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A sermon about the joy of the saving help found and shared like a life preserver in the love of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit as we swim in the sea of our Lenten penitential journey.
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Tags: acedia, cleanse our hearts, courage to will and to preserve, eight deadly thoughts, Episcopal, Evagrius Ponticus, Jesus, joy, joy of your saving help, life preserver, Litany for Lent, Litany of Penitence, PALEGAS, poor choices, Psalm 51, sermon, Seven Deadly Sins, seven-fold gifts of the Spirit, share joy, thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, turn away from God
A sermon celebrates how the psalms offer clarity when contemplating our response to God’s holy invitation to live and love like Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit as we struggle with the dualistic messages pushed by the world.
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Tags: breath prayer, contemplative life, discernment, Doctor of Ministry, Episcopal, holy invitation, Journey through psalms, listening, non-dual practice, Psalm 112, Psalm 121, Psalm 130, Psalm 19:13, Psalm 28:8, Psalm 51, sermon, two ears one mouth, WCT.coach, Yellow Pad Discipline
A sermon that explores how shrewdly Jesus tells a story that demonstrates right relationship with true riches that upends the supposedly affirmed actions of a dishonest manager with the punchline “You cannot serve God and wealthâ€.
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Tags: acute, clock, compass, Compass Clock, Create in me a clean heart, Episcopal, God and Wealth, heaven on earth, Psalm 51, punchline, right relationship true riches, right values, sermon, shrewd, Star Trek, Stephen Covey, three level chess, verbal boxing, what is enough
A sermon that sees Peter’s Earwig of Anxiety undone as Jesus is transfigured and places an Earwig of Trust in Peter. The hymn Be Thou My Vision becomes our Earwig of Trust as we pray for peace and enter into a devout a holy Lent in the days to come.
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Tags: anxiety, Ash Wednesday, Be thou my vision, Create a clean heart in me, Earwig, Earwig of Anxiety, Earwig of Trust, Earworm, Elijah, Episcopal, Great Litany, James, Jesus, John, Listen to Him, Litany of Penitence, Moses, Peter, Psalm 51, relationship with Jesus, sermon, Transfiguration, trust
A sermon that connects us to Jesus and his very human struggle to hear and respond to the voices of outsiders as we learn to live a prayer of self-dedication.
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Tags: Ash Wednesday, Canaanite Woman, change behavior, Creator Redemeer Sanctifier, Episcopal, father son holy spirit, Ilia Delio, Jesus, labor day, language, Lover Beloved Breath of Love, Psalm 51, Richard Rohr, sermon, Syrophoenician woman, Trinitarian formula, Trinity
Sermon for The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 13 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – August 5, 2018. I mention First Intentional Communion in my sermon. My sermon can be viewed…
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Tags: Create in me a clean heart, Episcopal, Equip the saints for ministry, First Intentional Communion, general confession, I'm sorry, King David, Prophet Nathan, Psalm 51, reconciliation of a penitent, sacraments, sermon, sinner, Uriah the Hittite
Sermon for The Fifth Sunday in Lent (5 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – March 18, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: apostle, call of next priest, Christian Formation, Darkness, deep, discernment, disciple, Episcopal, Jesus, joy, lenten willows, Light, Nicodemus, outreach, Psalm 51, resilient, sermon, Service, suzerainty covenant
Sermon for The Last Sunday After The Epiphany: The Transfiguration (Last Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 11, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Tags: best is yet to come, Episcopal, Jesus, Lent, listening, next priest, obedience, Penitence, Peter, Psalm 51, sermon, succession, toxic memory, Transfiguration
Sermon for Ash Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Click here for the Lent is a Time of Feasting and Fasting bookmark. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Ash Wednesday, ashes, Create in me a clean heart, Easter, Episcopal, Fasting, Feasting, Good Friday, heart, Heart Treasure, Jesus, joy, Lent, Lenten discipline, listening, preparation, Psalm 51, sermon
FROM THE ARCHIVE: This sermon delves into the dynamic of both and rather than either or found in the grace proclaimed in various Lenten disciplines such as the two different prefaces prior to the Eucharistic prayer during Lent as well as a card that invites you to ponder why Lent is time for fasting and feasting.
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Tags: Baptism of Repentance, Episcopal, Grace, Jesus, Lent, opportune time, Penitence, preparation, Psalm 51, right relationship, sermon, The Great Litany, Time fasting and feasting
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