Archive for 2015

sermon-2015-12-27

Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of Holy Innocents (transferred) — December 27, 2015 Jeremiah 31:15-17; Revelation 21:1-7; Matthew 2:13-18 It’s just two days after Christmas and yet the story in the Gospel probably advances time by about two years. The Magi have come and gone and Herod, […]

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  December 29, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-12-25

Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Christmas Day December 25, 2015 Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-4; John 1:1-14 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. I begin this morning […]

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  December 27, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-12-24

Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord — Christmas Eve December 24, 2015 Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 Come into our lives, gentle Jesus, surprise us with your kindness, remind us of our shared vulnerability with you and the […]

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  December 26, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-12-20

Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2015 Micah 5:2-5; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 Let us pray. O Holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray; cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today. Amen. Those of you […]

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  December 21, 2015   No comments

Sermon – December 19, 2015 – Blue Christmas

Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Blue Christmas: A Service of Light, Healing and Hope December 19, 2015 Matthew 1:18-2:20 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. “A […]

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  December 20, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-12-13

Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Advent — December 13, 2015 Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philipians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 All decked out in shades of rosy pink we are today. The third Sunday of Advent has traditionally been a day for lightening up a bit, […]

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  December 14, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-12-6

Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Advent December 6, 2015 Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 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. Prepare the […]

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  December 7, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-11-29

Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Advent — November 29, 2015 Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 In the Name of God, who creates and knows us; Christ, who loves and befriends us; and the Holy Spirit who guides and sustains us. […]

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  November 29, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-11-22

Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Feast of Christ the King November 22, 2015 Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Let us pray. Take our lives, and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them […]

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  November 22, 2015   No comments

sermon-2015-11-15

Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost — November 15, 2015 Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 In the Name of the God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. The title of the book might well be: “Don’t take life too […]

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  November 16, 2015   No comments