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Recent sermons

2009-02-10T17:02:45Z

Here's a more direct link to my sermons on the Christ Church site. If you are having any trouble finding the text or audio of a sermon you heard, let me know. I still look forward to hearing your comments and follow up. Cheers! Scott

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More recent sermons

2008-10-08T15:47:38Z

Christ Church has a newly revamped website and my newer sermons are getting posted there, along with audio files. I will continue to post some here as well, but maybe not all of them. Here's a link to the Christ Church site. Give us some feedba...

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Joseph’s Grief Observed

2008-08-17T21:53:53Z

A sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Genesis 45:1-15 “I will be with you.” God’s promise to Jacob had not gone unfulfilled. God had indeed been with Jacob, and now God was with Jacob’s offspring – in this case, Jose...

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Israel’s Limp

2008-08-04T03:38:52Z

A sermon for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost -- Genesis 32:22-31 A first-grade Sunday School teacher seated her students in a circle, and asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One by one, each child announced, "I want...

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Jacob’s Turning Point

2008-07-21T03:35:11Z

A sermon for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost -- Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139 Over the past few weeks we have been hearing some of the great stories of our faith, and not just our faith, but that of Jews and Muslims as well. Often called ...

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Jesus Heals Two Daughters

2008-06-08T13:30:13Z

A sermon for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Gen 21:8-21; Psalm 86: 1-10; Rom 6:1b-11; Matt 10:24-39) This morning we have a wealth of great texts. This is not to say that the scripture we hear other mornings is somehow less important or infe...

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God Provides, from the Dirt Up

2008-05-26T02:44:23Z

A sermon for the second Sunday after Pentecost; Matthew 6:24-34 It was one of those images, something about it caught my eye. While surfing the web I saw an image of a young newly married couple standing in front of a magnificent cathed...

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What’s love got to do with...obedience?

2008-04-27T10:58:54Z

A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter -- John 14:15-21 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Commandments/Love This juxtaposition of love and commandments repeated in Jesus’ teachings seems less like a paradox than a non sequitur. I...

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Good news amidst the bad

2008-04-16T13:14:31Z

A sermon for remembrance on April 16th, 2008 Psalm 23; John 11:17-45 Did you hear the news? When did you hear? Our rector, Scott West, opened his sermon on Easter morning with these words. News travels fast these days, faster than Mary Magdalen...

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Good Shepherd Sunday

2008-04-13T13:11:24Z

As many of you no doubt know, last week this parish was very privileged to host a delegation from our Sister Parish in Guatemala, San Andres Itzapa. Basilia, Lucia and their translator Ellen even honored the Wednesday evening Canterbury service ...

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