Sermons
Bishop White's Diocesan Convention 2023 sermon
Everybody up – let’s go!
Convention 2023 sermon United Methodist Bishop Will Willimon tells the following story: When I was serving a little church in rural Georgia, one of my members had a relative who died. The funeral was in a little, hot, crowded, off-brand Baptist country church. I had never seen...
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Bishop White's Diocesan Convention 2023 Address presented by Rev. Debbie Dehler
I am grateful. I am thankful. I am hopeful.
Bishop White's Diocesan Convention 2023 Address presented by Rev. Debbie Dehler The Archdeacon’s formal title is The Venerable. A regional Dean’s formal title is The Very Reverend. A Cathedral Dean’s formal title is the Very Reverend. When begs the question, when a Cathedral D...
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Celebration of New Ministry 2023
We’re talking about not what we DO- but who we BE.
Growing together in Mutual Ministry A sermon in celebration of the ministry of the Rev. Debbie Dehler and the people of St. James' Episcopal Church, Pewee Valley Kentucky in the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky.. The Renewal of Ministry with the Welcoming of a New Rector
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Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Forgive us in the same way we forgive others
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. We all know this prayer. We say it together every Sunday. Some of you may say it daily. We may use the words debts or sins instead of trespasses but they all mean the same thing. My question today is, Have ...
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Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.” Peter is the first person to make this Christian confession of faith. He names Jesus as the Messiah. Before this, the Gospels say that only the demons and God knew who Jesus was. Now, people are beginning t...
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