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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – June 23, 2013 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. Amen. Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 9, 2013 May the Holy Spirit of God rise up before you, the friendship of our brother Jesus be within your reach, and God, the loving Parent, meet you and hold you fast. Amen. […]
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Sermon preached by Anne M. Watkins, Associate for Member Incorporation St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 2, 2013 May what is spoken and what is heard be spoken and heard in the name of God; Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. I love to read, and so two week-ends […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Trinity Sunday – May 26, 2013 May the peace of God be with us, the grace of Christ embrace us, and the Holy Spirit live within us forever. Amen. A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Day of Pentecost – May 19, 2013 It’s the only so-called drunken escapade ever mentioned in Scripture where there wasn’t a hangover. Nobody passed out. Nobody failed a DUI test. Nobody said things they later regretted or woke up in […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ascension Sunday – May 12, 2013 In the Name of God: Creator, Liberator, Comforter. “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?” What a weird question! As if what they had just observed was an […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 In the name of the living God: Creater, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. It occurred to me this week as I have been preparing to preach today that there are a whole lot of […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 21, 2013 In the name of the one who created, knows and loves us. I’ve been thinking about the children’s game, “Follow the Leader.” In some ways, I feel like it’s been years since […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter – April 28, 2013 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. Amen. Theologian Arthur McGill once said: “It does not do any good to tell people that they need to behave themselves and stop treating […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Easter – April 14, 2013 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Richard Foster, a Christian theologian in the Quaker tradition, suggests that when we read the Bible, we should try to “live the experience. […]
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