Sermons
A Heart for the Poor — September 18, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Dr. Carolyn Sharp St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 18, 2016 Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2: 1-7; Luke 16:1-13 Holy God, we praise You for the grace with which You call us back to Yourself. You enfold us in times of peace and […]
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Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 11, 2016 Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. […]
Continue ReadingThe Hero -September 4, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 4, 2016 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. Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33 It’s a […]
Continue ReadingJesus is Watching Us Closely – August 28, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2016 Hebrews 13:1-3, 5-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. It was always very dangerous to invite Jesus for dinner. Make no mistake about it. His hosts did […]
Continue ReadingGive It a Rest — August 21, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 21, 2016 Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 13:10-17 In the name of God who made and knows us; the Savior who redeems and befriends us; and the Spirit who enlightens and sustains us. Amen. He’s in hot water […]
Continue ReadingDo Not Be Afraid — August 7, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Carlos de la Torre St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The 12 Sunday after Pentecost August 7, 2016 Genesis 15:1-6; Luke 12:32-40 Blessed, praised, and adored be our Lord Jesus Christ on his throne of Glory and in the hearts of his faithful people. Amen. The phrase “Do not be […]
Continue ReadingGreed: the Deepest Form of Poverty – July 31, 2016
A sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost July 31, 2016 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Luke 12:13-21 God of abundance, you demand our life entire and whole: lead us out from prisons of greed to a place of riches uncontained and always new; […]
Continue ReadingKeep Praying – July 24, 2016
A Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 24, 2016 Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13 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. Prayer: […]
Continue ReadingFear: An Insidious, Divisive, Contagious Villian — July 17, 2016
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 17, 2016 In the name of the God who made and knows us, the Savior who redeems and befriends us, and the Spirit who enlightens and sustains us. Amen. On a Sunday as hot and […]
Continue ReadingPrayers at Compline — July 10, 2016
These prayers were offered during the regular service of Compline on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in response to the series of tragic shooting which occurred in rapid succession in Baton Rouge (LA), St. Paul (MN), and Dallas (TX). Here we are again. Yet again we come together to recognize several tragic losses of life resulting […]
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