Archive for 2018
Holy Spirit: Superhero, Superpower – May 20, 2017
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Pentecost May 20, 2018 Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:22-27or Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15; Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Come, listen! The voice of the Spirit speaks within the whole of life. Hear and know a God whose love for us is as warm […]
Continue ReadingWitness – May 13, 2018
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ascension Sunday May 13, 2018 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19; Psalm 1 Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. The 2009 Broadway musical […]
Continue ReadingMay 6, 2018
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-1; Psalm 98 In the name of our all loving God, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, AMEN. Today’s gospel is about love and relationship. How does one express love for […]
Continue ReadingThe Spirit of Radical Welcome – April 29, 2018
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter April 29, 2018 May the life of the Creator surprise us with new things, the life of the Christ invite us towards a grander grace, and the life of the Spirit call us onward. Amen. A […]
Continue ReadingChristus Paradox – April 22, 2018
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Fourth Sunday of Easter April 22, 2018 Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18; Psalm 23 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 ReadingBetrayal, Rejection, and Abandonment Hurt Deeply – April 15, 2018
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Easter April 15, 2018 Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48; Psalm 4 Have you ever felt completely betrayed? Has someone you trusted thrown you under the bus? Was there ever a time when someone denied knowing […]
Continue ReadingCommunity – April 8, 2018
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Second Sunday of Easter April 8, 2018 Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31; Psalm 133 Let us pray. Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray that all thy church might be for ever one, grant us at every Eucharist to say with […]
Continue ReadingNo April Fools’ Joke! – April 1, 2018
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Easter Day April 1, 2018 Acts 10:34-43; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 The blessing of the victorious God, the risen Christ, and the resurrecting Spirit is upon us. Amen. It is with strong joy and holy fanfare that we gather […]
Continue ReadingDo Not Be Alarmed – March 31, 2018
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Great Vigil of Easter March 31, 2018 Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; Genesis 7:11-18, 8:12-19 Exodus 14:21; 15:1-6; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8 Let us pray. O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by […]
Continue ReadingSaying Grace – March 29, 2018
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Maundy Thursday March 29, 2018 Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35; Psalm 116:1, 10-17 Be present at our table, Lord; Be here and everywhere adored; Thy creatures bless, and grant that we May feast in paradise with Thee. Amen. Every […]
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