind Bartimaeus, Episcopal, Faith in Real Time, Faith Time Continuum, Gift of the Jews, Healing, Hope, Invitation, Jesus, Job, Love, Prosperity Gospel, Rabbi Kushner, relationship with God, Sapce Time Continuum, sermon, Thomas Cahill
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