Sermon | 16th Sunday After Pentecost | Sep. 12
Mark 8:27-38 I hope it will be safe to sing soon. I’ve been thinking a lot about hope lately. I’ve talked with a lot of people these past few weeks…
Category: Fr. Birch
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Sermon | 8th Sun. after Pentecost, July 18, 2021
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 People are such a pain, they ruin everything. Jesus tried to escape the crowds for a bit, but they cut him off at the pass, and met…
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Sermon | 7th Sun. after Pentecost, July 11, 2021
Amos 7:7-15 What are the two subjects that we’re supposed to avoid in polite conversation? Yep. Religion and politics. And what are the two subjects that we hear about today…
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Sermon | 6th Sunday after Pentecost, July 4, 2021
Mark 6:1-13 A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country. What does it mean to be a prophet? What makes a prophet so special? Why are they…
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Sermon | 5th Sunday after Pentecost, June 27, 2021 B
Mark 5:21-43 Touch is a wonderful and intimate thing. Our sense of touch, or somatoreception if you want to get fancy, can give us so much information. Touch can, in…
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Sermon | 4th Sunday after Pentecost, June 20, 2021 B
Mark 4:35-41 So just to set the scene, you need to know that the ancient Hebrews were deeply suspicious of the sea. It was for them a symbol of chaos,…
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Sermon | 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 13, 2021 B
Mark 4:26-34 “This box looks old. Parables are old. I wonder if there is a parable inside? The box is the color gold. Parables are valuable, maybe even more valuable…
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Sermon | 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 6, 2021 B
Genesis 3:8-15 When is the last time you heard a sermon about the devil in an Episcopal church? Don’t be scared, I promise there won’t be any fire and brimstone.…
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Sermon | Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021 B
Acts 2:1-21 Medes and Parthians, Cretans, Romans, Jews and Arabs, and so many more, probably from every race and tribe, people and nation that Luke had ever heard of. So…
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Sermon for 7th Sunday in Easter, May 16, 2021 B
John 17:6-19 This Sunday we’re standing in an in-between time. This past Thursday, the Church celebrated the Feast of the Ascension, as Jesus was taken into heaven and in Christ…