6th Sunday After Pentecost 7/16/17 – “Sower, Seed, Soil: Learning to Just Go”

Sermon offered on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 16, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Alabama. Listen! Hear! Understand! Whether we are the sower, the seed, or the soil the message of the kingdom of God is one of an abundance of love and grace no matter where we land. http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3239648/6_Pentecost_71617_Audio.m4a Genesis 25:19-34 *ContinueContinue reading “6th Sunday After Pentecost 7/16/17 – “Sower, Seed, Soil: Learning to Just Go””

4th Sunday After Pentecost – 7/2/17 “We can’t erase fear from awe”

Sermon offered on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, July 2, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Alabama. Stories such as the binding of Isaac remind us that we cannot erase fear from awe. Genesis 22:1-14 * Psalm 13 * Romans 6:12-23 * Matthew 10:40-42 http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3239269/4_Pentecost_7217_Audio.m4a

3rd Sunday after Pentecost – 6/25/17 “God is with those we cast out”

Sermon offered on the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 25, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Alabama. The curious story of Abraham driving out Hagar and Ishmael reminds us that God is with those that we cast out and try to forget. Genesis 21:8-21 * Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 * Romans 6:1b-11 * Matthew 10:24-39 http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3238948/3_Pentecost_62517_Audio.m4a

2nd Sunday after Pentecost – 6/18/17 “Hope is a thing with feathers”

Sermon offered on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 18, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Alabama. What does it mean to be a people of Christian hope? Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) * Psalm 116:1, 10-17 * Romans 5:1-8* Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3238723/2_Pentecost_61817_Audio.m4a

Trinity Sunday – 6/11/17 “The Experience of Mystery”

Sermon offered on Trinity Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Alabama.The Trinity reminds us that we are created for relationship. The Trinity is a mystery to be experienced.  *Genesis 1:1-2:4a* Psalm 8 * 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 * Matthew 28:16-20 http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3238583/Trinity_Sunday_6_11_17.m4a