A Sermon Preached by Seminarian Shelley Martin
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. Please be...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Lauren Daigle sings a version of Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus that I love, and I think fits with today’s Gospel lesson, here is the refrain....
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Jul 14
- 5 min
The Good News is for Everyone
A Sunday School teacher taught her class to recite the Apostles Creed by giving each child one phrase to learn. When the day came for the...
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It's All About God
The only time I can remember being “sent out to the wolves” was when I was in the 10th grade and my father Dr. Ralph Walker was running...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Jun 20
- 10 min
Called to Serve
At the end of this sermon, we will all stand together, and as a community, recite the Nicene Creed. The largest portion of that Creed is...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Jun 20
- 7 min
Trinity Sunday
Holy Trinity Sunday is not the most popular festival among preachers who, for all the other seasons and special days of the church year,...
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The Holy Spirit in Us
Glory to God the Holy Spirit whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine. I speak to you in the name of...
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All You Need Is Love
There is a fantastic scene from Quintin Tarantino’s film, Pulp Fiction, where the character of Mia Wallace, played by Uma Thurman, says...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- May 23
- 7 min
No Jesus, No Peace
Gospel for Sunday (May 22, 2022) - John 14:23-29 Jesus said to Judas (not Iscariot), "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- May 16
- 8 min
THE LOVE COMMAND - How to achieve Glory and Power
This is the Easter Season of the Church year, when we celebrate in the glorious resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the grave. He...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- May 16
- 6 min
Good Shepherd Sunday
Today is mother’s day. Soon it will be father’s day and then grandparents day…. I wonder if there are aunt and uncle days? Best friend...
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Conversion Sunday
This has been a big weekend for college football seniors as the NFL Draft has been going on and players from all over the country are...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Apr 26
- 7 min
Go Anywhere, Do Anything
Go Anywhere, Do Anything. That is Jeep’s motto. I have a Jeep Wrangler that was passed down to me from my father. The Jeep was originally...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Apr 20
- 6 min
We are an EASTER People! Rise Up!
“Her name was Carol. She was the organist at her church. She was an outstanding musician, but she did something no organist should ever...
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The Fifth Sunday in Lent 4.3.2022
Today is the Sunday before all hell breaks loose. No, I am not referring to the beginning of that golf tournament that takes place this...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Mar 29
- 11 min
The Intent of Lent
This morning's Gospel with Luke's familiar story of the Prodigal Son has contained within it the Reason for the Season. I know we are...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Mar 21
- 9 min
A Tale of Two Trees
I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree. - Joyce Kilmer There is nothing as beautiful as a tree silhouetted against a...
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
- Mar 15
- 7 min
God's Covenant
One of my favorite things to do on cold rainy and windy weekends is to watch a movie. This Saturday was no different. Somewhere in my...
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Make Straight the Fork
I went back into my sermon folder and discovered that I preached the first Sunday in Lent last year as well, and low and behold I saw...
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Faith to Hold Us until the Shadows Flee Away (Luke 9:28-36)
The light of Christ is to carry us through the long nights of our lives “Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away” (Song of Songs...
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