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A sermon by Fr. Bill Myers, preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA on October 19, 2014
Sermon Preached by the Rev. William Myers on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Season after Pentecost, Proper 16.
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.
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."
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 29, 2013. John 1:1-18. "What Child is This?" by William Chatterton Dix.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Day, December 25 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 1:1-14. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, December 24 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 2. Poem is "First Coming" by Madeleine L'Engle. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 22, 2013, by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is Matthew 1. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges on December 15, 2013. Gospel is Matthew 11. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 2 Advent December 8, 2013.Matthew 3:1-12.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia on December 1, 2013, the First Sunday of Advent, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 24:36-44. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Hymn quoted is "Sleepers Wake", translation by Carl P. Daw (The Hymnal 1982, #61).
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 24 2013 by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is Luke 23:33-43. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 17, 2013.Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19. Citation from C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity." Breakdown of "Argument of Desire" from P. Kreeft.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 10, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 20:27-38. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 4, 2013.Luke 6:20-31; Ephesians 1:11-23.
Sermon given by the Rev. Penelope Bridges at St. Francis Episcopal CHurch, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 27 2013, during a special celebration of Communion according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Sermon gives the historical background of Anglican worship and music. Quotation from William Bradley Roberts "Music and Vital Congregations".
A Communion service according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, featuring 17th and 18th century music and a sermon on the historical foundation of our Anglican worship and music tradition. Music by Tallis, Blow, Merbecke, Croft, and Redford. Hymns texts by Isaac Watts, John Milton, and William Kethe. Offered at St. Francis Episcopal CHurch, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 27, 2013. Sermon quotes from William Bradley Roberts "Music and Vital Congregations".
Sermon preached by Penelope Bridges at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 27 2013. Gospel is Luke 18:9-14. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. David Wolf at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 20, 2013. Fr Wolf is the Executive Director of Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. Gospel is Luke 18:1-8. Sermon is intellectual property of David Wolf.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Penelope Bridges at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 20, 2013. Gospel is Luke 18:1-8. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Claire Wimbush at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 13, 2013. Gospel is Luke 17:11-19. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 6, 2013.Epistle:Galatians 6:14-18. Gospel:Matthew 11:25-30 Quote taken from Rodney Stark's "The Rise of Christianity."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 29, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 16:19-31. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Verse of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" by Cecil Frances Alexander.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, Virginia, on September 22, 2013, by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is Luke 16:1-13. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 15, 2013. Epistle is 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Gospel is Luke 15:1-10. Section on the movie "Collateral" is taken from Rollins, P. "Insurrection."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 8 2013, by the Reverend Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 14:25-33. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 1, 2013. Gospel is Luke 14:1, 7-14.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 25, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 13:10-17. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 18, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 12:49-56. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 11, 2013. Gospel is Luke 12:32-40. Sources used in sermon: Laurie, G. “Money & Motives,” (2008);an interview with Jim Wallace;D. Lose, "The Heart of the Matter."
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.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Penelope Bridges at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 28 2013. Gospel is Luke 11:1-13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 21, 2013. Gospel is Luke 10:38-42. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Citations: H. Arendt, "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report of the Banality of Evil." T. Keller, "The Reason for God."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 14, 2013 by the Rev. William Myers. Gospel is Luke 10:25-37. Sermon is intellectual property of William Myers.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 7, 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 10. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on June 30, 3013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 9:51-62. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on June 23 2013, by the Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff, Bishop Suffragan of Virginia. Gospel is Luke 8:26-39. Sermon is intellectual property of Susan E. Goff.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on June 23 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 8:26-39. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, June 16, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton.Epistle is Galatians 2:15-21. Sermon is intellectual property of the Rev. Benson E. Shelton.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on June 2, 2013, by the Rev. William Myers. Gospel is Luke 7. Sermon is intellectual property of William Myers.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 16:12-15. Epistle is Romans 5:1-5. Story of comedian taken from Wright, N.T. "Paul for Everyone: Romans Part One", pp. 80-81. The project cited was the "Legacy Project" at Cornell University with Karl Pillemer. Survey on character of God was done by Baylor Institute for Studies of Relgion and Department of Sociology, Baylor University, 2006.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 14.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 12, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 17:20-26.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on May 5, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 5. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 28, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 13:31-35.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on April 21 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 10:22-30. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on April 14, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 21; Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 20:19-31. Tract mentioned is "The Episcopal Church: A Faith for Thinking People" by Paul B. Roberts. Movie referenced is "The Matrix" (1999).
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Great Easter Vigil, March 30, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 24:1-12. Quote from St. Chrysostom "Easter Vigil Homily."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Easter Sunday, March 31 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 24:1-12. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at the Great Falls Ecumenical Council service on Good Friday, March 29 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at the Great Falls Ecumenical Council service on Good Friday, March 29, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached on at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Maundy Thursday, March 28 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday , March 23, 2013, preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 23:1-49. Sermon adapted from D. Lose, "A More Important Question."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 12:1-8. Text preached on is Philippians 3:4-14. Quote taken from C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on March 10, 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 15. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Third Sunday of Lent, February 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 13:1-9. Text preached on is 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. Quote taken from Keller,"The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on February 24 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the First Sunday of Lent, February 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 4:1-13.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Ash Wednesday, February 13 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 6. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on February 10 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 9. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, February 04, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 4:21-30.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 27 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Poem referenced is "One Today" by Richard Blanco. Gospel is Luke 4.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Second Sunday of Epiphany, January 20, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 2:1-11. Reference is to Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermon,“Transformed Non-Conformist,” 1954. Also, see Nietzsche,F. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (Thomas Common, trans ), p 123 “Ye know only the sparks of the spirit but ye do not see the anvil which it is, and the cruelty of its hammer!” See also Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion (1892), ch. VII.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Baptism of our Lord, January 13 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 3.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 2:1-20. Reference to Martin Luther taken from:“Prefaces to the Old Testament,” Luther’s Works, ed. J. Pelikan and H. Lehmann, 55 vols. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House; Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955-76) 35.236. A similar saying also appears in LW 35.122.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 23, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 1:39-45(46-55). References to Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 30 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 1:1-18. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Children's story told at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. This story is an outline of the history of St. Francis Church. Intellectual property of Penelope M. Bridges.
Sermon preached on the first Third of Advent, December 16, 2012, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Bill Myers. Gospel is Luke 3:7-18. Sermon is intellectual property of The Rev. Bill Myers.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on , December 10, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 3:16. The book cited is: "Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time. Ch. 11. “Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.”
Sermon preached on the first Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2012, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 21:25-36. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012, by Dr. Lynda Davis. Gospel is Matthew 6:25-33. Sermon is intellectual property of Lynda Davis.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christ the King Sunday, November 25, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 18:33-37.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 18, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 11, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 12:38-44. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on All Saints Day, November 4, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 11:32-44. Epistle is Revelation 21:1-6a. Story about holy man is a reworked Buddhist tale. The quotation from the Rev. Jeremy Taylor is taken from his “Consideration of the Vanity and Shortness of Man's Life” in The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 28 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 10:46-52. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 21, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark 10:35-45. This sermon is an adaptation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Drum Major Instinct" which he gave on 4 February 1968. King's sermon was an adaptation of the 1952 homily "Drum-Major Instincts" by J. Wallace Hamilton.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 14, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 10:17-31. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls Virginia, on October 7, 2012, celebrating the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 11:25-30; sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 30, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark 9:38-50. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton.
sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 23 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 9:30-37; sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 16, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Series Referenced: Fall 2012: Glee Season 4 Premiere “The New Rachel”.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia on September 9, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 7. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 2, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Series Referenced: National Geographic's "American Gypsies."
Sermon preached on August 26 2012 at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is the last portion of John chapter 6. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 19, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 6:51-58. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Story taken from Slavoj Zizek lecture “The Ignorance of Chicken: Who Believes What Today?”
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on August 12, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 6:35,41-51. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Quote taken from D. Myers, "The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty."
Sermon preached on August 5, 2012, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Reverend Penelope Bridges, with help from "voices" Joe Reynolds, Lyn Beer, Graham Marsden, and Sharon Nachman. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 29 2012 by Lawrence Duffee, lay missionary of the Diocese of Virginia to South Sudan. Gospel is John 6. Sermon is intellectual property of Lawrence Duffee.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 15, 2012, by the Reverend Penelope Bridges. Scripture readings are 2 Samuel 6 (David dancing before the Ark), and Mark 6:14-29 (Salome dances for Herod). Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on July 8, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark 6:1-13. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Story taken from Thomas Long's "Preaching from Memory to Hope", pp. 19-20.
Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on June 24, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 4:35-41. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.