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A sermon that hears the tongues of fire that descend on Pentecost as God’s holy universal translator, undoing the quest for earthly power found in the Tower of Babel into the promised loving, life-giving Power of the Holy Spirit.
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Tags: advocate, Comforter, communicate, Episcopal, God’s holy universal translator, holy spirit, Jesus, language, life-giving, listen with the ear of your heart, loving, math lesson, Peter, Philip, Power of the Holy Spirit, quiet, Rule of St. Benedict, sermon, still, Tower of Babel, universal translator
A sermon that reminds us of what it means to be bold enough to share the saving embrace we have found in the love of Jesus Christ.
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Tags: 1 Cor 10:16, Apostle Paul, Bishop Charles Henry Brent, Blood, blood not wine, Bread, Collect for Mission, Ephesians, Episcopal, fifth graders, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Jesus, live and love like Jesus, Power of the Holy Spirit, proper 15, saving embrace, sermon, share Good News
A sermon to prepare the congregation to listen to God and one another while seeking their next rector.
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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
The Sermon – The Sixth Sunday of Easter (6 Easter Year C) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 1, 2016. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Baptismal Covenant, Black Presiding Bishop, dignity, Episcopal Church, Female Presiding Bishop, Jesus, Justice, Mary Magdalene, Not the world's peace, Notice better, Ordained women, peace, Peace of Jesus, Power of the Holy Spirit, respect, role of women, sermon, Shalom