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This sermon finds commonality with my story and that of the Apostle Paul’s story as he writes that Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making him an example to those who would come to believe in Jesus for eternal life.
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Tags: 1st Timothy, Apostle Paul, being an example, Burt Lancaster, Came to himself moment, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Episcopal, Field of Dreams, Jesus, Leo Tolstoy, make me an instrument of your peace, man of violence, Parable of the Loving Father, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Prayer of Saint Francis, Road to Damascus, Saint Augustine, sermon, stoning of Stephen, the loving father and the elder brother, Utmost Patience
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
A sermon that brings the prophetic voice of Micah to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God into conversation with how the Apostle Paul and Ananias exemplify that God uses the least likely people to do God’s work.
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Tags: Beatitudes, Conversion of Saint Paul, do justice, Episcopal, God’s foolishness, Jesus, love kindness, Micah 6:8, Persecute, Prophet Micah, Saul then Paul, sermon, Sermon on the Mount, stoning of Stephen, Walk humbly with your God, World’s wisdom
Sermon for The Fifth Sunday of Easter (5 Easter Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, May 14, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Apostle Philip, Darkness, Deacon Philip, Deacon Stephen, Elder brother, Episcopal, foreshadow, Jesus, Light, Parable Loving Father, Parable Prodigal Son, proclaim light, Saul, sermon, share the light, Stephen martyr, Stephen's sermon, stoning of Stephen