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posted on November 26, 2017 by

Kingdom of Goats

By Arnaud 25 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Guest preacher, The Rev. Eric Heidecker joins us for Christ the King Sunday with an end of the year celebration of Matthew with an examination of the Kingdom of God as compared to the Kingdom of Goats.

For the curious, the chorus to this song has the answer to the final quiz given by The Rev Eric Heidecker at the end of today’s message. It is at 1:21 in this video…the rest of the video may not be suitable for all people in all settings. 

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 25:31-46 or listen to reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

 

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posted on November 19, 2017 by

What Does A Faithful Life Look Like?

Pastor Jeff reviews the last parts of Matthew starting with Matthew 21 to explore what a faithful life looks like. Part of the message and the answer to what a faithful lives looks like is the Third Step Prayer from the Recovery community as used at St. Peter’s:

God, we offer ourselves to You – To build and do with us as You will.
Relieve us of the bondage of self, that we may better do God’s will.
See us through our difficulties, as our lives our witness,
we claim our place in the communion of the saints
as a witness to Your Power, Your Love, and Your Way of life.
May we do your will always!

You can read the scripture by clicking: Judges 4:1-7 or Matthew 25:14-30 or listen to portions of the Matthew 25 reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on November 12, 2017 by

What Does It Look Like To Be Wise

In the midst of the message about how to wise or foolish which includes the prayer below, Thomas (Tom) Streenan talks about his experience as a senior and a senior warden.

Lord, teach us the power of a generosity that interrupts the logic of scarcity with the extravagant self-giving of divine love. Amen.

Father Jeff talks about a faithful response to the gun violence in church in the light of a message about what it looks like to be faithful in this world. He qutoes from an October 5th, 2017 post by former Disciples of Christ minister Jan Linn “Oh, The National Myths We Tell Ourselves”

We are the most violent society among Western nations and we are the only one with no serious gun laws.

To deny the connection is to suggest that individual Americans are just more deranged than people in other countries, that our problem is not guns, but having more than our share of crazy people who do bad things with guns before good people with guns can stop them. – Jan Linn

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 25:1-13 or listen to reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on November 5, 2017 by

Saintly Smile

Father Jeff Paul explores the beatitudes and talks about saints while Lisa Brennan shares her story of finding a home at St. Peter’s.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 5:1-12 or listen to reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on October 29, 2017 by

What Would We Do If We Weren’t Afraid?

Doesn’t matter where you life is or what a mess its in when you show up. Just show up. You’ll find yourself in grace and there will be healing in that. So just keep coming. – Donna Murphy-Sharp on St. Peters

Pastor Jeff Paul discusses Rabbi Hillel’s determination of the greatest commandment quoted by Jesus and the greatest challenge to a community or a person, living in love instead of in fear. Donna Murphy Sharp tells her spiritual story starting about nine minutes after the beginning of the recording. Along the way both Pastor Jeff and Donna talk about the closing of St. Stephen’s in Reno through the lens of fear, faith, love, and community.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 or Matthew 22:34-46 or listen to the Matthew reading in our recording below. There is a fade out and in of the audio about two and half minutes into the recording to cover a gap in our recording and again after Donna tells her story.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on October 15, 2017 by

Many Are Called and All Are Chosen

A strange parable of redemptive violence finds it way into Matthew 22:1-14 in contrast to the world imagined by Jesus and described by Susan Newcome as she shares her faith journey.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 22:1-14 or listen to it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on October 8, 2017 by

Divine Public Policy

Bob Reed shares his faith journey where he finds kindness and generosity at St. Peters by sharing four gifts in three minutes. Father Jeff contrasts the myth of redemptive violence with divine public policy in the light of the Las Vegas massacre.

Click this sentence to download a short paper by Walter Wink about the myth of redemptive violence

These are edited recordings. This week more than most because of recording issues. Please forgive the speakers for abrupt transitions. They are most likely due to missing audio. You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 21:33-46 or listen to it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on October 1, 2017 by

Living Under Each Other’s Authority

This week Allison Joffee talks about her spiritual journey as a member of St. Peter’s. Father Jeff talks about not humming along with self will and sings the praises of living under each other’s authority.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 21:23-32 or listen to it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on September 24, 2017 by

What is Right and What is Fair

Guest preacher The Rev. Eric Heidecker tackles the unfairness of the land-owner in the parable of the laborers in the vineyard.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 20:1-16 or listen to the reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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posted on September 17, 2017 by

Stepping Out of the Hamster Wheel of Doom

Drawing on the lectionary, the Lord’s Prayer, and the ridiculous story of debt relief in Matthew 18, Father Jeff talks about the alternative to the Hamster Wheel of Doom that Jesus offers that frees us from the fear of debt and death that is a terror to imperial powers of this world.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 18:21-33 or listen to the reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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