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Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it, a sermon calls forth just what happens asking is praying.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Andrew, Be careful what you pray for, becoming who you are as a congregation, change, Christmas presents, Episcopal, Gospel of John, Jesus, John the Baptist, next rector, Peter, prayer, sermon, transformation, transition
A sermon to prepare the congregation to listen to God and one another while seeking their next rector.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Episcopal, Jesus, John the Baptist, Listen to Him, listening, next rector, Power of the Holy Spirit, River Jordan, sermon, Transfiguration, transformation, transition, Walking stick
Sermon for The Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday (3 Advent Year B) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, December 17, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Apostle Paul Rejoice, Episcopal, Family Promise, Gaudete, Gaudete Sunday, Gospel of John, Isaiah Rejoice, Jesus, John the Baptist, Light overcoming Darkness, Rejoice, sermon, Song of Mary
Sermon for All Saints Sunday (All Saints Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, November 5, 2017. Julianna Rose Scotto Di Clemente was baptized after the completion of this sermon. This…
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Tags: All Hallows, All Saints, Baptismal Covenant, Beatitudes, do justice love kindness walk humbly with God, Episcopal, epitaph, funeral scripture, Halloween, Holy Baptism, Jesus, John the Baptist, Micah 6:8, sermon, St. Francis Xavier, Steven Covey, think with the end in mind
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 Third Sunday of Advent (Third Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 13, 2015. The sermon includes my singing I Will Lift My Eyes by Jeffrey (Bebo) Norman &…
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Tags: active shooter situation, Bebo Norman, combating fear, emotion, Episcopal, I Will Lift My Eyes, intellect, Jesus, John the Baptist, Love, media manipulation, Peter McLean, Peter Steinke, political manipulation, principle, sermon, sung solo, Triune Brain, Zechariah
The Sermon – The Second Sunday of Advent (Second Advent Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 6, 2015. The video opens with the lighting of two candles of the Advent wreath supported…
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Tags: discipline, Elizabeth, Episcopal, I must decrease he might increase, Jesus, John the Baptist, light over darkness, mission, principled life, scout law, scout oath, sermon, Zechariah
The Sermon – The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 10 Year B)Â preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – July 12, 2015. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Amazing Grace, Bishop Michael Curry, Constantine, David, Episcopal. Sermon, fool, Herod, Jesus, Jesus Movement, John the Baptist, Michal, Nominal Christians, wretch
Text of the sermon preached By The Very Reverend William Carl Thomas The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 10 Year B) July 15, 2012 At Saint Matthews Episcopal Church, Charleston West Virginia Click here to listen to the sermon. O…
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