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A sermon that finds strength in Psalm 71 as the uncertainty of transition provides confidence and hope when we claim God as creative crag and stronghold.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: anxiety, chanting, crag and strong hold, earwig of faith, Episcopal, Hebrew hymnal. Psalms, Jesus, Julian of Norwich, keep me safe, medieval monks, psalm 71, rector search, self-dedication, sermon, transition, trust
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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Category: Sermons
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
Worship On Demand videos for The Sunday of The Passion: Palm Sunday including the sermon.
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Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons
Tags: care for one another, Communion, Communion with Christ, coronavirus, COVID-19, crucifixion, Episcopal, Episcopal Prayer B, Holy Eucharist, Holy Week, Holy Week 2020, Jesus, Matthew, Palm Sunday, Palms, Passion of Jesus, sermon, social distancing, stained glass, Sunday of the Passion, triumphant entry, trust, With God's help
Living and reliving Psalm 130 during a time of social distancing: worship with prayer, music, preaching, and communion.
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Category: Liturgical Resources, Sermons
Tags: anchor, coronavirus, COVID-19, Episcopal, faith, my soul waits for the Lord, Psalm 130, sailboat, sermon, social distancing, story, sunrise, trust, watchman, With God's help
Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 16, 2018 against the backdrop of Hurricane Florence and the Holy Baptism of Jackson Stanley…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Peter, creation ongoing, Episcopal, evil tongues, flooding, hazards of our existence, Holy Baptism, Hurricane Florence, Jesus, listening, New Bern NC, obedience, obey, pesach, presumptuous, sermon, simple, Storm, trust
Sermon for The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 18 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 9, 2018 against the backdrop of September 11, 2001 and the Holy Baptism of Arielle…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: baptism, Episcopal, grace and love, hard work, Hospitality, Invitation, Jesus as foundation, Letter of James, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, revival, September 11th, sermon, share grace and love, Syrophoenician, trust, Twin Towers, works and faith
Sermon for The Seventh Sunday of Easter (7 Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 13, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Ascension Day, calling a new priest, chapel prank, Episcopal, Grace like rain, helium balloons, holy spirit, Jesus, Nashotah House, Pentecost, propagate website, sermon, St. Lawrence, St. Matthias, St. Matthias Tuscaloosa AL, St. Peter, trust
Sermon for The Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany (4 Epiphany B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – January 28, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: A New Way of Struggling, Annual Meeting, best is yet to come, Deuteronomy, Episcopal, Jesus, Joshua, Moses, parish transition, sermon, Susan N.W. Ruach, trust
Sermon for The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 24 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 22, 2017. Find additional stewardship information and resources here. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Bishop Bill Stough, Discipleship, Episcopal, Jesus, Living Into Commitment, Love, relationship with God, Render unto Caesar, Rich Young Ruler, sermon, Stewardship, The Pearl of Great Value, trust
A sermon from 2017 that celebrates the love shown in the 9/11 musical Come From Away and what it means to share “Do not be anxious.”
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Category: Best of WCTcoach, Sermons
Tags: 9-11, 9-11-01, Baptismal promises, Broadway, Christian, Come From Away Musical, do not be afraid, do not be anxious, do not worry, Episcopal, Gander Newfoundland, Hebrew, Help Me Find It lyrics, Jesus, lose your life to gain your life, Muslim, Philippians 4:6, sermon, Sidewalk Prophets, trust, trust in God