Sermons
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August 2, 2015 – Grace … or Consequences
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111210_001 Ever since the first Book of Common Prayer was compiled by Thomas Cranmer, in 1662, Anglican worship has begun with a prayer called the Collect for Purity. I stand up here and… Continue reading
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July 26, 2015 – Grace – The Big Picture
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111203_001 There was a movie that came out about 15 years ago called “Pay it Forward” that promoted a beautiful idea. In the movie, the 7th grade Social Studies teacher, Mr. Simonet, gives… Continue reading
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July 19, 2015 – No More Walls
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111126_001 I almost always focus on the gospel reading each week, but this week I want to look more closely at the reading we heard from Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus.… Continue reading
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July 12, 2015 – Born in Dysfunction
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111119_001 Having a large family, we had extra kids in our house a lot of the time. And one of the things I have noticed about our children’s friends is that as we… Continue reading
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July 5, 2015 – All Too Familiar
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111112_001 Imagine that a visiting preacher was coming to Norwood; you’ve seen posters all over town for months. And everybody’s been talking about him, because everybody knows somebody who went to see him… Continue reading
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June 28, 2015 – The Law Writ Backward
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111105_001 This year is the second year, year B, of the Lectionary, so we’ll be reading through the gospel of Mark, from the Pentecost season we’re in now up to next Advent, which… Continue reading
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June 21, 2015 – Who’s in the Boat?
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111029_001 Jesus and the twelve had spent a long day, surrounded by crowds, probably thousands, of desperate people, teaching and healing. Matthew says that on that day Jesus cast out evil spirits with… Continue reading
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June 14, 2015 – The Kingdom in the Dirt
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111022_001 Two months ago, the eager-beaver gardeners at our house decided we should document our 2015 garden by taking photographs to show its progress. It was such a long winter this year, and… Continue reading
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May 31, 2015, Trinity Sunday – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell – Knowing the Unexplainable
To listen to this sermon, click here: 111008_001 My father was a good man and a very complicated person. I can tell you a lot of things I know about him. He was kind and gentle – when we had… Continue reading
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May 24, 2015, Pentecost – Send Our Roots Rain
No text is available for this sermon. To listen to it, click here: 111001_001 Continue reading