Sermons
Jesus Heals the Gerasene Demoniac
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.”
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The Spirit of Truth
God’s Spirit is active and busy in our lives. In this sermon, Fr. Colin explores Jesus’ promise of the Spirit and the role that the Spirit plays in our lives.
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The Rush of a Violent Wind
Whenever in the depths of the most destructive forces of our hearts we discover a more creative force compelling us toward reconciliation, toward kindness, toward forgiveness. There the spirit is rushing in, giving us new eyes to see, new ears to hear, new voices to speak God’s love.
View SermonThat They All May Be One
On his last night with his disciples, Jesus reveals his greatest desire for the Church—that we all may be one. In this sermon, Fr. Colin explores what it means for the church to be one and how Jesus makes our oneness possible.
View SermonJesus Heals on the Sabbath
The lame man in this story may have been taking advantage of his physical malady—perhaps by asking for money. To be healed is to give up his only means of survival. Jesus’ pointed question—“Do you want to be made well?”—may also be intended for us to engage the challenge that all of us can more easily hold on to our disease, both physical and spiritual, as a piece of our identity, rather than surrender our lives fully to the healing grace of God.
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The New Heaven and the New Earth
On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we continue to celebrate and to ponder the mystery of Jesus’ resurrection.
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You who are blessed among women. The Lord is with you. For the promise was fulfilled. A child was born. He was named Jesus. He was called holy. For he is the son of God.
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An Authentic Human
The Easter revolution has freed us to be authentic humans, the people God intended us to be, children of God and stewards of Creation. Hearing God’s voice and doing God’s will builds the Kingdom in our time and place.
View SermonThe Last Word
On Easter we celebrate that God’s love has triumphed over Jesus’ cross, but more importantly, we celebrate that God’s love will triumph over all the crosses we bear in this life.
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