A Thankful Heart
A sermon by Fr. Bill Myers, preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA on October 19, 2014
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Slaying the Dragon: A Sermon on Greed
en-usAugust 05, 2013
About this Episode
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 4, 2013. Gospel is Luke 12:13-21. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton.
Sources used for sermon:
Tolkien, J.R.R.,“Beowulf: The Monsters & the Critics.” Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture,(1936); D. Lose, WorkingPreacher; & lanternhollowpress.com blog. All of this created an unoriginal mash-up.
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St. Francis Episcopal Church
en-usAugust 25, 2014
Easter and New Creation
What Easter announces is that we live in a world where God raises the dead. The new creation inaugurated in Christ's very body opens wide a vista for human hope and wholeness.
Raising Lazarus
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Fifth Sunday in Lent April 6, 2014.Texts are John 11:1-45; Romans 8:6-11. Quote taken from Robert Farrar Capon's "The Foolishness of Preaching."
Short-Circuiting Karma: A Sermon on Grace
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Third Sunday of Lent March 23, 2014.Texts are John 4:5-42; Romans 5:1-11. Quote taken from Chapter 11 of "Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas" (2005).
On the Grace of God & Apple Trees
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 7 Epiphany February 23, 2014.Text is Matthew 5:38-48; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23.
The World Needs More Grace, Not More Law.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 5 Epiphany February 9, 2014.Text is Matthew 5:13-20. Direct quotations are from The Guardian, "Have you ever told a family member what a disappointment they are?" (Nov. 19,2012);"Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life" by Paul F.M. Zahl; and, "One Way Love" by Tullian Tchividjian.
"I have a Son like you"
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Sunday January 19, 2014, by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is John 1:29-42. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.
God's Beloved Child
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 12, 2014, the Baptism of Christ, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 3. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges, other than quotations from the Book of Common Prayer.
God's Love: the Greatest Gift
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 5, 2014, by the Rev. Bill Myers. Gospel is Luke 2:41-52. Sermon is intellectual property of William Myers.