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Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Sermons and Homilies from the Liturgies at Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church, in Portland, Texas
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- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Mind, Unity, Trinity
One of the most moving passages in the New Testament is Saint Paul's writing in Philippians 2, where he exhorts the Church to, "Let the same mind be in you as…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
There is grace enough for thousands
The Parable of the Laborers from the Gospel of Matthew begs us to consider what is fair. Why did people who came to work in a field receive the same wages as…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
How to treat Gentiles and Tax Collectors
Matthew 18 has a few verses that have been used by the Church to form factions and divide the unity of the Church. But, is this what Jesus is really saying?…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Losing your Life
Jesus calls us to take up our crosses, to die to self and to this world. Deacon John explores themes involving works of art, 20th Century Martyrs, and our call…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Who do people say that I am?
Jesus asks a question of his disciples, and it is a question that all of us need to ask from time to time. Who do people say that we are? This sermon is based…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
When the Storms of Life are Raging.
Jesus comes to us in the midst of the storms of life. He will walk on water if he needs to. But, as Christ-followers, we too must be ready to walk on water…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
When Not Enough is More Than Enough
How do we react when we think we don't have enough? Or what we have isn't good enough for God. In this Sermon, Deacon John examines what happens when we bring…
Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland TexasThe Homily from Dick Moser's Funeral Service, 1 August 2020
We experienced a number of technical difficulties with our Facebook Live Streaming of the Burial Service of Albert Richard (Dick) Moser yesterday. For those…
Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland TexasExpecting the Unexpected
This episode is recorded during Hurricane Hanna's landfall near Saint Christopher's Church. Services have been cancelled, but the Gospel Reading and the Sermon…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Ordinary to Unordinary
Today's sermon explores ways in which we encounter the Holy in ordinary and common places and experiences. Scripture reference is Genesis 28:10-19a.
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
The Parable of the Soil
This is the Sermon for The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Deacon Blackburn uses the Parable of the Sower to look at what the soil of our lives look like. The…
- Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas
Being Christophers to the World
The Rev'd John L. Blackburn delivers his first sermon as Deacon-in-Charge of Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Portland, Texas. This sermon…