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A sermon that finds deeper meaning and a pun from a possibly playful Jesus when he calls out to Andrew and Peter while they were casting their nets, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”
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Tags: 37 fishers of, 4 fish for, Apostle Andrew, Apostle Peter, Bishop Brent, called to serve, Collect for Mission, fish for people, fishing, four accounts, great light, How many gospels, Invitation, Jesus, Jesus Arms of Love on the cross, nets, nourishment, one gospel, Prophet Isaiah, pun, sermon, so clothe us in your Spirit, walked in darkness
A sermon that finds the courage to know the difference in the wisdom of a modern day prayer that invites release from the jail of inaction in the face of an earthquake as well as the impact of rapidly fired bullets.
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Tags: 18 year-olds, abuse of power, Action, Apostle Paul, baptism, behind you, being open, believe, bin the broken-hearted, Buffalo, Call, courage, earthquake, email, Episcopal, God’ holy invitations, Good News to oppressed, Jailer, Jesus, liberty to captives, listening, Philippi jail, Prophet Isaiah, rapidly fired bullets, Reihold Neibuhr, release prisoners, serenity prayer, sermon, set your heart, Silas, text, Ulvalde Texas, wisdom, write
Sermon for Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany (5 Epiphany A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, February 5, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Be the light, Boy Scouts of America, BSA, clock, compass, Core Values, Episcopal, Guiding Principles, Jesus, Light, Pharisees, Prophet Isaiah, Psalm 112, Righteous, scout law, scout oath, Scout Sunday, sermon, Stephen Covey