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Sermons at St. George's · 3M ago

Black History and the Episcopal Church

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, Rector February overlaps the church season of Epiphany with the National observance of Black History Month. The word Epiphany means Manifestation and is used in this season to show the various ways Jesus manifested God in his life and ministry. One of the ways we're rea
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Sermons at St. George's · 8M ago

9/12

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, Rector The first lesson is a difficult one today -- the story of how God helps the Israelites escape their bondage by crossing the Red Sea and rolls back the sea killing the Egyptians. There are scholarly explanations for this that give reasonable interpretations, but o
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Sermons at St. George's · 8M ago

Gentiles and Tax Collectors??

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorCommunity plays an important role in faith traditions. This is certainly true of Jews and Christians. The community of believers is interwoven as a family that grew from its origins back in Genesis. Israel is always spoken of as a chosen "people", not a chosen per
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Sermons at St. George's · 10M ago

Seeds Will Wait

By The Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorThe parable of the sower is a beautiful illustration of how people receive the Word. It's also an illustration of the Word is constantly present in the many different places in the world, and in our lives.When I first read this parable for this morning and read ag
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Sermons at St. George's · 11M ago

A Prophet's Reward

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorJesus talked to his disciples about welcoming. "Those who welcome you welcome me, those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me." "Those who welcome a prophet receive a prophet’s reward and those who welcome a righteous person receive a righteous person’s rewar
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Sermons at St. George's · 1Y ago

Temptation

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorA woman was showing her friend a dress she bought earlier in the day. It was a beautiful dress but she was nervous because money was tight in the family and she hadn't discussed the purchase with her husband. She was afraid he was going to be mad. She assured her
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Sermons at St. George's · 1Y ago

"Let your light so shine"

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorFrom the Gospel we heard, "Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."One of the dominant themes of Epiphany is light. It's an important symbol in much of the scriptures and is used in different
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Sermons at St. George's · 1Y ago

"Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God"

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorThe lesson from Micah is a well known passage and quoted often. "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?"Micah was a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah. He was a bit younger though and from very d
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Sermons at St. George's · 1Y ago

Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday

By Ulysses Grant DietzDear God, open my mind and set it free;open my heart and set it on fire.You see me today dressed in the full “vestments” of my position as an American curator--something I gave up wearing to church many years ago. This is the uniform I drag out when I go to meetings of the Muse
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Sermons at St. George's · 1Y ago

The Ordination of Mary Davis to the Priesthood

By the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe, RectorI arise today Through a mighty strength: God's power to guide me, God's might to uphold me, God's eyes to watch over me; God's ear to hear me, God's word to give me speech, God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to shelter me, God's host
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