Category: Sermons

Presentation by Fr. Tom Lenten Breakfast 3/22/14 UMC Church, Plymouth It is great to be here and I am pleased to have been asked to share a few thoughts with you on the topic of strengths. The Dungy book we are using identifies two classes of strengths. There is the assertive, take charge personality that comes… Continue reading What is Your Strength?

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth March 16, 2014 The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 “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.” Nicodemus is not especially… Continue reading The Wind Blows Where It Chooses

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth March 16, 2014 The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 “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.” Nicodemus… Continue reading The Wind Blows Where It Chooses

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth March 2, 2014 Transfiguration Sunday   Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9   “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.” One of… Continue reading Don't Just Do Something!

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth February 23, 2014 Seventh Sunday of Epiphany Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 “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.” We have… Continue reading God's Grace to Forgive

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth January 26, 2014 Third Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 “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.” Suppose… Continue reading Christ at the Center

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth January 12, 2014 First Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 “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 wonder how… Continue reading A Practice Plan

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth January 5, 2014 Second Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147; Galatians 3:23-25;4:4-7; John 1:1-18  “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.” The back story for this Gospel reading… Continue reading "Out of Egypt I Called my Son."

Sermon preached by Fr. Tom  at St. Thomas Episcopal – Plymouth December 24, 2013 Christmas Eve   Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14(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.” I had a Latin… Continue reading Watershed Events in History