The Holy Spirit makes us the Church Sermon preached at St. Peter & St. Paul, Marietta, GA by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey, May 23, 2021 The Feast of Pentecost, Acts 2:1-11; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15   Click to view PDF version   Acts 2:1-11 (NRSV): When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together [...]

God’s gift handed to us through Discipleship Sermon preached at St. Peter and St. Paul, Marietta, GA by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey, May 16, 2021 The Seventh Sunday in Easter (year B): Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; John 17:6-19   Acts 1:15-17; 21-26 (NRSV): If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God In those days Peter [...]

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, seeks you Sermon preached at St. Peter & St. Paul, Marietta, GA by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey, April 25, 2021 The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B, Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; John 10:11-16   Acts 4:5-12 The rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, [...]

Zombie life and New life in Christ Sermon preached at St. Peter & St. Paul, Marietta, GA by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey, April 4, 2021 The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord: Easter Sunday   Mark 16:1-8: When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought [...]

“Your thoughts are not my thoughts,” says the Lord Sermon preached at St. Peter & St. Paul, Marietta, GA by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey, April 3, 2021 The Great Vigil of Easter The Great Vigil includes the following readings from Holy Scripture: The Story of Creation: Genesis 1:1-2:2 The Flood: Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 [...]

In the Eucharist, God makes us the Church. A Sermon preached by The Rev. Tom Pumphrey At St. Peter & St. Paul Marietta, GA, Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021 Luke 22:14-30, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 (Exodus 12:1-14a)   Luke 22:14-30, (NRSV)  When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with [...]