Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
June 22, 2014, Pentecost 2 – You Can’t Be a Little Bit Pregnant
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131223_001 It is a true saying, and worthy of full acceptance, what a wise doctor once said to me: “It’s not possible to be a little bit pregnant.” There are many things we dabble at in our lives. As children we have favorite colors and foods and toys …
June 15, 2014, Trinity Sunday – Ambassadors for the True King
Below is an outline of the sermon. To listen to this sermon, click here: 131216_001 This occurs after the resurrection. For forty days people had seen Jesus and talked with him and eaten with him. But at this time he called the eleven up onto a mountain to speak clearly with them, to make sure …
June 8, 2014, Pentecost – You Are a Watered Garden
There is no written version of it, yet. To listen to this sermon, click here: 131209_001
May 25, 2014, Easter 6 – Deacon Rick Littlejohn, Guest Speaker
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May 18, 2014, Easter 5 – We Only Have Today
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131118_001 Carroll has been writing a garden journal on his facebook page – if you are on facebook you’ve probably seen it. Every day, or almost every day he writes down the tasks of that day and he makes note of how everything is doing right now. Whatever …
May 11, 2014, Easter 4 – The Wisdom of Sheep
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131111_001 I had the great privilege of being a shepherd – of sorts – for a few years, and I just love sheep. I love their strangely deep voices, and I love the oily feel of their wool. I love the way they smell – in moderation – …
May 4, 2014, Easter 3 – A World of Wants
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131104_001 “I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication; because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.” Hollywood loves a good pre-quel these days. Maybe it’s a lack of originality, but a lot of movies seem to be …
April 27, 2014, Easter 2 – Not Seeing Can Be Believing
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131028_001 Have you ever been to a play where you are just sitting and observing the action between characters, and suddenly one of the characters looks directly at YOU, and begins to address his words to you, rather than to the characters in the play? At once you …
April 20, 2014, Easter – The Dawning of Recognition
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131021_002 Mary Magdalene was the first person to come to the tomb that early Sunday morning, and in the dim light before dawn she saw the huge stone rolled away from the tomb, and the tomb empty. And her first thought was – the Lord has risen from …
April 19, 2014, Easter Vigil – Coming to the End
To listen to this sermon, click here: 131021_001 When all the men were hiding away in fear and in grief, it was the women who pulled themselves together to come and properly lay the body of the Lord to rest. I think it has often been that way in history, when the men have fought …
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