St. Peter's Episcopal Church - Carson City
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The Very Rev. Jeffrey Paul, Rector, preaches on the last Sunday of the church year, Christ the King Sunday, from the Gospel of Luke 23:33-43 and the Hebrew scripture, Jeremiah 23:1-6 Justice from the cross is not what you expect. Compassion and restoration is what Jesus is about…and what we are about.
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Tom Streenan takes the opportunity to testify after the reading of Luke 21:5-13. Father Jeffery Paul picks up on the post election troubles and how the Christian community dealt with the destruction of the temple and the persecution of the first century.
Whether it is the Apocalypse or the Second Coming:
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Father Jeff looks at Luke 6:20-31 and the saints among us including Teacher of the year: Pam Erte
– Common Prayer,
a prayer for All Saints Day
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Rev. Kimberly Morgan wrestles with Jacob and Genesis 32:3-31 as she talks about the relationship of names to our identity and the claim they have upon us. Listen to a sermon about our acceptance of God’s acceptance of us and how to live out the name shared by all followers of Jesus…Christian. Click the triangle in the player below to listen now or the download link to save a mp3 file to listen later.
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Canon Theologian Chuck McCray tells us the story behind the reversal of fortune parable in Luke 18:9-14 as he visits the various in crowds and the out crowds with us. Which character in the parable are you? Chuck shares a Facebook quiz to help you find out.
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From the book of Kings 2 Kings 5:1-17 and the Gospel of Luke 17:11-19 to Fremont Street in Las Vegas Father Jeff Paul observes Leper Sunday by asking us to see God in the everyday and letting that experience inspire us to live a life of gratitude even when we feel like lepers on the inside, because we see a God who loves and heals all around us.
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“Connected” by Hans Kylberg on Flickr
Rejecting the worthy/worthless question as the wrong question; Father Jeff wades into the connection between our tradition and our decision to vote by asking that we ask ourselves about those who would lead us:
Are they committed to the care of those who are suffering or in distress?
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A version of the parable Chuck told about heaven and hell is illustrated in the video above.
Canon Theologian Chuck McCray makes Luke 16:19-31 sing with the spiritual Poor Man Lazarus. Click the triangle in the player below to listen now or the download link to save a mp3 file to listen later.
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We all know the way the world works. Jesus describes it in Luke 16:1-8a (Father Jeff recommends we end the reading at the semi-colon; after the first half of verse 8.) Eduardo Galeano tells of how today’s world works in a passage from his book Children of the Days shared in the sermon by Father Jeff. Weaving these stories with our story, Father Jeff points out that:
“…[R]ight now, today, regardless of what Wall Street does, regardless of what the big wigs decided to do. We can live, you and me, in the light of the agenda of God…you and me, we, can make a difference.”
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We pick up the recording at the second part of verse 3..
here is the first part of the reading from Luke 16:
Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.” Then the manager said to himself, “What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me?….
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Expanding the theme of being found in Luke 15:1-10 Father Jeff talks about finding surprising welcome for those who least expect to be invited back. Listen to this September 11, 2016 message with the player below or download to listen later.
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