Sermons from the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Sermons from the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

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Sermons from the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer episodes

  • God's Dignity - The Rev. Philip DeVaul
    "Are gay people people, straight people? Trans? Do they get
    dignity? Are Trump supporters still people, or are they just a basket of
    deplorables? Are they human beings? Are we going to break ourselves up into
    men/women, this/that, Republican/Democrat, us/them... or are we going to look at
    the person right in front of us and recognize the dignity God has given them.
    The love and the wonder with which each person is made. That is the question at
    the lips of every person that I know even if we don't know how to say it. We
    are having a conversation about the dignity and the respect owed to each
    person."
    Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
    24 min
  • The Right Choice - The Rev. Nancy Hopkins-Greene
    "We are re-upping, reconfirming with God, realigning... every
    time we come here and gather with one another. We hear the story through Eucharist...
    we hear of Jesus's life, his death, his resurrection... and empowered by this
    holy meal we are set forth. Once again, we choose God. This is our Shechem. And
    truth is, every day of our lives is that place of choice. The place where we
    choose amid all the distractions, amid all the things, that we will follow God"
    Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
    Matthew 25:1-13
    23 min
  • No Expectations - The Rev. Philip DeVaul
    "This life that we share here... this church life, this Christian
    reality... is not about the expectations that the world places on us, or the expectations
    that we place on ourselves. It's not even about the expectations we have for
    this world. It is about sharing life with God and with one another, and
    recognizing that experience as holy, and knowing that you're not alone in it."
    Joshua 3:7-17
    Matthew 23:1-12
    20 min
  • Our Land of Promise - The Rev. Joyce Keeshin
    "As we look at our lives we can take clear stock of our
    individual journeys: where we have been, where we are now... with mindfulness to
    how spirit calls us... with course corrections as needed. The land of promise,
    the sacred ground for each of us, is whatever ground we walk on when we walk in
    Christ's love."
    Deuteronomy 34:1-12
    Matthew 22:34-46
    23 min
  • The Beauty of Promise - The Rev. Philip DeVaul
    "You were fearfully and wonderfully made by the God of all
    things. When you look in the mirror, you are looking at a creation of God... a
    beautiful, beloved, belonging creation of God. And, when you look at every
    person you meet, you are looking at a beautiful, beloved, belonging creation of
    God. And, when you start to see that as true, you are in the promised land.
    When you start to let go of the idealized way things are supposed to be, and
    love the person right in front of you as they are... you're right up there with
    Moses and God on the side of the mountain seeing the beauty of the world...
    seeing the beauty of promise... seeing real hope and experiencing love."
    Deuteronomy 34:1-12
    Matthew 22:34-46
    23 min
  • Science, Technology, and God's Glory - The Rev. Nancy Hopkins-Greene
    "We get so used to defining life... to looking at science and
    technology. We can alter genes. We can do so much in this world that we forget
    that a lot of it is still mystery. Or, we try to control our lives. And
    sometimes, again, this is engaged with God, but we forget God's bigger
    purposes. Sometimes to reach beyond our personal concerns, to justice, to loving
    neighbor and those out there, but also just to the fact that we are simply pin-pricks
    in this universe... a small part of the world created by God."
    Exodus 33:12-23
    15 min
  • Challenge Yourself, Challenge God - The Rev. Joyce Keeshin
    "So, as we think about all the relationships in our lives: our
    relationships with loved ones, our relationships with friends, our relationships
    with money, our relationships with other gifts that we have, our relationships
    with livelihood and service, our relationships with all that we have been
    given. And, whose is it? Whose are they?"
    Exodus 33:12-23
    Matthew 22:15-22
    22 min
  • The Uncomfortable Uncertainty of God - The Rev. Nancy Hopkins-Greene
    "We want a god who is on our side, not theirs. We want a God
    who tells us exactly what to do. Alas, if only I could have that god... a god
    that we can manipulate... whose will we can fully understand, and whose desires
    and future we can predict. But, instead we are given this other God: a God of
    mystery... a God who is both transcendent, and imminent."
    Exodus 32:1-14
    18 min
  • Angry Like God - The Rev. Philip DeVaul
    "There's something inside of us, all of us, every single one
    of us, that makes us feel alone from time to time. We think that it's our job
    to go it alone, to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, to be independent
    and strong. And what I love about the story is there is no one in our Christian
    story stronger than God. There is no one more powerful in the Christian story than
    the God who made all things, and this God chooses not to go it alone."
    Exodus 32:1-14
    23 min
  • Ten Easy Steps to Salvation - The Rev. Philip DeVaul
    "We are in trouble; we are scared; we are afraid; we are enslaved
    to greed; we are enslaved to fear and privilege; we are enslaved to violence in
    this world... and we think if we follow the commandments, God will free us. And
    the reality of the story is, God is saying 'I have freed you, now let's talk about
    our relationship.'"
    Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
    18 min

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Sermons from the clergy of the Church of the Redeemer, and Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, Cincinnati, OH.