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In light of our Lord’s teaching on the cost of discipleship, this sermon asks: How do you share love with your family as a follower of Jesus?
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Category: Sermons
Tags: caring, Council of Nicaea, die heretic joke, e Emo Philips, Episcopal, Father Skelly, Father’s Day memory, hard teaching of Jesus, harsh saying of Jesus, Jesus, Jesus hear my prayer, Jesus listen to me, listening, My father, sermon, share love with family, sharing blessings
This sermon reflects on what it means to discover the Holy Invitation that comes so often as the blessing of God when you least expect it and need it most.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Abraham, Apostle Paul, being open to God’s holy invitations, character produces hope, endurance produces character, Episcopal, Epistle to the Romans, Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, footprints in the sand, God’s authority, how do you pray, I carried you, Jesus, Letter to the Hebrews, May the blessing of God find you when you least expect it an need it most, Sarah, sermon, suffering produces endurance, the conviction of things not seen, thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, trust in God
This sermon reflects on what it means to shine as the light of Christ as we seek to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: David Brooks, Diminisher, Episcopal, Guidance, I will change your name, Illuminator, Jesus, John Henry Newman, lived in action, not dead but sleeping, Scottish blessing, sermon, spiritual strength in poetry, Stay With Me prayer, woman quietly seeking Jesus, writ on the heart
This story as sermon recalls three key points of our faith the story of Three Trees and reminds all that the best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is to never forget the presence of Christ.
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This sermon rejoices that Mary said YES to be the mother of Jesus and explores how prayer prepares us to say yes to God’s holy invitations and how prayer strengthens us to live into that yes.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Amy Grant, Gaudete Sunday, God’s holy invitations, Jesus, Magnificat, Mary’s cry for strength, prayer, sermon, song Breath of Heaven, sustaining the yes commitment, Third Advent, Virgin Mary, YES
This sermon finds itself in the midst of Annual Meeting as these words from the Apostle Paul to the Romans echo: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Annual Meeting, Apostle Paul, belief, Best way to prepare for the coming of Christ, Hope, Jesus, kiss, Light, marriage, next rector, Romans, sermon, set your heart, Taizé chant, Ubi Caritas
This sermon weaves together elements from the Collect of the Day for Christ the King Sunday, Taizé chant, the reading from Second Thessalonians, the renunciations and affirmations made at Holy Baptism, and the Gospel of Luke as Jesus hangs on the cross flanked by two thieves, and culminates with two prayers that speak to our response as we enter into Advent and once again explore God’s initiative in Jesus Christ.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Archbishop Temple Prayer of Self- Dedication, baptismal affirmations, baptismal renunciations, Bishop Brent Collect for Mission, Christ the King Sunday, Holy Baptism, Jesus, Jesus as Lord, Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom, sermon, Taize, thief who repented
This sermon contemplates how shalom is woven through an image of a rope to guide our understanding of scripture, reason, and tradition especially when it comes to celebrating the Kirkin’ O the Tartan as a mark of koinonia.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Boy Scouts, church, clan scripture, Episcopal, family, fellowship, I used to be a bear, ideal of life intended by God, James Fenhegan, Jesus, Kirkin’ O the Tartan, Koinonia, Mutual Ministry, peace, read mark inwardly digest, reason, sermon, Shalom, the richness and fullness of all that God has to offer, Thessalonians, three-legged stool, tradition, Wood badge
I didn’t realize until just the day before I was to wear my camouflage stole while preaching and leading worship on the Sunday before Veterans Day, that my sermon had a deeper meaning for me.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, On Reflection, Stories
Tags: Apostle Paul, Armistice Day, Enough, Episcopal, FDR, Four Freedoms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Freedom from fear, Freedom from want, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Great War, Jesus, Military Chaplain, Norman Rockwell, Normandy, pilgrimage, Saving Private Ryan, sermon, Thessalonians, Veterans Day, War to end all wars, we’re not going to take this anymore, World War I
This sermon wonders as we approach Veterans Day how the words the Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians inspire those who find themselves in harm’s way defending what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke of during World War Two as freedom of speech, of worship, from want, and from fearas I prepare for my own pilgrimage to the beaches of Normandy.
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Armistice Day, Charles Henry Brent, Egeria, Enough, Episcopal, FDR, Four Freedoms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Freedom from fear, Freedom from want, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Great War, inspire, Jesus, Journey to Adulthood, Major League Baseball, Military Chaplain, Norman Rockwell, Normandy, pilgrimage, poppies in Flanders, Santiago de Compestela, Saving Private Ryan, sermon, Thessalonians, Veterans Day, War to end all wars, we’re not going to take this anymore, World War I