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posted on February 10, 2019 by

A Community of Shared Good

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Father Jeff talks about how individuals are called into community of shared good(s) in Jesus’ time and in our time.

You can read the scripture by clicking on the scripture reference here John 5:1-11 or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on February 3, 2019 by

Goading for God’s Sake?

Father Jeff reveals there are no cliffs in Nazareth. He talks difference between collective memory and recorded history. At the end of the recording there are some comments and questions that have been skipped because the congregation cannot be heard, we were able to keep Father Jeff’s responses.

 

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You can read the scripture by clicking on the scripture references here: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and Luke 4:21-30  or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on January 27, 2019 by

Jesus On A Scroll

Father Jeff talks how Jesus signs up for God’s plan of mending all that is broken.

You can read the scripture by clicking on the scripture references here: Nehemiah 8:1-10 and Luke 4:14-21  or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on January 20, 2019 by

Working on a Miracle

Father Jeff talks about how miracles come after folks do some work and how St. Peters people show up for miracle work.

You can read the scripture by clicking on the scripture references here: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 and John 2:1-11  or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on January 13, 2019 by

Saying God’s Spirit Is Moving—Out Loud

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Father’s Jeff talks about humility that leads us to recognize God’s work in us, in others and in all of creation and join God in restorative justice. John St. Hilaire is outed as Jesus during this message.

You can read the scripture by clicking on Luke 3:18-22 and listen to it read below in the recording. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on January 6, 2019 by

We Know How Foreigners Are

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Father Jeff talks about his religious journey today and what a bad atheist he was. Included are quotes from Brian D. McLaren one of which is below:

For centuries, Christianity has been presented as a system of beliefs. That system of beliefs has supported a wide range of unintended consequences, from colonialism to environmental destruction, subordination of women to stigmatization of LGBT people, anti-Semitism to Islamophobia, clergy pedophilia to white privilege. What would it mean for Christians to rediscover their faith not as a problematic system of beliefs, but as a just and generous way of life, rooted in contemplation and expressed in compassion, that makes amends for its mistakes and is dedicated to beloved community for all?

Brian D. McLaren, The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian (Convergent: 2016), 2-3. Please visit brianmclaren.net to learn more about his work.

You can read the scripture by clicking on Matthew 2:1-12 We had Godly Play instead of a scripture reading this week so there is no recording of the scripture being read. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on December 30, 2018 by

Blueprint for the World

Father Jeff Paul talks about God’s blueprint for humanity, sandwiched between this prayer from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Enuma Okoro.

Lord, what you call compassion, others call weakness. What you call conviction, others call dissidence. What you call love, others call mixing with sinners. We pray that we too might be found weak, dissident, and in bad company, especially if it means we are closer to you. Amen.

You can read the scripture by clicking on John 1:1-18 or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later. (Sorry for the buzzing, we have audio level problems this week.)

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posted on December 23, 2018 by

Singing God Into The World

Security is fleeting when we seek to create and control it ourselves. Hope and trust in God’s work in the world is a better path to true security. Singing God into the World as Elizabeth, Mary, and Hannah is a faithful and fruitful choice.

You can read the scripture by clicking on Micah 5:1-5 or  Luke 1:39-55 or listen to Luke’s gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on December 16, 2018 by

What Should We Do?

Some ask “What must we do to be saved?” but here folks ask, “What should we do?” Explore with Father Jeff Paul of the difference between fleeing wrath and a faithful life.

You can read the scripture by clicking on Luke 3:7-18  or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on December 9, 2018 by

Gifts Given by The Reverend Kim Morgan

Father Jeff Paul talks about the strange and wonderful ways of God and invites folks to share aloud the gifts that Reverend Kim Morgan gave to people of St. Peter’s

You can read the scripture by clicking on Luke 3:1-6  or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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