Sermons
You Better Wake Up and Pay Attention – November 27, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2016 Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. In the movie sequel Sister Act 2, reuniting with the Reverend Mother played by Maggie […]
Continue ReadingThe End of the World – November 13, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost November 13, 2016 Micah 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16; Luke 21:5-19 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in […]
Continue ReadingWhy We Need Saints – November 6, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of All Saints (observed) November 6, 2016 Daniel 7: 1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. When Karl Berry walked into an Orthodox Church for the first time in […]
Continue ReadingHelping Yourself – October 30, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost October 30, 2016 Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-8; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow […]
Continue ReadingThe Pain and Joy of Community – Evensong Homily, October 23, 2016
Homily Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson Choral Evensong and Investiture of a Chorister The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 1 Corinthians 10:15-24; Matthew 18:15-20 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. What […]
Continue ReadingIn Praise of Feeling Bad About Yourself – October 23, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them […]
Continue ReadingNever Underestimate Your Power – October 16, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 16, 2016 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:5; Luke 18:1-8 In 1990, in anticipation of my first meeting regarding my desire to be […]
Continue ReadingA Little Leper in All of Us – October 9, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 9, 2016 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Exhausted, starving, frightened people. They drifted from garbage heap to garbage heap finding only rags to wear and scraps to eat. When […]
Continue ReadingThe Solemnity of St. Michael & All Angels – October 2, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of St. Michael & All Angels (observed) October 2, 2016 Genesis 28:10-17; Psalm 103:19-22; Revelation 12:7-12; John 1:47-51 Feeling a bug coming on, Adelaide rushed to the pharmacy to pick up some medicine and upon returning to her car found […]
Continue ReadingIncome Disparity for Lazarus & Today – September 25, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Helen Durany, Deacon St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 25, 2016 Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-16; Luke 16:19-31 May only Your word be spoken, Lord; and only Your word be heard; in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy […]
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