Sermon
The Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague, Rector
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Ever tried to swim in opposite directions at the same time? Looks like most are smart enough not to try that. Many churches will make an attempt…
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Crowds rush Jesus wanting to make him their king. Jesus runs the other direction to escape them. Peter agrees with the crowd, and says Jesus is…
Late one afternoon my favorite Rabbi rang me up: “Get over here now.” “Why, what’s up?” John tells me a large Christian body…
Two different worlds are about to collide. In Jacob’s word, a famine bears down on the land. He hears Egypt has storehouses aplenty and loaded with food;…
Two wives, two handmaids – eleven kids, a stout “stock” portfolio (this stock is sheep not shares), twenty years later Jacob packs up to go home. Like…
Remember last week – Jacob’s on the lam – running for his life from his brother who wants to kill him. He’s deceived his brother and…
Last week Isaac and Rebekah are newlyweds. Twenty years later, today, they are childless. Isaac keeps hoping. They keep trying, until the day he applies for Medicare…
You’d think with four priests, I wouldn’t have to preach Trinity Sunday five straight years. But I did. Trust me – explaining…
“Alleluia. Christ is risen – again!” Did you know Jesus is twice risen? Easter and then forty days later his apostles watch him lift off and rise…
“Do not let your hearts be troubled – in my Father’s house are many dwelling places – I go to prepare a place for you.” We… |
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