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This sermon is the third part of a four week look at how God uses the least likely people to do God’s work as we recall the witness of Simeon and Anna at the Presentation of Jesus in the temple during a ritual that sees Mary and Joseph afford but two turtledoves as a thank offering sacrifice.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 40 days after Christmas, Anna, baptismal preparation, Episcopal, Feast Presentation, God uses least likely people, in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus is here for the poor as well as the wealthy, Joseph, Light of Christ, mark of welcome, Mary, Nunc Dimittis, purification, sermon, Simeon, Thanksgiving for birth of child, world that hides in darkness
A sermon that probes how asking the right questions influences behavior, especially when responding to God’s Holy Invitations.
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Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons
Tags: Abraham, Andy Griffith Show, Bryce Dallas Howard, Communion with Christ, Dads movie, Episcopal, Holy Invitations, influence, Isaac, Jesus, Joseph, Love, Opie, ram, Rance Howard, Ronnie Howard, Sacrifice, sermon, shadow behavior, Welcome
A sermon the looks at the habit of “Begin with end in mind†will seeking the next rector.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Be Proactive, Begin with the end in mind, Delighted, Episcopal, epitaph, Expected, Joseph, listening, live with integrity, Mary, post-it note Sunday, Presentation of Our Lord, Prophet Anna, Required, search for new rector, seek first to understand, sermon, Seven Habits, Simeon, Stephen Covey, well done good and faithful servant
A Christmas Eve sermon told as the story of the Innkeeper’s Long Night with an assist from the children of the parish.
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A sermon about understanding Joseph’s gift to Jesus using the gift given to me by my Scoutmaster and the Scout Oath and Law.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Boy Scouts, Emil Carstens, Episcopal, ethical choice, integrity, Jesus, Joseph, leave campsite better, listening, scout law, Scout Motto, scout oath, scoutmaster, sermon, Teaching, values
The Sermon – The Fourth Sunday of Advent (4 Advent Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – December 18, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: BCP, dreams, Episcopal, estrangement, incarnation, Jesus, Joseph, Joseph House of David, joy conquer despair, light over darkness, Magnificat, mission of the church, prayers at a wedding, sermon, unity, Virgin Mary
The Sermon (Story) - The Fourth Sunday of Advent “The Innkeeper’s Long Night” Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina - December 21, 2014 This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Bethlehem, conflate, Episcopal Church, Innkeeper, Inspired by Nicholas Allan, Jesus, Joseph, Magi, Mary, sermon, shepherds, star, story
Sermon – Fourth Sunday After Pentecost St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Huntington West Virginia – June 16, 2013  This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Boy Scout Law, Boy Scout Oath, Episcopal Church, Father's Day, Forgiveness, Hospitality, Hospitality as a weapon, Jesus, Joseph, Love, Luke 7:46-8:3, Martha and Mary, Norman Rockwell, sermon, Simon the PHarisee, Soutmaster, Woman washes the feet of Jesus with tears