Sermons

Let 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 […]

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  July 17, 2017   No comments

The 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 […]

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  July 6, 2017   No comments

Why 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 […]

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  June 26, 2017   No comments

Following 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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  June 19, 2017   No comments

Many Languages – June 4, 2017

Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of Pentecost June 4, 2017 Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104: 25-35, 37; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13; John 7:37-39 Let us pray. Come down, O Love divine,  seek thou this soul of mine,  and visit it with thine own ardor glowing;  […]

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  June 5, 2017   No comments

There is Work to be Done – May 28, 2017

Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ascension Day (observed) May 28, 2017 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. We never know what’s coming our way next. Do we? We can plan well and far ahead. We can take precautions in advance of possible […]

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  May 30, 2017   No comments

Same God, Different People – May 21, 2017

Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St,. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 21, 2107 Let us pray.  Heavenly God, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and […]

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  May 22, 2017   No comments