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This sermon explores how listening helps you sow the extravagant love of God you received from the Sower with insight into the Yellow Pad Discipline and a thank you to a late mentor.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Benedictine Spirituality, conversation morum, conversion of life, Episcopal, Jesus, Listen with the ear of the heart, listening, obedience, Oboedire, sermon, stability, The Rev Peter W Fleming Jr, The Rule of Saint Benedict, two ears one mouth, Yellow Pad Discipline
This sermon seeks to listen with deep obedience to Jesus as he teaches that all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted by taking to heart and practice St. Brigid’s Table Grace.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Anam Cara, Celtic Christianity, conversion of life, deep obedience, Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus, Episcopal, Faith seeking understanding, Heretics and Heros: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World, Hinges of History series, How the Irish Saved Civilization, Jesus, listening, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World, obedience, Rule of Saint Benedict, Sailing the Wine Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter, Saint Anslem, Saint Brigid of Kildare, Saint Brigid’s Table Grace, sermon, stability, Strength under control, Synod of Whitby, The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Nomads Change the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels, Thomas Cahill
This sermon contemplates what it means to listen when Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice” within the framework of stability, obedience, and conversion of life as lived with humility found within The Rule of St. Benedict.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Always we begin again, conversation morum, conversion of life, Episcopal, Gift of finest wheat, hear my voice, humility, Jesus, John McQuistion II, listen, Mark W Baker, Michah 6:8, mother’s day, My son – listen to him, obediare, obedience, Psalm 121, Rule of Saint Benedict, sermon, sheep, stability, Strength under control, The Transfiguration
A sermon that springs from the six defining questions at Holy Baptism that combat, as Jesus said, the evil intentions from within that can defile a person.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Acceptance of Jesus Christ, aware of the world, Episcopal, follow, Grace, Holy Baptism, Jesus, listening, Love, obedience, obey, recommit each day, renunciations of evil, Savior, sermon, Six Defining Question, trust
A sermon that explores the tension found in the voices of order and prophecy as we strive to deeply listen to God’s invitation to live and love like Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to help others to do the same.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Chronos time, D-Day landings, David Bread of Presence, Deep Church, Discipleship, Eli and Samuel, Episcopal, hearing God through one another, Invitation, Jesus, Jesus clearly shared love, just enough order so as not to suffocate, Kairos time, listening, Middle Way, military, obedience, obedire, Prophet Samuel, Saving Private Ryan, sermon, Sharing love, Spirit of Order, Spirit of Prophecy, tension, two ears one mouth
A sermon that apprehends the already and not yet moment that is the present as we dedicate our heart, mind, imagination, and will to share the reconciling love we’ve found in Jesus Christ.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Already Not Yet, Being of Use, Bishop Brent, end times, faith, heart, Hope, imagination, Jesus Christ, listening, Lord’s Prayer, Love, mind, obedience, Our Father, prayer self-dedication, reconciling love, right relationship, scout law, scout oath, sermon, Thy will be done, will
A sermon about recognizing and then integrating head and heart as we seek the humility to keep our strength control to better hear God’s invitation to live and love like Jesus so that in the power of the Holy Spirit we can help others to do the same.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Albert Holtz, Apostle Paul, balance, Create in me a clean heart, Episcopal, head and heart, Heart Treasure, humility, humility is strength under control, listening, love received, love shared, Mark W. Baker, mission of reconciliation, obedience, Pharisee, right priorities, Saul to Paul, sermon, Spirituality of Imperfection, Tax Collector
A sermon that closes a 12 week guest preaching relationship by looking at how the congregation gave the preacher loving space that helped all hear and learn more deeply of God’s inviting love.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Boy Scout Law, Boy Scout Oath, Deep Church, Episcopal, Jesus, listening, love God, love neighbor, obediare, obedience, Prayer of Self-Dedication, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, Shema
A sermon that confronts the reality of “I believe, help my unbelief” with a continual commitment to the vows we make at Holy Baptism as we set our hearts on Jesus.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, baptism, believe, Body of Christ, Ephesians, Episcopal, greedy, I believe help my unbelief, integration head and heart, Jesus, listening, marriage vows, Matthew 9:24, obediare, obedience, proper 16, renew baptismal vows, renunciations of evil, self-centered, sermon, set my heart, strength, Ted Lasso, think
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
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