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A Sermon featuring the love of Mary Hatch from It’s a Wonderful Life
Mary Hatch, played by Donna Reed, is the conduit of grace that saves George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart). Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Clarence, Bedford Falls, born again, Donna Reed, Episcopal, George Bailey, Grace, greed, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Jesus, Love, Mary, Nicodemus, Not Condemn, Old Granville House, Sermon
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Sermon – The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost – September 2, 2018
Sermon for The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – September 2, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Tagged abundance, adultery, avarice, be make haste to be kind, bring forth in us the fruit of good works, claustrophobia, Community, Compassion, deceit, doers of the word, envy, Episcopal, folly, fornication, Generosity, Grace, Humility, Jesus, licentiousness, Love, mission, murder, New Bern airport, plane seatback, pride, quick to love, sensitivity, Sermon, slander, theft, Vulnerability, wickedness
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Sermon – The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday – May 20, 2018
Sermon for The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (Pentecost B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – May 20, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Tagged baptisms, Episcopal, Funeral, Harry and Meagan, Jesus, language, language spoken at Pentecost, Love, Michael Curry, Pentecost, preaching, Sermon, wedding, Whitsunday
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Sermon – Easter – April 1, 2018
Sermon for The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day (Easter B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – April 1, 2018. My sermon can be viewed at
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Tagged abundance, Apostle Paul, Clopas, cross, Easter, Easter Sermon, Empty Tomb, Episcopal, gardener, Jesus, Love, Mary Magdalene, scarcity, transformation, transition
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Sermon – The Second Sunday In Lent – February 25, 2018
Sermon for The Second Sunday in Lent (2 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 25, 2018. My son, The Rev. Adam Thomas, influenced this sermon when he preached on … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle, Bishop Bill Stough, Bishop Brent, Collect for Mission, Commitment, covenant, cross, deepchurch, disciple, Episcopal, faithfulness, Jesus, Love, rainbow, Rev Adam Thomas, Sermon, wherethewind.com
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Sermon – First Sunday in Lent – February 18, 2018
Sermon for The First Sunday in Lent (1 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 18, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Tagged Baptismal Covenant, beat down Satan, C.S. Lewis, distraction, Episcopal, faithfulness, Florida gun violence, focus, God, Great Litany, indifference, Jesus, Lent, Love, Noah, overwhelmed, rainbow, Screwtape Letters, Sermon, suzerainty covenant
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The Christmas Sermon – December 24, 2017
The Christmas Sermon (Christmas 1 RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017. This sermon can be read here and viewed at
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Tagged blessing of God, Christmas, emotion, Episcopal, Immanence, incarnation, intimacy, Jesus, least expect, Love, need most, Santa, Sermon, shepherds, St Nicholas, Transcendence
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Sermon – The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost – October 22, 2017
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
Sermon – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost – October 1, 2017
Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 21 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 1, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Attitude, Episcopal, Humility, hurricanes, Jesus, Jim Fenhagen, Love, make one another stronger, Mutual Ministry, peace, Philippians, Puerto Rico, Sermon, Shalom, sharing, South Florida, Texas, We belong to one another
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