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My sermon that celebrates the wisdom and humility that springs from the Anam Cara compassionate presence found in St. Brigid of Kildare’s Table Grace along with a very useful quote from Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: ABC William Temple, Anam Cara, anamchara, Attitude, banquet, Brigid’s Table Grace, compassionate presence, Episcopal, feeding, How the Irish Saved Civilization, humility, Jesus, Mark W. Baker, mission, poor, Right-Relationship, sermon, Service, Soul Friend, St. Brigid, Strength under control, Thomas Cahill
Sermon for The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 2, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Tags: abundance, adultery, avarice, be make haste to be kind, bring forth in us the fruit of good works, claustrophobia, Community, Compassion, deceit, doers of the word, envy, Episcopal, folly, fornication, Generosity, Grace, humility, Jesus, licentiousness, Love, mission, murder, New Bern airport, plane seatback, pride, quick to love, sensitivity, sermon, slander, theft, Vulnerability, wickedness
Sermon for The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 16 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 26, 2018. I mention The Transactional Analysis of Money in my sermon. My sermon can be…
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Tags: abundance, attitude of thanksgiving, Episcopal, Feed each other, First Intentional Communion, general confession, gleanings of the fields, I am the bread of life, I'm sorry to God, Jesus, Jesus is enough, mission, scarcity, sermon, share love, Stewardship, story difference heaven hell, tithe, transactional analysis, transactional analysis of money
Sermon for The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 15 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 19, 2018. I mention First Intentional Communion in my sermon. My sermon can be viewed…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: attitude of thanksgiving, C.S. Lewis, Episcopal, Feed each other, First Intentional Communion, general confession, gleanings of the fields, I am the bread of life, I'm sorry to God, Jesus, mission, share love, Stewardship, story difference heaven hell, tithe
Sermon for The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 14 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 12, 2018. I mention First Intentional Communion in my sermon. My sermon can be viewed…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: C.S. Lewis, Episcopal, Feed each other, First Intentional Communion, general confession, I am the bread of life, I'm sorry to God, intentional, Jesus, mission, preparation, sanctuary, sermon, share love, story difference heaven hell
Sermon for Christ the King Sunday  (Last Pentecost Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, November 26, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Advent, Be of use, Christus Rex, Episcopal, Jesus, Matthew Chapter 25, mission, Nativity of Jesus, parable talents, parable ten bridegrooms, preparation, sermon, testimony, Use you brain, Use your gifts, wedding guests
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 10 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, July 16, 2017. I referenced an act by 80 people in Myrtle Beach SC on…
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Tags: Apostolic Action, Bishop Brent, Christian Formation, Commitment, community as good soil, Discipleship, Episcopal, evangelism, Family Promise, feeding the hungry, good soil, hands in love, Jesus, linked to save, mission, Myrtle Beach, Outcome, parable of sower, parables, Rip Tide, Scripture Study, sermon, Stewardship, Worship
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 -Â The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after the Ascension preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 17, 2015 This sermon can viewed at
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The Sermon – Christ the King Sunday (The Last Sunday after Pentecost) Christ Episcopal Church New Bern, North Carolina – November 23, 2014 This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: baptism, Discipleship, Episcopal Church, foolish bridesmaids, Jesus, Locke Out, mission, Parable of the Foolish and Wise Bridesmaids, Parable of the Talents, Separated, share the love of Jesus, Sheep and Goats, Shut Out, When did we see you?, wise bridesmaids