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This sermon looks deeply at Shalom as the word that expresses to one another the wish for the richness and fullness of all that God has to offer and a method to listen to God for such richness and fullness.
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A sermon that begins a nine week series entitled Living as Shalom with connections to peace, koinonia, justice, mercy, and grace, as we find Shalom at the heart of the mission of the Church to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, Episcopal, Grace, Justice, Koinonia, Mercy, peace, restorative justice, retributive justice, sermon, Shalom, stoning of Stephen, wooden spoon
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday of Easter (6 Easter Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, May 21, 2017. I am indebted to my son, The Rev. Adam Thomas, for his sermon…
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Tags: Episcopal, Forgiveness, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Indigo Montoya, Jesus, love your neighbor as yourself, Prepare to die, prepare to live, Princess Bride, restoration business, restorative justice, retributive justice, sermon, vengeance business