Sermons from the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

"We don't get to choose how God comes into our world. If we

spend too much time figuring out what God should look like, we might miss the

very presence of God in our midst."

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

"But we live in the tension of these things and we can't pick and choose which kind of God we want to have. We can't pick the God of endless mercy and love and forgiveness, and somehow ignore the God who asks us to amend our lives, to change in light of that mercy and forgiveness."

Genesis 22:1-14

Matthew 10:40-42

"We can find ourselves in terrible straights. We can find

ourselves in difficult circumstances that are so far beyond our control we just

can't even imagine what to do. We can find ourselves in the midst of glorious

gifts, or in the midst of despair... but God's love is steadfast."

Genesis 22:1-14

"The emphatic insistence of God throughout our scriptures, and especially today, is that you belong to God's plan, to God's life ... and when our eyes are open to that truth we're going to find the same water Hagar finds."

"God's supply of love is not limited."

"God will confront your laughter with love and that love will change the world."

"Each of us has a seat at the table, a place in God's purpose for the world ... and Jesus continues to call us out, call us out into the world in our own barrenness and brokenness not because we have it all together but to serve those who are empty, those who are hopeless, whose lives are barren and broken in the world..."

"God, our creator, redeemer, and sanctifier, continues to

move, continues to call us to action, continues to bless us. Let us continue to

listen, to watch, to respond to God's call."

Genesis 1:1-2:4a

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Matthew 28:16-20

"So when he says go

and make disciples of all nations, Jesus is not saying go and fix, go and win,

go and conquer, go and make everyone think like you. He is literally telling

you to go out and share the love life of God that you have experienced with the

people you meet out there of any nation, any color, any tribe, any language,

any gender, any sexuality... go out there and share yourself, of yourself, of

your life, and commit to life with the people around you..."

Matthew 28:16-20

"The

inward breath here is to encourage and support this next generation... this next

generation of followers of Christ. The outward breath is the ministry that this

next generation will do in the world... will do in Christ's name in the world."

Acts 2:1-21