Category: Sermons

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth September 14, 2014 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 114 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 “ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” You folks have heard… Continue reading Forgiveness

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth September 7, 2014 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” My mother had a fascination… Continue reading Conflict

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth August 31, 2014 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 “ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” King Darius… Continue reading What is Your Stumbling Block?

“Who is Jesus?” Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth August 24, 2014 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 1:8-2:10 Psalm 124 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 “ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” I… Continue reading Who is Jesus?

“Reconciliation and Grace” Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth August 17, 2014 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15: 21-28 “ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my… Continue reading Reconciliation and Grace

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth August 3, 2014 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17: 1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 “ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” I have… Continue reading The Hero with a Limp

This sermon was in a collection loaned to me by Beth Schmiedlin a couple of Lents ago. It is by Francis de Sales. I mentioned this to someone last year and she asked recently if I had a link. This seems like good “staying power” for a sermon, and I commend it to you. Trifling… Continue reading Trifling Temptations

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth July 27, 2014:  Sixth Sunday after Pentecost   Genesis 29:15-28, Psalm 128, Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” This past week,… Continue reading The Kingdom at Work

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth July 20, 2014 Proper 11 – Pentecost 6   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” Every one of us has wished the church was a better… Continue reading “Let's Quit Fighting”

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas, Plymouth July 6, 2014 Proper 9 – Pentecost 4   “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be an acceptable offering in your sight, Oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” You folks are familiar with the 80/20 rule perhaps. This is… Continue reading Burdens