Sermon for the 20th  Sunday after Pentecost — October 27, 2019

October 27, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Incarnation --- Inclination
From the Gospel of John: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son to the end that all who believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 3:16 And the Word became flesh and lived among us. 1:14 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon...
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Sermon — Saint Francis Day — October 6, 2019

October 10, 2019  ·  The Rev. Dr. Mary Abrams
Dominion - not Domination
I hate cleaning house. I hate the time it takes. I hate the fact that it doesn’t stay done and you have to keep doing it over and over. Even though it is easier now that our two homes are smaller than the three-story house I used to clean, I still put it off for as long as I c...
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Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost — September 29, 2019

October 01, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Run to the Tower
This sermon is about running to obtain the promises God makes as mentioned in the collect. The desires that everyone gets a chance to live with God forever in heaven. God’s promise that everyone gets this chance is established by the death of God’s Son Jesus on the Cross where...
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Sermon — 15th Sunday After Pentecost — September 22, 2019

September 30, 2019  ·  The Rev. Dr. Mary Abrams
Forgiving
WHAT? You may be asking yourself right now, “did I just hear what I think I heard? Did Jesus really commend a dishonest manager? Did he really tell us to make friends by means of dishonest wealth?" I really struggled with this passage. I spent many hours reading and studying a...
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Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost — September 15, 2019

September 16, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Stuff I Want
Box number three is on it’s way. I got a call from my Uncle John this week. He’s sending me another box of stuff. That will be the third large box he’s sent to me after he downsized from a farm to a retirement community.
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