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Rector's Forum | Class 5 (02-20-23) by St. George's Nashville
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Rector's Forum | Class 1 (01 -08-23) by St. George's Nashville
The prophet Isaiah describes that God will do a new thing - he will create a new heaven and a new earth. In this sermon, Colin explores God’s promise and what it means for us here and now.
The prophecies of the Old Testament aren’t just about this world as we know it. They are about something God is doing, something so good that we are almost too afraid to imagine. Sermon from the 11:00am service on 11/6/22.
Habakkuk 1:1-13; 2:1-4 “O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen?” The prophet Habakkuk is baffled by the injustice that surrounds him. And yet, despite his confusion, he remains faithful to God. Habakkuk’s words and action guide us when we find ourselves baffled before God. Sermon from The Table on 10/30/22.
The thing is, prayer doesn't have to be perfect to be effective. In fact, a prayer muttered with all our fears and short-sighted demands — and even selfish requests — affects life powerfully. Sermon from the 8:45am service on 10/16/22.
Luke 18:1-8 Prayer is like a walking exercise. It is a spiritual exercise. The more you pray daily, the stronger you become. Persistent praying in faith on a particular subject produces an eventual expected result — just like the persistent widow in the gospel reading. Prayer is simply talking to God like a child would with his parents. Pray in a simple, innocent, and honest way. Not doubtful, but persistent, until the expected result is achieved, or until you are appeased appropriately. This is how our prayer relationship with God is supposed to be. Sermon from The Table on 10/16/22.
Sermon from the 8:45ams service on 10/9/22.
Sequence Hymn • 671 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound Psalm 137 1 By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, * when we remembered you, O Zion. 2 As for our harps, we hung them up * on the trees in the midst of that land. 3 For those who led us away captive asked us for a song, and our oppressors called for mirth: * "Sing us one of the songs of Zion." 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song * upon an alien soil. 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, * let my right hand forget its skill. 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, * if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. 7 Remember the day of Jerusalem, O Lord, against the people of Edom, * who said, "Down with it! down with it! even to the ground!" 8 O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, * happy the one who pays you back for what you have done to us! 9 Happy shall he be who takes your little ones, * and dashes them against the rock!
Sermon from the 8:45am service on 9/25/22.
God desires for everyone to be saved. What a beautiful insight into the heart of our Savior! What does it mean? Sermon from The Table on 9/18/22.
It seems God isn't interested in a tidy, prissy, stingy, respectable response to his love. Sermon the 8:45am service on 9/18/22.
"God converts the foolishness of the world into the foolishness of the cross." Sermon from 9/11/22 at 11:00am.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 What does it mean to believe in God’s forgiveness? In this sermon Fr. Colin discusses the inexhaustible nature of God’s love and the promise this holds for us. Sermon from 9/11/22 at The Table
The question each one of us most longs to ask is “Can you see the real me?” We want to be known as we are. Simultaneously, that same question frightens us more than almost any other. Vulnerability is a risk, but depth of relationship demands it. Sermon from 8/28/22.
The strange truth about our status with God is that it is not deserved. It relies completely on his grace, his forgiveness, his healing, and his hospitality. Sermon from The Table on 8/28/22.
The passage about Jeremiah’s call to ministry is one of many narratives in the Bible known as “call stories.” If you read a sampling of them – say the call of Abraham, or Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Jonah, Isaiah, Mary, Paul (and the list goes on), you'll notice that each of these stories is incredibly unique. God tailors his call to each person. We may not get quite as dramatic a call story as those recorded in the Bible; we might not come across a burning bush in the desert or have the angel Gabriel appear to us. But each of us in our own way has a unique part to play in God’s story, whether we are laypeople or clergy, long time Christians or new ones, old or young. In talking with people about their sense of call, I’ve come across three common myths about God’s call on our lives – three ways in which we misunderstand the way God’s call works. In contrast to these myths, Jeremiah’s call story reveals a truer, fuller picture of how and why God extends a call to us. Sermon from 8/21/22.
Luke 12:49-56 In this sermon, Fr. Colin reminds us that to be in relationship with the living God means not only to engage with a God of the lilies but also to engage with a God of fire. Sermon from 8/14/22.
The joy that sustains Jesus’ faith is us. From The Table on 8/14/22.
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
