Archive for 2017
Nevertheless, She Persisted – August 20, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian, Priest Associate St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 20, 2017 Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28 In the name of God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. AMEN. Earlier this year two prominent senators got into a disagreement on the Senate floor. One was […]
Continue ReadingStorms and “Thin Places” – August 13, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 13, 2017 1 Kings 19:9-18; Matthew 14:22-33 In the Name of the God who creates, redeems, and sustains us. Amen. Thunder. Lightening. Gale force winds. Humongous waves. Torrential rains. The recipe for a good storm. […]
Continue ReadingNo Need for Hiding – August 6, 2017
Sermon Preached by Jennifer Hudson, St. Paul’s Member & Lay Preacher St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of the Transfiguration August 6, 2017 Exodus 34:29-35; Luke 9:28-36 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. Amen. When you wake up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The […]
Continue ReadingWhat Would You Ask For? – July 30, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 30, 2017 1 Kings 3:5-12; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. […]
Continue ReadingThe Toilet Seat – July 23, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 23, 2017 Isaiah 44:6-8; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. Adam […]
Continue ReadingLet the Seeds Fall Where They May – July 16, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 16, 2017 Isaiah 55:10-13; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. Jesus was a very clever story-teller. He used these short vignettes called “parables” to teach his audience about […]
Continue ReadingRest: A Lost Art in Our Society? – July 9, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 9, 2017 Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Have we become a society that has forgotten how to rest? How much do we allow ourselves to be driven by the ring or vibration of our cell […]
Continue ReadingThe Risk of Radical Welcome – July 2, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 2, 2017 Jeremiah 28:5-9; Matthew 10:40-42 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, Amen. In her book, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Kathleen Norris tells a story that is said to come from a […]
Continue ReadingWhy We Need to Preach to the Choir – June 25, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday after Pentecost June 25, 2017 Jeremiah 20:7-13; Matthew 10:24-39 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. Have you ever picked up a good mystery and skipped ahead several chapters to see what happens there? Or […]
Continue ReadingFollowing Instructions – June 18, 2017
Sermon Preached by Anne M. Watkins, Parish Consultant for Member Engagement St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 18, 2017 Genesis 18:1-15; Matthew 9:35-10:8 In the Name of God for whom nothing is too wonderful and who sends us into a plentiful harvest. Amen. What is your first inclination […]
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