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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 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
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
A sermon about walking with hope and joy during interim time.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Brood of Vipers, Episcopal, Hope, Interim Rector, John the Baptizer, Joy conquers despair, Letter Hebrews, listening, sermon, Walking stick
An Advent sermon about preparing for the coming of Christ by listening and serving others.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Advent, discern God’s invitations, Episcopal, Interim Rector, listening, new beginning, obedience, preparation, Relationship, sharing coffee, waiting tables
Disciples live and love like Jesus and help others do the same.
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The Apostle Paul and noise canceling headphones.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, 2nd Timothy, Alexa, Apostle Paul, Episcopal, heart, listening, noise cancelling headphones, obedience, Pharisee Tax Collector, Prayer of St. Francis, Rule of St. Benedict
A sermon about how being Shalom (Peace) makes hard conversations about hot button topics possible.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: anxiety, Army Chaplain, Be ready, conversation, Episcopal, God, Jesus, lilies of the field, listening, Love, Martin Luther King, MLK, necessary use of force, peace, principle, race, rifle, Shalom
A sermon about deep listening in which I tell the story of God calling me to the Deep South to serve in Tuscaloosa, AL.
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Tags: angels, blessing least expected, blessing needed most, blessing of God, breath prayer, do justice, Elijah, Episcopal, humility, Jesus, Legion, listening, love kindness, Micah 6:8, predisposed to notice God, quarterback story, sermon, sound sheer silence, walk humbly with God
Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 16, 2018 against the backdrop of Hurricane Florence and the Holy Baptism of Jackson Stanley…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Peter, creation ongoing, Episcopal, evil tongues, flooding, hazards of our existence, Holy Baptism, Hurricane Florence, Jesus, listening, New Bern NC, obedience, obey, pesach, presumptuous, sermon, simple, Storm, trust
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