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This sermon rejoices that Mary said YES to be the mother of Jesus and explores how prayer prepares us to say yes to God’s holy invitations and how prayer strengthens us to live into that yes.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Amy Grant, Gaudete Sunday, God’s holy invitations, Jesus, Magnificat, Mary’s cry for strength, prayer, sermon, song Breath of Heaven, sustaining the yes commitment, Third Advent, Virgin Mary, YES
A sermon that counters the noise of the world and joins Jesus in a quiet space to pray using the prayer Stay with Me by John Henry Newman as a guide.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Caddyshack, catching force, Commitment, Episcopal, Jesus, John Henry Newman, No Respect, noise of the world, prayer, quiet, Rev Adam Thomas, Rodney Dangerfield, sermon, smartphone timer, Stay With Me, strength, sympathetic influence
Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it, a sermon calls forth just what happens asking is praying.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Andrew, Be careful what you pray for, becoming who you are as a congregation, change, Christmas presents, Episcopal, Gospel of John, Jesus, John the Baptist, next rector, Peter, prayer, sermon, transformation, transition
Sermon for The Fourth Sunday of Easter (4 Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – April 22, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: calling, discernment prayer, Episcopal, Good Shepherd, Good Shepherd Sunday, Jesus, listening, pastor succession, prayer, Psalm 23, search committee, shepherd's voice, shepherds
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